Abstract
The driving simulator, which is named "Universal Driving Simulator for Human, Vehicle and Traffic Research" has developed. It is designed to measure human factors in driving experiments related to ITS research. 360 degrees-field-of-view visual system provides realistic virtual scenery of driving environment. The motion system consists of a 6 DOF motion platform and a turntable. The turntable provides yaw motion to the driver which is approximately same as actual car's one. The experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of this equipment was carried out. The result shows significant difference between no using turntable and using turntable. It was confirmed that the driving with turntable could be improve the motion feeling in driving on the simulator.
