THE USE OF NON-PROGRAMMED SIMULATORS IN THE DRIVING RESEARCH LABORATORY, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE DRIVING RESEARCH LABORATORY WAS ESTABLISHED IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, BY THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AS PART OF THE INJURY CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. PRINCIPAL STUDIES ARE DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE WHICH AFFECT A PERSON'S ABILITY TO USE SAFELY THE NATION'S STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, EITHER AS A VEHICLE OPERATOR OR PEDESTRIAN. THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SIMULATORS ARE USED TO EXHIBIT THE FOLLOWING PHASES OF INTEREST: (1) DETERMINATION OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF NORMAL RESPONSE, (2) ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF TEMPORARY DEPARTURES FROM A NORMAL STATE, AS THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS (INCLUDING ALCOHOL), FATIGUE, OR EMOTIONAL STRESS, (3) ANLYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC OR PERMANENT DEPARTURES FROM A NORMAL CONDITION, AS THROUGH ADVANCED AGE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR MENTAL RETARDATION, AND (4) IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF COUNTERMEASURES, SUCH AS REHABILITATION, DRIVER TRAINING, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, APPLICATION OF SELECTION MEASURES, PSYCHOTHERAPY OR PHYSICAL THERAPY. PICTURES ARE PRESENTED OF THE SIMULATORS USED AND THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES PRESENTED: (1) THE TV SIMULATOR SUFFERS FROM POOR RESOLUTION, NARROW FIELD OF VIEW, AND SYSTEM INSTABILITY, (2) THE TERRAIN MODEL IS VERY FLEXIBLE AND HAZARD PERCEPTION CAN BE EXTENSIVELY STUDIED, (3) THE OPTICAL SIMULATOR IS RELATIVELY INFLEXIBLE IN TERRAIN, BUT THE VISUAL QUALITY IS GOOD AND IT IS THE INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE WHERE IT IS DESIRED TO PLACE A PREMIUM ON ATTENTION AND JUDGMENT IN EXTENDED DRIVES, (3) THE SHADOWGRAPH (POINT LIGHT SOURCE) SIMULATOR IS MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY SIMPLE, THEREFORE, INEXPENSIVE AND FEASIBLE AS A TRAINING AND RESEARCH DEVICE.
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Supplemental Notes:
- pp 43-60, 17 FIG
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Authors:
- Marland, R E
- McKelvey, R K
- Polk, L G
- Publication Date: 1970
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Alcohols; Driver training; Drivers; Driving simulators; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Human characteristics; Mathematical models; Optical instruments; Photography; Physical condition; Reaction time; Television; Terrain
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics; Driver reaction; Models
- Old TRIS Terms: Shadow photography
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220902
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: pp 104-108
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 22 1970 12:00AM