Optic Flow and Geometric Field of View in a Driving Simulator

This article reports on a study that used a driving simulator to display conditions of high and low optic flow. The study included 30 drivers who were requested to produce vehicle speeds of either 30 or 60 mph with the geometric field of view at 25, 55, or 85 visual degrees. Drivers overestimated the production of 30 by 20 mph. It was also found that the production of speed was highly dependent on the geometric field of view. These results suggest that optic flow presented in a driving simulator display does not correspond with optic flow found in real-world driving.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Mourant, Ronald R
  • Ahmad, Najla
  • Jaeger, Beverly K
  • Lin, Yingzi
• Publication Date: 2007-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 145-149
• Serial:
  • Displays
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0141-9382

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Driving simulators; Field of vision; Peripheral vision; Speed; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Real world data
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081475
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 28 2007 8:26AM