In driving simulation, simulator tilt is used to reproduce linear acceleration. In order to feel realistic, this tilt is performed at a rate below the tilt-rate detection threshold, which is usually assumed constant. However, it is known that many factors affect the threshold, like visual information, simulator motion in additional directions, or active vehicle control. Here we investigated the...

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/ between easy and hard tasks. We suggest that this is because participants are aware that they are performing a real task and hence have a greater emotional investment. We present results of two experiments for naturalistic data collection of the physiological effects of cognitive load in command and control. In addition to traditional driving simulation, we propose a re...

This paper describes current research combining computer vision, virtual reality and kinesiology for analyzing the cephalo-ocular behavior of drivers in realistic driving contexts. The different components of the system are described and results are provided for each one. The ultimate goal of the system is to achieve automatic analysis of drivers’ behavior in order to design training programs t...

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is an Advanced Driver Assistance System that maintains a predefined speed and headway to the vehicle in front. Despite the expected benefits, the effects of ACC usage on drivers’ behaviour are not completely identified yet. In this context, the present study was performed to investigate drivers’ perceived risk and mental workload associated with the usage of ACC, t...

We propose how to acquire driver’s individual operation models using the three-dimensional driving simulator in order to implement distinct personalities on each agent. In this paper, operation models are defined as sets of prioritized operation rules, each of which consists of the world as observed by a driver and his/her next operation according to the observation. Each driver might have diff...

Objectives: Most studies have performed to identify the affective variables in using mobile phone by drivers based on interview and questionnaire. In this study call answering rate while driving was investigated in a sample of male postgraduate students of a university in Tehran by a driving simulator. Methods: Six driving scenario designed differing in risk of driving. Answer rate to mobile...