Simulation-Based Evaluation of Design Concepts

Eryn L Grant; Amanda Clacy; Miles Thomas; Nicholas J Stevens; Michelle Van Mulken; Kristie Young; Christine Mulvihill

doi:10.1201/9781315589022-9

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Simulation-Based Evaluation of Design Concepts

Eryn L Grant, Amanda Clacy, Miles Thomas, Nicholas J Stevens, Michelle Van Mulken, Kristie Young and Christine Mulvihill

Integrating Human Factors Methods and Systems Thinking for Transport Analysis and Design

CRC Press

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315589022-9

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Psychology

Transportation and Freight Services

Design Practice and Management

This chapter describes how designs were evaluated under experimental conditions using a driving simulator. Simulator studies provide an ideal platform for initial evaluation of new design concepts, as it is possible to have users experience the new system design without the financial or legal obstacles that would arise when building prototypes for field testing. The simulator was a medium-fidelity fixed-base driving simulator, which consisted of an adjustable driver's seat, automatic transmission, Logitech G27 vehicle controls and three 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors representing a 135° field of view. Participants completed five simulated drives, with each drive featuring a different rail level crossing design but otherwise matched in terms of road environment and traffic conditions. Potentially, a higher fidelity 'mirror' could have been programmed into the simulator, using more sophisticated graphics, yet the time and cost to achieve this may have made the study unviable.

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Title: Simulation-Based Evaluation of Design Concepts
Authors: Eryn L Grant (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Amanda Clacy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Miles Thomas (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Nicholas J Stevens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Michelle Van Mulken (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Kristie Young (Author)
Christine Mulvihill (Author)
Contributors: Gemma J M Read (Editor)
Vanessa Beanland (Editor)
Michael G Lenné (Editor)
Neville A Stanton (Editor)
Paul M Salmon (Editor)
Publication details: Integrating Human Factors Methods and Systems Thinking for Transport Analysis and Design; 21
Publisher: CRC Press
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1201/9781315589022-9
Organisation Unit: Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab; Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450723202621
Output Type: Book chapter

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