Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology

Effective use of driving simulators requires considerable technical and methodological skill along with considerable background knowledge. Acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills can be extraordinarily time consuming, yet there has been no single convenient and comprehensive source of information on the driving simulation research being conducted around the world. A how-to-do-it resource for researchers and professionals, Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology brings together discussions of technical issues in driving simulation with broad areas in which driving simulation is now playing a role.
The chapters explore technical considerations, methodological issues, special and impaired populations, evaluation of in-vehicle and nomadic devices, and infrastructure evaluations. It examines hardware and software selection, visual database and scenario development, independent subject variables and dependent vehicle, environmental, and psychological variables, statistical and biostatistical analysis, different types of drivers, existing and future key-in vehicle devises, and validation of research.

A compilation of the research from more than 100 of the world's top thinkers and practitioners, the book covers basic and advanced technical topics and provides a comprehensive review of the issues related to driving simulation. It describes literally hundreds of different simulation scenarios, provides color photographs of those scenarios, and makes available select videos of the scenarios on an accompanying web site, all of which should prove essential for seasoned researchers and for individuals new to driving simulation.

Overview, D. Fisher, J. Caird, M. Rizzo, and J. LeeA Short History of Driving Simulation, R.W. Allen, T.J. Rosenthal, and Marcia L. CookUsing Driving Simulators Outside of North America, B.H. Kantowitz The Future of Driving Simulation, P.A. Hancock and T.B. Sheridan Twelve Practical and Useful Questions about Driving Simulation, J.K. Caird and W.J. HorreyScenario Authoring, J.K. Kearney and T.Y. GrechkinPhysical Fidelity of Driving Simulators, J. Greenberg and M. BlommerSensory and Perceptual Factors in the Design of Driving Simulation Displays, G.J. AndersenPsychological Fidelity: Perception of Risk, T.A. RanneySurrogate Methods and Measures, L.S. AngellValidating Vehicle Models, C. SchwarzCross Platform Validation Issues, H. JamsonSimulator Validity: Behaviors Observed on the Simulator and on the Road, N. Mullen, J. Charlton, A. Devlin, and M. BédardSimulator and Scenario Factors Influencing Simulator Sickness, H.A. Stoner, D.L. Fisher, and M.A. MollenhauerIndependent Variables: The Role of Confounding and Effect Modification, G. McGwinExternal Distractions: The Effects of Video Billboards and Wind Farms on Driving Performance, S. Milloy and J. CairdMeasuring Physiology in Simulators, K. Brookhuis and R. deWaard Eye Behaviors: How Driving Simulators Can Expand Their Role in Science and Engineering, D. Fisher, A. Pollatsek, and W. Horrey Situation Awareness in Driving, L. GugertySimulator Data Reduction, M. Reyes and J. LeeAnalytical Tools, L. Boyle Statistical Concepts, J. Dawson The Qualitative Interview, J. Moeckli Understanding and Changing the Young Driver Problem: A Review of the Randomized Controlled Trials Conducted with Driving Simulation, M.C. Ouimet, C. Duffy, B. Simons-Morton, T. Brown, and D. FisherThe Older Driver (Training and assessment: Knowledge, skills, and attitudes), K. Ball and M. AckermanMethodological Challenges to Working with the Older Driver, L. Trick and J. CairdProfiles in Cell Phone-Induced Driver Distraction, D. Strayer, J. Cooper, and F. DrewsNight Driving, J. Woods and A. ChaparroDriving in States of Fatigue or Stress, G. Matthews, D. Saxby, G. Funke, A. Emo, and P. Desmond Driving Simulators as Training and Evaluation Tools: Novice Drivers, A. Pollatsek, W. Vlakveld, B. Kappé, A. Pradhan, and D. FisherThe Commercial Driver, M. Blanco, J. Hickman, and R. HanowskiDriving Rehabilitation as Delivered by Driving Simulation, H. Singh, B. Barbour, and D. CoxThe Importance of Proper Roadway Design in Virtual Environments, D. EvansThe Use of a High-Fidelity Real-Time Driving Simulators for Geometric Design, T. Granda, G. Davis, J. Molino, and V. InmanSignaling, D. Noyce, M. Knodler, and J. ChapmanDesign and Evaluation of Signs and Pavement Markings Using Driving Simulators, S. Chrysler and A. NelsonAdvanced Guide Signs and Behavioral Decision Theory, K. KatsikopoulosDriving Simulation Design and Evaluation of Highway-Railway Grade and Transit Crossings, J. Caird, A. Smiley, L. Fern, and J. RobinsonRoadway Visualization, M. Manore and Y. PapelisAdvanced Warning Technologies: Collision, Intersection Incursion, M. ManserAdaptive Behavior in the Simulator: Implications for Active Safety System Evaluation, J. Engström and M.L. AustCognitive Architectures for Modeling Driver Behavior, D. SalvucciCoupling Perception, Action, Intention and Value: A Control Theoretic Approach to Driving Performance, J. Flach, R. Jagacinski, and M.R.H. SmithAlcohol Research in Driving Simulators, J. Creaser, N. Ward, and M. RakauskasValidity of Three Experimental Performance Tests for Predicting Risk of Cannabis-Induced Road Crashes, J. Ramaekers, M.R. Moeller, E.L. Theunissen, and G. KauertMedical Disorders, M. RizzoPsychiatric Disorders and Driving Performance, H. MollerDriving in Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Stroke, E. Uc and M. RizzoDriving Simulation in Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, J. Tippin Traumatic Brain Injury: Tests in a Driving Simulator as Part of the Neuropsychological Assessment of Fitness to Drive, W. Brouwer, R. Busscher, R. Davidse, H. Pot, and P. van WolffelaarIndex