Developing a Driving Simulator and an Assessment Methodology to Estimate a Driver's Mental State when Distracted

In this paper, authors discuss a driving simulator that was developed to study a driver's mental state in a traffic accident occurring between vehicles at an intersection. The functions of the driving simulator and a video annotation system for analyzing human behavior and human cognitive processes are discussed. Also described is how to estimate a driver's mental state by using physiological indices when the driver is distracted in addition to the experimental plan established.