Driving simulator validation with hazard perception
This study attempts to assess the comparability of driving on a road and "driving" in a simulator. If similar patterns of behaviour are observed, with similar differences between individuals, then it can be concluded that driving in the simulator will deliver representative results and the advantages of simulators (controlled environments, hazardous situations) can be appreciated. To evaluate a driving simulator, the study compares hazard detection while driving on roads, while watching short film clips recorded from a vehicle moving through traffic, and while driving through a simulated city in a fully instrumented fixed-base simulator with a 90 degree forward view (plus mirrors) that is under the speed/direction control of the driver. In all three situations there is increased scanning by more experienced and especially professional drivers, and earlier eye fixations on hazardous objects for experienced drivers. This comparability encourages the use of simulators in drivers training and testing.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Underwood, Geoffrey
- Crundall, David
- Chapman, Peter
- Publication Date: 2011-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 435-446
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 14
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alertness; Alternatives analysis; Automobile drivers; Behavior; Driver education; Driver experience; Driver training; Driving simulators; Driving tests; Eye fixations; Eye movements; Hazards; Human factors in crashes; Human information processing; Traffic safety; Validation; Visual perception
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01361379
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 25 2012 2:23PM