Driving Simulator for Vision Research

描述(由申请人提供)：在这个项目中，来自波士顿地区的一个多机构调查小组提交了一份购买具有集成眼睛和头部跟踪系统的最先进的驾驶模拟器的建议书。这一多用户计划将拥有多年使用所需模拟器早期版本经验的调查人员与从未使用过驾驶模拟器的调查人员结合在一起。虽然所有用户都将从新模拟器的新功能、改进的软件和硬件以及更好的可靠性中受益，但新用户还将受益于将他们正在进行的研究计划扩展到更广泛的真实世界活动的机会，并进行用他们现有设备根本不可能进行的研究。该项目将加强用户之间的现有协作，并将促进新的协作。驾驶模拟器将用于研究与不同类型视力障碍驾驶的安全相关的问题，以更多地了解视力障碍司机的补偿性眼睛和头部运动行为，以及光学视觉辅助和图像增强技术是否可以改善其驾驶表现的特定方面。研究还将涉及驾驶的认知需求，以及开发新的、更敏感和有用的驾驶能力衡量标准，而不必进行道路驾驶测试。调查人员包括：谢彭斯眼科研究所的Bex、Bowers、Bronstad、Luo和Peli博士；布里格姆妇女医院视觉注意实验室的Wolfe和Horowitz博士；以及Brandeis大学的Fiser博士。 与公共健康的相关性：在这个项目中，一个多机构的研究小组提议购买一个新的最先进的驾驶模拟器，用于研究与公共健康高度相关的问题，包括驾驶安全、视力受损的驾驶，以及开发新的驾驶能力衡量标准，无需进行道路驾驶测试。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this project, a multi-institutional group of investigators from the Boston area are submitting a proposal to purchase a state-of-the-art driving simulator with an integrated eye and head tracking system. This multi-user plan brings together investigators who have many years of experience of using an earlier version of the requested simulator with investigators who have never before used a driving simulator. While all users will benefit from the new features, improved software and hardware, and better reliability of the new simulator, new users will additionally benefit from the opportunity to extend their ongoing research programs to a broader range of real-world activities, and to conduct studies that simply would not possible with their current equipment. The project will strengthen existing collaborations between the users and will promote new collaborations. The driving simulator will be used for studies addressing questions related to safety of driving with different types of vision impairments, to understand more about compensatory eye and head movement behaviors of drivers with vision impairment, and whether optical visual aids and image enhancement techniques can improve specific aspects of their driving performance. Studies will also address the cognitive demands of driving and the development of new, more sensitive and useful measures of driving ability without having to conduct on-road driving tests. The investigators include: Drs. Bex, Bowers, Bronstad, Luo and Peli from the Schepens Eye Research Institute; Drs. Wolfe and Horowitz from the Visual Attention Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Dr. Fiser from Brandeis University. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: In this project, a multi-institutional group of investigators propose to purchase a new state-of-the-art driving simulator to be used in studies addressing questions of high relevance to public health, including driving safety, driving with impaired vision, and development of new measures of driving ability that could be used without having to conduct on-road driving tests.