A simulation sickness study on a driving simulator equipped with a vibration platform

Autor: Florent Colombet, Guillaume Lucas, Andras Kemeny, Damien Paillot
Přispěvatelé: Technocentre Renault [Guyancourt], RENAULT, Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Physiques et Numériques (LISPEN), Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies, HESAM Université (HESAM)-HESAM Université (HESAM), AVSimulation (AVSimulation)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Elsevier, 2020, 68, pp.15-22
ISSN: 1369-8478
Popis: International audience; Simulator sickness is a well-known side effect of driving simulation which may reduce the passenger well-being and performance due to its various symptoms, from pallor to vomiting. Numerous reducing countermeasures have been previously tested; however, they often have undesirable side effects. The present study investigated the possible effect of seat vibrations on simulator sickness. Three configurations were tested: no vibrations, realistic ones and some that might affect the proprioception. Twenty-nine participants were exposed to the three configurations on a four-minute long automated driving in a simulator equipped with a vibration platform. Simulator sickness was estimated thanks to the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) and to a postural instability measure. Results showed that vibrations help to reduce the sickness. Our findings demonstrate that some specific vibration configurations may have a positive impact on the sickness, thus confirming the usefulness of devices reproducing the road vibrations in addition to creating more immersion for the driver.
Databáze: OpenAIRE