Summary
It has been proved that the emotional state of a car driver has a great impact on his driving performance. Emotions can be triggered by internal stimuli (stress) or external stimuli (aggressive scenes). In this paper we propose a system of classification of certain emotional states by analysis of EEG recordings. We present the results of two experiments. In one experiment we recorded EEG data of car drivers in a simulated environment under conditions with a varying stress level. In the other experiment we presented pictures of emotional situations to car drivers. It proves that we were able to assess the state of respondents under extreme emotions.
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Recognition of Emotional States of Car Drivers by Eeg Analysis
1. Introduction
Emotions play an important role in our life especially in M an- M achine Interaction [1, 2, 3]. Different researchers use different definitions of emotions. But the following aspects are shared by most researchers. In emotional states humans show physiological reactions. The situation is assessed and evaluated under various emotions and it has been proved that emotions are strong stimuli of our behavior.Emotions of car drivers can be triggered by internal or external stimuli. Traffic environment involves interaction between different car drivers and car drivers and their environment. Everyday we can observe a lot of aggression in traffic. Many car drivers don't care about priority rules, appropriate distance between cars, violate maximum speed limits. An aggressor can induce various emotional states of other car drivers. It can induce anger, fear or high levels of stress. Also internal cues can trigger emotional states of car drivers. Time constraints, goals which are difficult to reach, moods or ...See the full content of this document
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