A hi-fidelity driving simulator with the 300 degree screen and an actual vehicle cabin on hexapod motion platform has been developed in order to measure driving behavior, including visual behavior, in town environment. For measuring the driving behavior, various driving parameters were recorded. The eye glancing direction was detected by combining the eyetracking system and the head-tracking sy...

Novice, adolescent driver overrepresentation in road crashes is a well-documented, robust phenomenon. Driver education and training are popular but controversial interventions that have rarely demonstrated safety benefits. Flight simulators have proven effective in pilot training and the decreasing costs and increasing quality of simulation technology make driving simulatorbased training (DSBT)...

OBJECTIVE To examine the importance of platform motion to the transfer of performance in motion simulators. BACKGROUND The importance of platform motion in simulators for pilot training is strongly debated. We hypothesized that the type of motion (e.g., disturbance) contributes significantly to performance differences. METHODS Participants used a joystick to perform a target tracking task i...

BACKGROUND Orthopaedic training programs are incorporating arthroscopic simulations into their residency curricula. There is a need for a physical shoulder simulator that accommodates lateral decubitus and beach chair positions, has realistic anatomy, allows for an objective measure of performance and provides feedback to trainees. METHODS A physical shoulder simulator was developed for train...

We present the design rationale and basic workings of a low-cost, easy-to-use power system simulator developed to support investigations into human interface design for a hydropower plant. The power system simulator is based on three important components: models of power system components, a data repository, and human interface elements. Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) allows simulator components t...

The Norwegian Military Academy (Army) has been using a tactical simulator for the last two years. During this time there has been some discussion concerning how to use the simulator most efficiently and what type of learning one achieves by using the simulator. The problem that is addressed in this paper is how simulators can be used as a learning resource for students concerned with developing...

This paper describes a user simulator based on analysis of VoiceXML description. A user simulator is a method to evaluate a spoken dialog system without the use of human evaluators. The new feature of our simulator is that it uses a VoiceXML description that describes the dialog system’s behavior. By using the VoiceXML description, the proposed simulator can be used for any dialog system that w...