Example experiments
A large number of example experiments is included, together with experiment (*.exp) files and script source code. This gives you a great starting point to create experiments, or make new ones. The following experiments are included. About the METHOD column:
- exp file means that there’s a folder named \subjects (or similar) that contains a number of *.exp files, one for each subject. The experiment is then started by loading the *.expfile in the control interface via the <Start Simulation> button.
- Student Assessment System means that the user is expected to create subject SAS (Student Assessment System) files (excel *.xls files) using the NewStudent application, and the experiment is then started by loading the spreadsheet in the control interface via the <Student Data> button.
| EXPERIMENT | METHOD | FILES | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EXAMPLE EXPERIMENTS | ||||
| BrakeRT | exp file | 2 | Read this document | |
| SteerRT | exp file | 2 | Read this document | |
| workload (short course) | exp file | 5 | Read this document | |
DATABASES | ||||
| 15 different virtual environments | exp file | 15 | Road environments without traffic, measure data while driving. Highways, rural environments, villages, town, roundabouts etc. | |
CLINICAL: FEAR OF DRIVING | ||||
| Highway and Intersections | exp file | 2 | Read this webpage | |
CLINICAL: BASIC FITNESS TESTS | ||||
| BrakeRT during carfollowing and SteerRT | exp file | 4 | Basic tests of driver fitness, read this webpage | |
CLINICAL: EXTENDED TESTS OF FITNESS TO DRIVE | ||||
| Various more comprehensive tests | exp file | 6 | Extended tests of driver fitness, read this webpage | |
SAFETY AWARENESS | ||||
| Safety awareness simulations | exp file | 5 | Brake response, effectsof distraction on driving, effects of alcohol, eco driving. Read this webpage. | |
DRIVER TRAINING: VEHICLE CONTROL | ||||
| Lessons from the vehicle control section of driver training | Student Assessment System | 17 | Driver error report + raw driving data (lateral position etc) + processed data (SDLP etc). Read this webpage. | |
DRIVER TRAINING: TRAFFIC PARTICIPATION | ||||
| Lessons from the traffic participation section of driver training | Student Assessment System | 22 | Driver error report + raw driving data (lateral position etc) + processed data (SDLP etc). Read this webpage. | |
DRIVER TRAINING: SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES | ||||
| Lessons from the special circumstances section of driver training | Student Assessment System | 9 | Driver error report + raw driving data (lateral position etc) + processed data (SDLP etc). Read this webpage. | |
So that’s a total of 89 experiments that you can use or modify with the script language. The simulations that are started from the student assessment system can be configured to use a virtual instructor to give feedback on driver errors, or feedback can be switched off. These are also great to study the effects of driver support systems. If the feedback from the Virtual Instructor is switched on, then these simulations can be used for driver training, including a full report of driver errors. However, if the feedback is switched off, these simulations can be used as driver tests and the full report can be used for evaluation of test results. There is a global pass/fail grade and all separate driving tasks are graded (number from 0 to 10).
In the experiments referred to above, there always is a folder named \source included with all script source code, that can be changed and recompiled to adapt the experiments to your needs. See the script code document for details about the script language.
Please check the data storage document for more information.