The New PSA Peugeot-Citroen Advanced Driving Simulator Overall Design and Motion Cue Algorithm

This paper describes how the realistic restitution of longitudinal and lateral acceleration significantly improves realism during a driving simulation. That is the reason why PSA Peugeot-Citroën has decided to build a simulator with a large motion base. This paper presents a technical description of this new driving simulator, which will be operational in September 2007. The motion base consists of a 10m by 6m XY-table topped with an hexapod. On the hexapod, a composite dome houses the vehicle cab. This dome can be rotated 90°, allowing the use of the longer stroke either for lateral or longitudinal acceleration restitution. The dome structure and the vehicle cab are optimized to reduce weight and vibrations. An emphasis has been also put on acoustic and visual immersion of the driver, in order to allow use of cab tilting without any drawback. The motion cue algorithm combines a classical tilt-coordination filtering approach with pre-positioning under perception thresholds and a lane position algorithm. Road database data are used to progressively switch between these three contributions and thus provide the driver with the best possible lateral motion cues depending on the occurring situation: straight line, curve etc. Simulation results showing acceleration cues generated in different cases, are presented and discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Advanced Driving Simulator

  University of Iowa, 2401 Oakdale Boulevard
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242-5003
• Authors:
  • Chapron, Thomas
  • Colinot, Jean-Pierre
• Conference:
  • Driving Simulation Conference, North America 2007 (DSC-NA 2007)
  • Location: Iowa City IA, United States
  • Date: 2007-9-12 to 2007-9-14
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: Driving Simulation Conference, North America 2007

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Driving simulators; Lateral acceleration; Motion; Virtual reality
• Identifier Terms: PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motion based simulators
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01139740
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2009 7:07AM