An algorithm for combining autonomous vehicles and controlled events in driving simulator experiments

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1185-1201

  Olstam, Johan ^a,b   Espié, Stéphane ^c   Måardh, Selina ^a   Jansson, Jonas ^a   Lundgren, Jan ^b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Institut National de REcherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité   (France)

Author keywords

Driving simulators; Experimental design; Microscopic simulation; Surrounding vehicles; Traffic simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DRIVING SIMULATOR; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION; NATIONAL ROADS; REALISTIC SIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TRAFFIC SIMULATIONS; TRAFFIC SITUATIONS; TRANSPORT RESEARCH;

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; TESTING METHOD; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

EID: 80052709596     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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