Technical Reports/Documentation
Professor Frank Schieber, Heimstra Human Factors Laboratories, University
of South Dakota
This page contains assorted technical reports, conference proceedings and abstracts on the topics of vision, aging and/or driving.
| Schieber, F. & White, S. (2014a). Covert texting during simulated driving maneuvers: Effects of head-up versus head-down posture. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 58, 2146-2150. [Powerpoint Presentation] [Video][thesis] |
| Schieber, F., Limrick, K., McCall, R. & Beck, A. (2014b). Evaluation of the visual demand of digital billboards using a hybrid driving simulator. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 58, 2214-2218. [Powerpoint Presentation] [Video] |
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McCall, R. & Schieber,
F. (2010). Validating the Effectiveness of Recursive Blur
Enhancement of Symbol Signs using Static and Dynamic Protocols.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 54, 2106-2109. [Powerpoint
Presentation] [Thesis] |
| Schieber, F. & Gilland (2008). Visual entropy metric reveals differences in drivers' eye gaze complexity across variations in age and subsidiary task load. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 52, 1883-1887. [Powerpoint Presentation][Dissertation] |
| Schieber, F., Holtz, A., Schlorholtz, B. & McCall, R. (2008). Analysis of visual demands of in-vehicle text displays reveals an age-related increase in time needed to reallocate attention to the road. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 52, 149-153. [Powerpoint Presentation] |
| Schlorholtz, B. (May 2008). Examining the differential aging of the ambient and focal visual systems: An approach using the peripheral detection task during simulated driving. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. University of South Dakota. [Powerpoint Presentation] |
| Schieber, F. (2006). Vision and aging. In J.E. Birren & K.W. Schaie (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Aging. (pp. 129-161). Amsterdam: Elsevier. |
| Schieber, F., Willan, N. & Schlorholtz, B. (2006). Fluorescent colored stimuli automatically attract visual attention: An eye movement study. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1634-1637. [Willan MA Thesis] [FSearch-III] |
| Schlorholtz, B. & Schieber, F. (2006). Assessment of age differences in mental workload while driving using verbal versus visual-spatial subsidiary tasks. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 2378-2382. [Schlorholtz MA Thesis] |
| Schieber, F. (2005). Effects of driving speed and sign reflectance on nighttime highway sign legibility distance and reading time requirements. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 1927-1930. |
| Schieber, F. & Gilland, J. (2005). Age differences in the useful field of view during real-world driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 182-185. [Gilland MA Thesis] |
| Schieber, F. (2004). Highway research to enhance the safety and mobility of older road users. In Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience. Conference Proceedings 27. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences (pp. 125-154). |
| Schieber, F., Burns, D., Myers, J., Gilland, J. & Willan, N. (2004). Driver eye fixation and reading patterns while using highway signs under dynamic nighttime driving conditions: Effects of age, sign luminance and environmental demand. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. |
| Schieber, F. (2003). Human factors and aging: Identifying and compensation for age-related deficits in sensory and cognitive function. In N. Charness & K.W. Schaie (Eds.), Impact of technology on successful aging. New York: Springer (pp. 42-84). |
| American Medical Association (2003). Physician's Guide to Assessing Older Drivers. NHTSA DOT-HS-809-647 |
| Schieber, F. (2002). Searching for fluorescent colored highway signs: Bottom-up versus top-down mechanisms. Transportation Research Board, 16th Biennial Symposium on Visibility, Iowa City, IA. [FSearch-II] |
| Myers, J. (2002). The effects of near and far visual occlusion upon a simulated driving task. Unpublished USD MA Thesis. |
| Schieber, F. (2001). Modeling the appearance of fluorescent colors. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 1324-1327. |
| Schieber, F., Larsen, J., Jurgensen, J., Werner, K. & Eich, G. (2001). Fluorescent colored highway signs don't 'grab' attention; They 'guide' it. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 1622-1626. [FSearch-I] |
| Schieber, F., Holtz, A. & Myers, J. (2000). Age differences in the visual information processing demands of vehicle instrument panel interfaces. XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. |
| Schieber, F., Werner, K. & Larsen, J. (2000). Real-time assessment of secondary task intrusiveness upon real-world driver steering performance using a fiberoptic laser gyroscope. XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 3/306-3/307). |
| Schieber, F. (2000a). What do driving accident patterns reveal about age-related changes in visual information processing? In K.W. Schaie & M. Pietrucha (Eds.), Mobility and transportation in the elderly. New York: Springer (pp. 207-211). |
| Schieber, F. (2000b). Daytime running lights as sources of disability and discomfort glare. |
