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Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) driver ability to drive is checked through a device called a deadman. It requires the driver to activate the device periodically to monitor the level of vigilance and to prevent the safety system from triggering the emergency brake. Different tests have been done to evaluate how tram drivers use the device in more or less demanding conditions. The relation between the environment and the frequency of button push is investigated. The current level of workload is analyzed. After the introduction of a new approach including the activation of other controls as an input for the deadman device, the impact on workload and safety are analyzed. Introduction of contactless technology is finally investigated as future improvement of the system.
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Free running of a train with no traction current and no brakes applied (see [6]).
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Miglianico, D., Pargade, V. (2020). Decrease Driver’s Workload and Increase Vigilance. In: Stanton, N. (eds) Advances in Human Factors of Transportation. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 964. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20503-4_25
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