| October 2000
Binghamton University Uses Doron Driving Simulation System
for Half Million Dollar Research Project.
Binghamton, NY, October 2000
A Doron Driving Simulation System at Binghamton University’s Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science will soon provide researchers with data essential for writing mathematical models to predict a driver’s behavior under various road, traffic and workload conditions.
Testing will take place in Doron’s Advanced Mobile Operations Simulator™ (AMOS™) with a $512,000 project grant from the Office of Naval Research. Frank Cardullo, associate professor of mechanical engineering and Harold Lewis, associate professor of systems science and industrial engineering are the principal investigators for the grant.
This project, aimed at the upper end of the simulation scale where complex scenarios with complex interactions take place among many individuals, would benefit military individuals in training for command, control, and information processing operations, as well as for actual manual controls of systems.
"We’ll start with simple driving and navigational tasks, then we’ll make the navigation more and more complex so the driving becomes more and more cognitive." Cardullo said. "Our hope is to write mathematical models that will predict a driver’s behavior under various road, traffic and workload conditions."
Kenneth R. Kittinger, senior vice president of Doron Precision Systems, Inc. said, "Throughout Doron’s 27-year history, we have used research to advance the practical application of our driving simulation technology. It’s an intriguing opportunity to explore new applications for our latest technology, work with Binghamton University, and nationally recognized Professor Cardullo."
Originally, The AMOS was designed to train police officers, but while primarily for tactical training, it can be used in clusters so multiple drivers can interact. "We hope to use it for several pending research projects," Cardullo said. "For example, we hope to collaborate with human factors researcher in the Department of Psychology on how to measure the effects of cell phone use on driving performance. The simulator from Doron allows us to begin discussions on such possibilities."
About Doron - Doron Precision Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and services simulators for driver training and entertainment markets. Founded in 1973, Doron continues to be the leader in driving and entertainment simulation. Doron Precision Systems, Inc. has installed thousands of driver training and entertainment simulator systems throughout the world.
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