Performance Measurement Paradigms for Driving Simulator Research

Performance measurement (PM) is central to tracking and documenting training progress and providing objective quantification of experimental treatments. PM can also afford criteria for diagnostic assessment procedures concerning driver capability, qualification, and certification. The highway environment presents a variety of situations that require drivers to control steering and speed and decide between alternative actions. Traffic signals provide one such common situation, where drivers must choose whether or not to stop. Another typical situation involves encounters with unexpected obstacles. Following highway profiles and negotiating work zones results in more continuous control of steering and speed. This paper presents models for decision/reaction/maneuver timing, and for continuous steering and speed control. The models are applied to driver behavior obtained through real-world observation, and experiments employing lab simulation and instrumented vehicle tests. The requirements for structuring driving scenarios to accomplish the measurement paradigms are discussed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special Issue
• Authors:
  • Allen, R Wade
  • Rosenthal, Theodore J
  • Aponso, Bimal L
• Publication Date: 2005-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 45-58
• Serial:
  • Advances in Transportation Studies
  • Publisher: University Roma Tre
  • ISSN: 1824-5463
  • Serial URL: http://www.atsinternationaljournal.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Decision making; Driving simulators; Forecasting; Highway safety; Human factors; Performance measurement; Simulation; Speed control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01026285
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 29 2006 9:12AM