A Driving Simulator to Investigate Driver-Automation Coordination

升级建议为现有的驾驶模拟器系统的博士Birsen Donmez，加拿大研究主席在人为因素和运输。她的研究小组利用广泛的方法来研究驾驶员行为和驾驶员与技术的互动。这些方法包括与人类参与者的驾驶模拟器实验，调查研究，在她的实验室拥有的仪器车辆上进行的道路实验，以及从驾驶员自己的车辆收集的自然数据。Donmez博士的驾驶模拟器是她的团队在新兴车辆技术实验工作中所需的主要设备。驾驶模拟器能够以可控和可重复的方式评估驾驶员对不同技术的反应，而不会将参与者或实验者置于实际的碰撞风险中。** 此次升级将取代现有驾驶模拟器中不断恶化的部件，并将扩展模拟器的功能，以支持Donmez博士日益增长的对自动驾驶汽车的研究。车辆自动化有望为安全性、机动性、经济性和环境带来巨大好处。为了充分实现这些优势，需要更好地理解如何最好地支持与更高水平的车辆自动化相关的新驾驶员角色。Donmez教授的研究项目的目标是：（1）随着车辆技术的快速变化，支持驾驶员自动化协调;（2）推进驾驶员反馈理论，因为它与个体差异，驾驶员注意力和车辆自动化有关。建议的升级是迫切需要的，是至关重要的博士Donmez和她的学员在这一研究领域的持续成功。研究结果将告知加拿大和国际上的三组利益相关者：汽车制造商，政策制定者和公众。同样重要的是，该计划将培养具有独特技能的高素质人才，结合人为因素，交通安全，驾驶模拟器，仪表车辆和统计学方面的专业知识。这个驾驶模拟器对于Donmez博士的学生的培训至关重要。到目前为止，已有10名博士和17名MASc学生，4名PDF和近50名本科研究生使用该驾驶模拟器进行了培训。Donmez博士还与她所在大学的其他教员分享了这一资源。模拟器也是Donmez博士和她的学员在外展工作中体验学习的重要工具。来自NSERC RTI计划的资金支持，以更新和改进这一模拟器将是一个伟大的投资，在几个未来的高素质人员的培训和继续成功的博士Donmez的研究小组。**

An upgrade is proposed for the existing driving simulator system of Dr. Birsen Donmez, Canada Research Chair in Human Factors and Transportation. Her research group utilizes a wide-range of methods to study driver behavior and driver interactions with technology. These methods include driving simulator experiments with human participants, survey studies, on-road experiments in the instrumented vehicle that her laboratory owns, and naturalistic data collection from drivers' own vehicles. Dr. Donmez's driving simulator is the primary piece of equipment her group needs for their experimental work on emerging vehicle technologies. A driving simulator enables the evaluation of driver response to different technologies in a controlled and repeatable manner without placing the participants or experimenters at actual crash risk. ******This upgrade will replace deteriorating parts of the existing driving simulator, and will also extend the capabilities of the simulator to support Dr. Donmez's growing research focus on automated vehicles. Vehicle automation promises substantial benefits for safety, mobility, the economy, and the environment. To fully realize these benefits, an improved understanding is needed of how best to support the new driver roles associated with higher levels of vehicle automation. The objectives of Professor Donmez's research program are (1) to support driver-automation coordination as vehicle technology rapidly changes, and (2) to advance the theory of driver-feedback as it relates to individual differences, driver attention, and vehicle automation. The proposed upgrades are urgently needed and are essential for Dr. Donmez and her trainees' continued success in this research domain. The research results will inform three sets of stakeholders within Canada and internationally: vehicle manufacturers, policy makers, and the public. Just as importantly, this program will train highly qualified personnel with a unique skill set combining expertise in human factors, traffic safety, driving simulators, instrumented vehicles, and statistics.******This driving simulator is essential for the training of Dr. Donmez's students. So far, 10 PhD and 17 MASc students, 4 PDFs, and close to 50 undergraduate research students have been trained utilizing this driving simulator. Dr. Donmez has also shared this resource with other faculty members in her university. The simulator has also been a great tool for experiential learning of high school students in the outreach efforts undertaken by Dr. Donmez and her trainees. Funding support from the NSERC RTI Program to update and improve this simulator would be a great investment in the training of several future highly qualified personnel and the continued success of Dr. Donmez's research group. **