MOVING-BASE SIMULATOR CHECKS DESIGNS, DRIVER SKILLS

A UNIQUE SECOND-GENERATION AUTO-DRIVING SIMULATOR THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO EVALUATE PROPOSED DESIGN CONCEPTS IS DESCRIBED. THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED, MOVING BASE SIMULATOR ADDS SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS TO THE VISUAL AND AUDIO ONES THAT SUCH DEVICES USUALLY EMPLOY. THE NEW DEVICE MAY BE PARTICULARLY VALUABLE IN SIMULATING NIGHT DRIVING SITUATIONS AND EVALUATING SIGNALING DEVICES, INSTRUMENT READABILITY AND REFLECTIVITY. IT COULD INFLUENCE THE DESIGN OF SUCH THINGS AS WINDSHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANELS, SEATING AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, AND THE LOCATION AND THE MARKINGS OF CONTROLS. THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE NEW SIMULATOR IS FORE-AFT AND LEFT-RIGHT FORCE SIMULATION ACHIEVED THROUGH PITCH AND ROLL EQUIPMENT. THE DEVICE IS STILL BEING EVALUATED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, No 25, PP 24
• Publication Date: 1969-12-15

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Product Engineering
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving simulators; Evaluation; Force; Information processing; Night; Perception; Personnel performance; Vehicle components
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220703
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1970 12:00AM