Behavior Analysis of Traffic Accidents with High Fidelity Driving Simulator

Abstract

Unskilled Driving is one of the reasons for traffic accidents. The accidents could be reduced if drivers' skills are tested accurately. In this research, XuanAi QJ4B high fidelity and immersive driving simulator was used as the experimental platform that included testing roads and controlling software. 10 roads based on real roads in China were prepared to be the test ones that including five types of sections: highway, city, country, Mountain and their mixed one. For each road, there were two driving conditions: driving without traffic, driving with heavy traffic and emergencies that probably caused accidents. The software could record the situation of the vehicle and driver such as the time of finishing task, times of out of road, times of collision and so on. 19 drivers participated in the test, and then evaluated driving skills by each other. Comparing the driving situation with or without traffic and analyzing the roads we found out that the time of finishing task and times of out of road were sensitive to distinguish the drivers. In addition, under the situation with heavy traffic, comparing the behavior of accident drivers and behavior of drivers without accidents, the result showed that city road, country road and mountain road were sensitive to distinguish the drivers.

Traffic and Driving Simulator Based on Architecture of Interactive Motion

“…A vast number of studies have illustrated the potential of driving simulators to analyze actual driver behavior for multiple purposes, such as traffic safety and information provision [ 1 – 5 ]. The history of driving simulators can be traced back to the 1920s, with research for various purposes [ 6 ].…”

“…Depending upon the nature of the experiment, a scenario can be designed using a single simulator or any instances of simulators. Some examples for which the proposed system can be used include the following: The evaluation of driver and pedestrian behavior for traffic safety projects including distracted driving and/or walking and driving and/or walking under the influence of alcohol or drugs [ 1 – 5 ]. The evaluation of multiple mechanisms or technologies designed to assist the driving task and to improve traffic safety.…”

“…The evaluation of driver and pedestrian behavior for traffic safety projects including distracted driving and/or walking and driving and/or walking under the influence of alcohol or drugs [ 1 – 5 ].…”