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18th annual conference on manual control.pdf - Acgsc.org

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performanceduring producti<strong>on</strong>runs was comparedfor the same types of runs<br />

employed during the transferof learning. It was found (table 4, with<br />

c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>equal to .../PRODUCTION)that although the two groups were<br />

similar with respect to their performancein the automobile,Group 2 which<br />

started trainingin the automobile,exhibiteda more sluggishresp<strong>on</strong>sein<br />

the simulatorthan did Group 1. This is evidencedby l<strong>on</strong>ger steering<br />

wheelrise, delay, peak, and damping times. Significantand substantial<br />

effects (table4, with c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>equal to .../TRANSFER)not disqualified<br />

by this anomalitystill indicatethat transferof learningdid occur.<br />

Group 2 had a 20% l<strong>on</strong>ger resp<strong>on</strong>setime and a 14% greater steeringwheel<br />

angle peak in the automobilefor the 52 metre preview case than did Group<br />

1 which had prior trainingin the simulator. Group 2 exhibiteda greater<br />

number of steeringwheel reversalsin the simulatorthan did Group 1 for<br />

both the 52 and 32 metre preview cases.<br />

AbsoluteSimilitude<br />

Comparingthe subjectsperformancein both the automobileand the<br />

simulatorfor all the producti<strong>on</strong>run experimentalcases yielded the<br />

followingresults (see table 5). With respect to vehiclemoti<strong>on</strong>, the<br />

simulator exhibiteda 20% greater maximum heading angle deviati<strong>on</strong> for all<br />

cases. The distanceover the center line was also greater for the<br />

simulatorin all but the right emergencymanoeuvres. The differencewas<br />

about 65 cm which representedquite a substantialdeviati<strong>on</strong> (65%) from the<br />

automobileequivalent. Steeringwheel activityshowed differencesas<br />

well. The number of reversalswas 30% greater for the simulator,but <strong>on</strong>ly<br />

for right manoeuvres. The rise, delay and peak times were all greater for<br />

the subjectsin the simulatorfor the 32 metre preview cases, althoughthe<br />

simple resp<strong>on</strong>setime, or time to react to the initialappearanceof the<br />

obstructingpole was not significantlydifferentbetween the automobile<br />

and simulator.<br />

RelativeSimilitude<br />

Table 6 lists the differencesin performancebetween the varying<br />

experimentalcases. The Designatedvs Fixed and Emergency vs Fixed<br />

comparis<strong>on</strong>sdo not includetime parameters(T RES...T DAMP) because in<br />

the fixed obstructi<strong>on</strong>case the pole is always down and doesn't have an<br />

associatedtrigger time thereby rending these parameter indeterminate.<br />

The Designatedvs Emergency and 52m vs 32m preview comparis<strong>on</strong>sdo include<br />

all the performanceparameters.<br />

The Designatedvs Fixed case exhibited a 30% greater path deviati<strong>on</strong>and<br />

a 26% greater heading angle deflecti<strong>on</strong>for the designatedobstaclecase.<br />

This differenceobserved for the automobilewas not present for the<br />

simulator. This same trend occured for the Emergency vs Fixed comparis<strong>on</strong><br />

in which the emergencyobstaclecase exhibiteda 30% greater path<br />

deviati<strong>on</strong> and a 20% greater heading angle deflecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Comparingthe designatedand emergencycases yielded <strong>on</strong>ly a single<br />

significantdifference. The resp<strong>on</strong>setime to the falling obstaclewas 35%<br />

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