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Driving Simulator – A study tool

A driving simulator was developed using Unity 3D to conduct studies on the driver behaviour, cognitive load, collaborative alert and study of VMS.

Figure 12: Driving Simulator – Desktop version

Figure 13: Driving Simulator – CAVE version

Collaborative Alert Study

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of declaring alerts using 2 different interfaces on the ease of use while driving and its impact on driver attention. The evaluation was carried out using eye-tracker and questionnaires. The results from this study will be published at a later date.

VMS vs. In-vehicle Display

A study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using in-vehicle displays to replace and/or complement Variable Message Signs (VMS). The evaluation was carried out using eye-tracker and questionnaires. The results from this study will be published at a later date.

In-vehicle Search Interface which driving

Finally a study was also conducted to investigate the level of distraction introduced by the use of a search interface on touch screen while driving. The evaluation was carried out using eye-tracker and questionnaires. The results from this study will be published at a later date.

Figure 14: Using a touch screen while driving

Figure 15:  Analysis of eye-gaze using eye-tracking

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