| Dewar, R, et al. (2000). User information systems: Developments and issues for the 21st century. Transportation Research Board's Transportation in the New Millenium: State of the Art and Future Directions. Washington, DC: TRB [CDROM] |
| Schieber, F. (1999). Beyond TRB 218: A select summary of developments in the field of transportation and aging [TRB White Paper-A3T66] |
| Schieber, F. (1998). Optimizing the legibility of symbol highway signs. In A. Gale (Ed.), Vision in Vehicles VI. Amsterdam: Elsevier (pp. 163-170). |
| Schieber, F. & Harms, M. (1998). Subsidiary task assessment of age differences in attentional capacity during real and simulated driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 42, 1262-1265. [Harms MA Thesis] |
| Schieber, F. & Benedetto, J. (1998). Age differences in the functional field of view while driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 42, 176-180. |
| Schieber, F. (1998). Design-by-Blur: User's Manual. |
| FHWA (March 1998). FHWA Design-by-Blur Software [Draft informational flyer] |
| Schieber, F. & Goodspeed, C.H. (1997). Nighttime conspicuity of highway signs as a function of sign brightness, background complexity and age of observer. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 41,1362-1366. |
| Schieber, F., Harms, M., Berkhout, J. & Spangler, D. (1997). Precision and accuracy of video-based measurements of driver's gaze position. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 41, 929-933. |
| Schieber, F. (1995a). Fourier techniques for optimizing symbol highway sign legibility. Compendium of Technical Papers, 65th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (pp. 601-604). |
| Baldwin, C.L. & Schieber, F. (1995c). Dual-task assessment of age differences in mental workload with implications for driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 39,167-171.[Baldwin MA Thesis] |
| Schieber, F. (1995b). Effects of visual aging upon driving performance. In W. Adrian, J. Sliney & J. Werner (Eds.), Lighting for aging vision and health. New York: Lighting Research Institute (pp. 113-128). |
| Schieber, F. (1994a). Using the 'blur tolerance' technique to predict and optimize the legibility distance of symbol highway signs. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, , 912-915. |
| Schieber, F. (1994b). Age and glare recovery time for low contrast stimuli. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 38, 496-499. |
| Schieber, F. (1994c). Recent developments in vision, aging and driving: 1988-1994. Report No. UMTRI-94-26. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Transportation Research Institute (69 pp.). |
| Schieber, F. (1994d). High-priority research and development needs for maintaining the safety and mobility of older drivers. Experimental Aging Research, 20, 35-43. |
| Schieber, F. & Kline, D.W. (1994e). Age differences in the legibility of symbol highway signs as a function of luminance end glare level. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,3 8, 133-136. |
| Dewar, R., Kline, D., Schieber, F. & Swanson, A. (1994). Symbol signing design for older drivers. Report No. FHWA-RD-94-069. McLean, VA: Federal Highway Administration (249 pp.). |
| Schieber, F., Williams, M. & Hiris, E. (1993). Foveal spatial summation area at photopic and mesopic luminance levels. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 34, 783. |
| Schieber, F., Kline, D.W., Kline, T.J.B. and Fozard, J.L. (1992). Contrast sensitivity and the visual problems of older drivers. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers [SAE Technical Paper No. 920613]. |
| Kline, D.W., Kline, T., Fozard, J.L., Kosnik, W., Schieber, F. & Sekuler, R. (1992). Vision, aging and driving: The problems of older drivers. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 47, P27-P34. [BLSA Vision Survey] |
| Schieber, F. & Williams, M. (1990). The effects of age and glare upon spatiotemporal contrast thresholds. The Gerontologist, 30, 64A (Abstract). |
| Schieber, F., Hiris, E., White, J., Williams, M. & Brannan, J. (1990). Assessing age differences in motion perception using simple displacement vs. random dot cinematography. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 31, 355 (Abstract). |
| Transportation Research Board (1988). Transportation in an aging society: Improving mobility and safety for older persons. Volumes 1 & 2. Special Report 218. Washington, DC: National Research Council. [Special Report 218 served as the federal government's guide to funding older driver research for nearly two decades. Now out-of-print, you can access scanned copies of these documents here. Be forewarned--They are very large files. Volume1- Committee Report and Recommendations [40 MB]; Volume 2 - Technical Papers [23 MB] which includes: Schieber (1988). Vision assessment technology and screening older drivers (pp. 325-378). |
| Schieber, F. (1987). Optimizing the visual environment to the older eye: 2D-Fourier models of spatial vision in action. The Gerontologist, 27, 166A (Abstract). |
| Schieber, F., Kline, D.W. & Lyman, B. (1986). Adult age differences in the bandwidth of adaptation for moving, low spatial frequency sine wave gratings. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 27(3), 111 (Abstract). |