Human Factors Highway Driving Simulation Projects

This video shows a driving simulation through various human factors experiments that were conducted using the Highway Driving Simulator. The video also demonstrates a variety of capabilities that are possible with this research tool.

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This video illustrates some of the work that is being conducted by the Human Factors team using Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Highway Driving Simulator (HDS) in the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC). The video shows the Highway Driving Simulator and a short segment of various human factors research projects that were conducted using the HDS, as well as some of the capabilities of this research tool. Included in this 3-minute video are brief driving simulations, including:

• Projects
  • Driving Safety Enhancements for Curves Project
  • The Diverging Diamond Interchange Project
  • Low-Cost Safety Improvements Study
  • Active Traffic Management Study
  • Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation in the Dilemma Zone Study
  • Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Study
    
    
• Simulation Capabilities
  • MidPhase Warning – Heavy Fog
  • Simulated Urban Environment