Evaluation of Functional Parameters of Vehicle Simulators

Abstract

Abstract-The authors presented in the paper method of evaluation of operational performance of vehicle simulators. Numbers of simulation solutions are created in conjunction with various requirements for the quality of simulation, which make the audience difficult to define requirements and the authors do not always reach desired effects due to budget constraints. The paper presents the idea for the evaluations of the functional parameters of vehicle simulators. It contains essential information both for creators and consumers of such solutions. Authors present also a comparative study aimed at answering the question about quality of projection systems designed for vehicle simulators. They decided to make an attempt to give the preliminary answer to a question on which studied projection systems causes lesser degree of symptoms of simulator sickness during training. For the purposes of examinations two test platforms were prepared. One was equipped with a screen with a cylindrical projection system, the second with "on screen" projection system. This paper presents the results of comparative tests carried in consortium by Police Academy in Szczytno, Poland, as a part of scientific project "Building simulator of driving privileged vehicles in typical and extreme situations".