Driving and Bicycling Simulator

The Driving and Bicycling Simulator Laboratory was constructed in collaboration with Realtime Technologies, Inc. in 2010. Researchers affiliated with the laboratory are concerned with studying transportation operations and safety issues from a multi-modal perspective. Due to the complexity of transportation problems, research conducted in the laboratory is interdisciplinary and requires expertise in transportation engineering, human factors, cognitive psychology, medicine, and statistics, among others. The laboratory is an experimental tool, which can help uncover the explanatory mechanisms of transportation user behavior, leading to improvements in the operations and safety of transportation systems.

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Research

The improvement of transportation operations and safety are consistent themes relating much of the work currently taking place in the Driving and Bicycling Simulator Laboratory. This research focuses on interactions between the built environment, system users, and vehicles. The following abbreviated list describes threads of research that are currently being pursued using the Driving and Bicycling Simulator Laboratory.

Signalized Intersections

  • Signal phasing and timing alternatives to promote safety
  • Mixed mode crash causality
  • Advanced detection technology and predictive algorithms

Commercial Motor Vehicles

  • Evaluation of roundabout metering
  • Critical gap acceptance at roundabouts
  • Configuration of commercial vehicle loading zones

Traffic Control Devices

  • Pavement marking alternatives for bicycle lanes
  • Signal Indication displays for permitted left and right turns
  • Shoulder and centerline rumble strip configurations

Connected and Automated Vehicles

  • Multisensory External Human Machine Interfaces
  • Accessibility of highly automated vehicle systems
  • Connected bicycle interfaces and infrastructure solutions

Bicyclists and Pedestrians

  • Situational awareness of drivers in crash likely scenarios
  • Visual attention of bicyclists in a variety of scenarios
  • Response to nearside bicycle signal countdown timers

Roadway Design

  • Evaluation of roadway design alternatives
  • Alternative configurations of the inscribed circle
  • Cross sectional design of arterial high-speed roadways

Location

3550 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ 97331