Snow rendering for interactive snowplow simulation : supporting safety in snowplow design.

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• Creators:
  Willemsen, Peter
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota, Duluth. Department of Computer Science
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of Minnesota. Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Snowplows
  • Visual perception
  • Rear end collisions
  • Human factors
  • Driving simulators
  • Traffic safety
  • Virtual reality
  • Visualization
  • Warning systems
  • Snowplows
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  CTS 11-04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Minnesota. Center for Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  During a snowfall, following a snowplow can be extremely dangerous. This danger comes from the human visual ; system’s inability to accurately perceive the speed and motion of the snowplow, often resulting in rear-end ; collisions. For this project, the researchers' goal is to use their understanding of how the human visual system ; processes optical motion under the conditions created by blowing snow to create a simulation framework that could ; be used to test emergency lighting configurations that reduce rear-end collisions with snowplows. Reaction times ; for detecting the motion of the snowplow will be measured empirically for a variety of color set-ups on a simulated ; snowplow that slows down while driving on a virtual road with curves and hills. The simulated driving ; environment will utilize a head-mounted, virtual reality display to render an improved snow cloud model behind ; the snowplow. This driving simulator environment will serve as the basis for testing the effects of color and ; lighting alternatives on snowplows. The results of this work will move the researchers closer to determining ; optimal color and lighting configurations on actual snowplows.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  CTS Project #2008014
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25796/dot_25796_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 983.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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