This project investigated and developed methods and technologies to allow experimenters to conduct and monitor data collection from a remote location. The technologies developed consist of a desktop application that allows researchers to view the vehicle cabin and various vehicle parameters (like speed, acceleration, etc.) in real time. Physically removing researchers from the vehicle during experiments can increase realism and offer naturalistic observations in traditional, experimenter-conducted studies. The remote experimentation methods and technologies developed can be particularly helpful for studying automated driving by creating a more natural environment while still maintaining oversight and control of the experiment.

The total size of the zip file is 253.9 MB. The data uploaded consists of a set of NodeJS and Python tools to simulate and visualize vehicle state (as if from a remotely monitored vehicle), for the purpose of monitoring a vehicle during experiments where it is required. This software could be used to visualize real (i.e., not simulated) remote vehicle data. File extension .json is associated to JavaScript Object Notation file format, a lightweight, text-based, language-independent data interchange format. JSON defines a small set of formatting rules for the portable representation of structured data. It is used by various applications as alternative option to XML file format. The data in a json file are stored in simple text file format and the content is viewable in any simple text editor (for more information on .json files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/json-file-extension). The file extension .js is generally mainly related to JavaScript scripting language and used for files that contain JavaScript language source code (for more information on .js files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/js-file-extension). The file extension .md is among others related to texts and source codes in Markdown markup language. Markdown is a lightweight markup language, to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML) (for more information on .md files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/md-file-extension). The .py file extension is commonly used for files containing source code written in Python programming language. Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development (for more information on .py files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/py-file-extension). Cascading Style Sheets format is a file format used to format the look of html web pages. The files help keep the look of a webpage or webpages uniform (for more information on .css files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/css-file-extension). The .html file extension is mainly related to the Hypertext Markup Language that provides means to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists, links, quotes and other items. It is the main language for writing web pages. HTML formats texts, tables, images, and other content that will be displayed on the page that can be viewed using any web browser (for more information on .html files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/html-file-extension). The file extension .log is frequently used for .log files. Such files are usually in plain text file format and are used by many programs. A log generally contains a record of which program processes were requested at which times. It is a good bit of information for users and programmers or administrators (for more information on .log files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/log-file-extension). CMD files are command files that can be used by a variety of software (for more information on .cmd files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/cmd-file-extension). A .ts file is a Typescript file is an addition to JavaScript that adds static typing. TypeScript code converts to JavaScript, which runs anywhere JavaScript runs (for more information on .ts files and software, please visit https://www.typescriptlang.org/). The .xlsx and .xls file types are Microsoft Excel files, which can be opened with Excel, and other free available spreadsheet software, such as OpenRefine. The .txt file type is a common text file, which can be opened with a basic text editor. The most common software used to open .txt files are Microsoft Windows Notepad, Sublime Text, Atom, and TextEdit (for more information on .txt files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/txt-file-extension).