Authors:
Richard Romano, Gustav Markkula, Oscar Giles, Alex Bean, Andrew Tomlinson, Ehsan Sadraei
Keywords:
simulator validation, stability control systems, motion cueing, curve negotiation, driver assessment
Abstract:
Driving simulators can be used to test vehicle designs prior to building physical prototypes. One area of particular interest is winter testing of stability control systems (SCS) since testing is limited to specific times of year and specific regions in the world. To ensure that the simulator is fit for purpose, an objective assessment is required. This study assessed the fidelity of three motion configurations (small, medium and large) for SCS testing, both in terms of objective behavioural metrics (behavioural fidelity) and subjective ratings of realism. Eight professional test drivers drove with three different SCS configurations on two different test tracks: a constant radius curve and a handling track both in the simulator and in the real world. For the most part, where the behavioural metrics varied between the real world and the simulator did not align with where the metrics varied with SCS mode. However there were interactions between key metrics of SCS calibrations and testing configuration for maximum yaw rate and slip angle. These indicate that additional research should be performed to understand these impacts. In addition, there appeared to be very little benefit to using a larger motion base for the simulator, with the smallest motion configuration showing the same levels of behavioural fidelity as the larger configurations. However the larger motion configurations were found to be more realistic by the driver.
Romano R.; Markkula G.; Giles O.; Bean A.; Tomlinson A. and Sadraei E. Assessment of Simulator Utility for SCS Evaluation In: Proceedings of the Driving Simulation Conference 2019 Europe VR, Driving Simulation Association, Strasbourg, France, 2019, pp. 135-142
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@inproceedings{Romano2019,
title = {Assessment of Simulator Utility for SCS Evaluation},
author = {Richard Romano and Gustav Markkula and Oscar Giles and Alex Bean and Andrew Tomlinson and Ehsan Sadraei},
editor = {Andras Kemeny and Florent Colombet and Frédéric Merienne and Stéphane Espié},
isbn = {978-2-85782-749-8},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-09-04},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Driving Simulation Conference 2019 Europe VR},
pages = {135-142},
address = {Strasbourg, France},
organization = {Driving Simulation Association},
abstract = {Driving simulators can be used to test vehicle designs prior to building physical prototypes. One area of particular interest is winter testing of stability control systems (SCS) since testing is limited to specific times of year and specific regions in the world. To ensure that the simulator is fit for purpose, an objective assessment is required. This study assessed the fidelity of three motion configurations (small, medium and large) for SCS testing, both in terms of objective behavioural metrics (behavioural fidelity) and subjective ratings of realism. Eight professional test drivers drove with three different SCS configurations on two different test tracks: a constant radius curve and a handling track both in the simulator and in the real world. For the most part, where the behavioural metrics varied between the real world and the simulator did not align with where the metrics varied with SCS mode. However there were interactions between key metrics of SCS calibrations and testing configuration for maximum yaw rate and slip angle. These indicate that additional research should be performed to understand these impacts. In addition, there appeared to be very little benefit to using a larger motion base for the simulator, with the smallest motion configuration showing the same levels of behavioural fidelity as the larger configurations. However the larger motion configurations were found to be more realistic by the driver.},
keywords = {curve negotiation, driver assessment, motion cueing, simulator validation, stability control systems},
}
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