Ph.D. Dissertation: used driver behavioral and physiological measures to investigate the impacts of physical, visual and cogntiive aspects of in-vehicle task engagement
Focus group and video-based time-motion analysis that investigates older adults' perception of a shared autonomous vehicle and accessibility challenges during shared autonomous vehicle entry and exit.
Zhang, T., Yang, J., Liang, N., Pitts, B. J., Prakah-Asante, K. O., Curry, R., ... & Yu, D. (2020). Physiological measurements of situation awareness: a systematic review. Human factors, 0018720820969071.
Liang, N., Yang, J., Zhang, T., Pitts, B., & Yu, D. (2020, December). What Can Eye Tracking Reveal About Situation Awareness? A Systematic Review. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 1631-1631). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
Liang, N ., Yang, J., Yu, D., Prakah-Asante, K. O., Curry, R., Blommer, M., ... & Pitts, B. J. (2021). Using eye-tracking to investigate the effects of pre-takeover visual engagement on situation awareness during automated driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 157, 106143.
Conference Proceedings: Huang, G., Liang, N., Wu, C., & Pitts, B. J. (2019, November). The impact of mind wandering on signal detection, semi-autonomous driving performance, and physiological responses. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 2051-2055). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
Conference Proceedings: Liang, N., & Pitts, B. J. (2019, November). The Effect of Secondary Cognitive Task Difficulty on Headway Maintenance and Perceived Workload While Using Lane Keeping Systems. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 2011-2015). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
Used JACK to determine the comfortable joint angle range and the most comfortable posture for pilots. Adapted ANSUR 2 data to construct FEA model using CATIA Human manikin - RAMSIS and ABAQUS.
Poster: Assisted-Driving & Autonomous Vehicle Systems: Human Factors Considerations in Next-Generation Transportation
Lecture: The Effect of Cognitive Workload on Driving Behavior
Lecture: Upcoming. The Effect of Secondary Cognitive Task Difficulty on Headway Maintenance and Perceived Workload While Using Lane Keeping Systems
Lecture: Look Up! An Eye-Tracking Study on Situation Awareness During Automated Vehicle Takeover
The Effects of Non-Driving-Related Task Engagement on Automated Driving Takeover Performance During the Nighttime
Predicting Automated Vehicle Takeover Decision During the Nighttime