FREEWAY DRIVING SIMULATION SHOWS LAPSES OF ATTENTION ARE CRITICAL

LAPSES OF ATTENTION AND REDUCTION IN TRACTION ARE AMONG THE AREAS OF ACCIDENT POTENTIAL REVEALED BY A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PLATTOON DRIVING ON FREEWAYS. EACH OF THE SIMULATED VEHICLES IS CONTROLLED BY A DESIRED CONDITION AND ACCELERATION EQUATIONS. BY VARYING THE HUMAN FACTORS DATA IN THESE EQUATIONS, THE EXTREMES OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR MAY BE EXAMINED. THE SIMULATION CONTAINS CERTAIN ELEMENTARY SKILLS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 77, No 8, PP 36-39
• Authors:
  • St, JOHN AD
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Attention value; Behavior; Computers; Crashes; Drivers; Driving simulators; Equations; Freeways; Human factors; Traction; Traffic platooning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221216
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 1971 12:00AM