THE HSRI PART-TASK DRIVING SIMULATOR FOR RESEARCH IN VEHICLE REAR LIGHTING AND RELATED STUDIES

THE PURPOSE OF THE SIMULATION WAS TO REPRESENT A STRAIGHT, TWO-LANE ROAD WITH A LEAD VEHICLE IN THE LANE BEING DRIVEN. THE TEST SUBJECT HAS ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE CONTROLS ONLY, STEERING NOT BEING PROVIDED. CAR- FOLLOWING TASKS OR OVERTAKING WITHOUT PASSING CAN BE SIMULATED, IN DAY OR NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATIONS TO REAR VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING DYANMICS ARE USED. SCALING AND CONTROL OF LAMP INTENSITY AND COLOR IS ACHIEVED, WITH FLEXIBILITY IN VARYING REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM DISPLAY AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. LEAD CAR SPEED AND SIGNALING CAN BE CONTROLLED MANUALLY OR BY MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDS. THE LATTER REPRODUCES THE SPEED-TIME HISTORY AND SIGNAL ACTUATIONS FROM A REAL VEHICLE UNDER THE HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS EXISTING WHEN THE RECORDINGS WERE MADE. A DIGITAL COMPUTER INTERFACE PROVIDES SYSTEM CONTROL, STORAGE OF REAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AND REAL TIME ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No UM-HSRI-HF-72-12
• Corporate Authors:

  Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc

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• Authors:
  • Campbell, J D
  • Mortimer, R G
• Publication Date: 1972-11-30

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Braking; Car following; Digital computers; Driving; Passing; Real time control; Rear lighting; Simulation; Two lane highways; Vehicle lighting
• Old TRIS Terms: Real-time systems; Rear lights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222213
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM