SIMULATION VALIDATION: EVALUATING DRIVER PERFORMANCE IN SIMULATION AND THE REAL WORLD

Simulation offers a cost-effective way to conduct research on collision avoidance and accident prevention. To be effective, simulated performance must be a valid measure of real world performance. This project sought to validate real world driving performance based on the performance of individuals driving in simulation. The study presents performance data on 14 male and 12 female volunteer subjects who drove a route adjacent to the University of Minnesota campus and then performed in a similar computer-generated driving route. Generally, subjects reported the simulated driving test comfortable and realistic; performance and characteristics of driving in the simulator closely paralleled the real world; the qualitative pattern of driving was similar; and errors and the control parameters of driving performance suggested acceptable reliability between both driving worlds. Researchers concluded that the simulator performed reliably and provided a valid set of performance data that could be used to better understand driving behavior, especially as it related to accident prevention and collision avoidance.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

  HumanFIRST Program, 111 Church Street, SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Wade, M G
  • Hammond, C
• Publication Date: 1998-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 101 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash avoidance systems; Driving simulators; Human subject testing; Performance; Prevention; Reliability; Safety; Validation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760602
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC-1998-28,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: 74708 TOC #17
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1999 12:00AM