Tools

Two tools are listed here: the driving simulator and car following analyses software

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Driving Simulator

 

Our two Driving Simulators run on software developed by StSoftware. There is a third simulator at the University Hospital (UMCG).

 

Car Following Analysis

 

You can download software to perform CarFollowing analyses here. This software calculates coherence, modulus, and delay (phase shift) between the speed signals of a lead and following car.

• Download executable [ZIP] (1.5 MB, requires Matlab runtime to be installed, link for that will follow [158 MB!!]).

• Download Matlab source code  [ZIP](If you make any changes that might be useful for others please communicate these with Dr Mark Span: m.m.span@rug.nl )

• Download example carfollowing file

• Download another example

For any questions regarding the use of the program please contact Dick de Waard (d.de.waard@rug.nl) For feedback on programming issues please contact Mark Span (m.m.span@rug.nl)

We would appreciate it if you informed us on your work using this program. If you contact Mark Span you will be informed on updates (and the helpfile / manual when ready)

This technique is described in Brookhuis, K.A., De Waard, D., & Mulder, L.J.M. (1994). Measuring driving performance by car-following in traffic. Ergonomics, 37, 427-434. and De Waard, D., & Brookhuis, K.A. (2000). Drug effects on driving performance, letter to the editor. Annals of Internal Medicine, 133, p. 656 .