Short course/CPD
Driver Stress and Fatigue
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Course overview
To introduce delegates to theoretical approaches to driver stress and fatigue on driving performance and evaluate technologies for accident prevention.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1200
Speakers
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Course objectives
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Relate key concepts of stress and fatigue to the driving context and driver risk
- Explain the distinction and relationships between driver stress and fatigue, and the subsequent differential effects on performance
- Apply/synthesise theoretical models of stress/fatigue and practical findings appropriately to explain associated driver risk
- Present a balanced argument for appropriate countermeasures to either circumvent or combat effects of stress and/or fatigue
Topics
- Definitions and theories of stress performance and impairment
- Transactional model of driver stress
- History and background to research on driver fatigue
- Empirical studies in driver stress and fatigue
- Physiological aspects of driver stress and fatigue; obstructive sleep apnoea;
- Basic factors in driver fatigue including time on task, sleep deprivation and circadian factors
- Driver impairment and fitness to drive
- Effectiveness of driver impairment countermeasures
Course Director
Dr Lisa DornT : +44 (0) 1234 758229E: l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk
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