The Evaluation of a Motion Base Driving Simulator in a Cave at TACOM

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the highlights of a research program designed to investigate the feasibility of creating a motion base driving simulator in a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). The goal of the project was to create the most effective simulator possible using a compact, portable motion system. In addition to reviews of state-of-the-art simulation technology, two human factors studies were conducted to determine the impacts of design trade-offs on off-road driving performance in the simulator. In the first study, field (FOV), display system, and motion cueing algorithm were evaluate. In the second study, the optimum configuration from the first study was compared to off-road driving performance in TACOM's Ride Motion Simulator (RMS). In addition to performance evaluation, several simulator sickness mitigation techniques were also tested. The important findings from each of these evaluations will be discussed.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433547

Entities

People

  • B. Brumm
  • M. A. Mollenhauer
  • R. A. Romano

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Curvature
  • Environment
  • Graphics
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Motion Sickness
  • Perception
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Vision.