Tutorial: Driver Evaluation in a Small Compact Driving Simulator

Abstract

The goal of this tutorial is to demonstrate the use of a compact motion-based driving simulator intended for driver evaluation and assessment of psychophysiological signals of drivers. It will cover all steps of a typical simulator-based user study, from experiment design, development of simulation environment and scenarios, integration of external sensors as well as data collection and analysis. Participants will be demonstrated professional simulation software development kit, methods and equipment that is typically used for acquisition of data on driver behavior and performance, and techniques for big data processing and analysis. They will be encouraged to take part in a short use case during the tutorial and discuss all of the pros and cons of performing studies in a driving simulator. The main outcome of this tutorial will be a detailed overview of methods and available equipment for fast, accurate and efficient data collection on driving performance and driver behavior, as well as methods for analysis and interpretation of such diverse data.