Abstract
A driving simulator capable of duplicating the critical sensations incurred during a spin, or when a driver is engaged in drift cornering, was constructed. Specifically, the simulator allows independent movement along three degrees of freedom and is capable of exhibiting extreme yaw and lateral acceleration behaviors. Utilizing this simulator, it is now understood that drivers responded chiefly to yawing and responded additionally to lateral acceleration by providing feedback to the motion, thus clarifying the characteristics of counter steering. It is understood by the eye-tracking behavior and perspiration levels that the yaw direction motion has a significantly greater impact on the driver than lateral acceleration.
