Experimental study of steer-by-wire ratios and response curves in a simulated high speed vehicle

Date
2013-01-29
Authors
Marks, S
Wellington, R
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Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Abstract

In this poster, we outline a research study of the steering system for a potential land speed record vehicle. We built a cockpit enclosure to simulate the interior space and employed a game engine to create a suitable virtual simulation and appropriate physical behaviour of the vehicle to give a realistic experience that has a suitable level of di fficulty to represent the challenge of such a task. With this setup, we conducted experiments on diff erent linear and nonlinear steering response curves to find the most suitable steering configuration. The results suggest that linear steering curves with a high steering ratio are better suited than non-linear curves, regardless of their gradient.

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Yoke , Steering , High cognitive load
Source
14th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2013), Adelaide, Australia. 2013-01-29 to 2013-02-01.
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Copyright © 2013, Australian Computer Society, Inc. This paper appeared at the 14th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2013), Adelaide, Australia. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), Vol. 139, Ross T. Smith and Burkhard Wuensche, Eds. Reproduction for academic, not-for-profit purposes permitted provided this text is included.