DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE UMTRI (UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE) DRIVING SIMULATOR
The paper describes the development, operation, and use of the UMTRI driving simulator. The low-cost system consists of a Commodore 64 computer, a projection video display, and a full-size vehicle mockup. The simulator shows a single lane road at night and allows for recording of steering error at rates of up to 10 Hz. At lower sampling rates performance can be recorded for up to two hours. The simulator has been used in a variety of human factors experiments to occupy people's attention while they concurrently do other driving-related tasks such as reading highway signs, reading instrument panel displays, and responding to brake lamps of leading vehicles. Those applications are described in detail. Based on that experience, the qualities desired in a driving simulator are identified. It is clear that ease of use, low operational cost, and supporting interchangeable input and output devices were more important than providing a high fidelity simulation of the road scene or vehicle dynamics.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48109-2150 -
Authors:
- Green, P
- Olson, A
- Publication Date: 1989-10
Media Info
- Pagination: 36 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Brake lamps; Driving; Driving simulators; Human factors; Instrument panels; Simulation; Traffic signs; Video display terminals
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driving conditions
- Old TRIS Terms: Braking lights
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00494331
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: UMTRI-89-25, HS-040 997
- Files: HSL, TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1991 12:00AM