A Driving Simulator to Investigate Driver-Automation Coordination

用于研究驾驶员与自动化协调的驾驶模拟器

• 批准号: RTI-2020-00142
• 负责人: Donmez, Birsen
• 金额: $ 10.92万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=693688
• 关键词: Driving; Simulator; Investigate; Driver; Automation

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. **

建议对加拿大人因与交通研究主席 Birsen Donmez 博士的现有驾驶模拟器系统进行升级。她的研究小组利用多种方法来研究驾驶员行为以及驾驶员与技术的互动。这些方法包括人类参与者的驾驶模拟器实验、调查研究、她实验室拥有的仪表车辆的道路实验，以及从驾驶员自己的车辆中收集自然数据。唐梅兹博士的驾驶模拟器是她的团队进行新兴车辆技术实验工作所需的主要设备。驾驶模拟器能够以受控且可重复的方式评估驾驶员对不同技术的反应，而不会让参与者或实验者面临实际的碰撞风险。 ******此次升级将取代现有驾驶模拟器的老化部件，还将扩展模拟器的功能，以支持 Donmez 博士日益关注的自动驾驶汽车研究。车辆自动化有望为安全、移动、经济和环境带来巨大好处。为了充分实现这些优势，需要更好地了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与自动化的协调，以及（2）推进与个体差异、驾驶员注意力和车辆自动化相关的驾驶员反馈理论。拟议的升级是迫切需要的，对于 Donmez 博士和她的学员在该研究领域的持续成功至关重要。研究结果将为加拿大和国际上的三组利益相关者提供信息：汽车制造商、政策制定者和公众。同样重要的是，该项目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、仪表车辆和统计方面的专业知识。*****这款驾驶模拟器对于培训 Donmez 博士的学生至关重要。到目前为止，已有 10 名博士生和 17 名硕士生、4 个 PDF 文件和近 50 名本科生接受了使用该驾驶模拟器的培训。唐梅兹博士还与她所在大学的其他教职员工分享了这一资源。在 Donmez 博士和她的学员开展的推广工作中，模拟器也是高中生体验式学习的一个很好的工具。 NSERC RTI 计划为更新和改进该模拟器提供的资金支持将是对未来高素质人员培训和 Donmez 博士研究小组持续成功的一项巨大投资。 **