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TRACTOR-TRAILER SIMULATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR CITY-DRIVING: SKILL BUILDING IN THE AREA OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS

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Date Issued:
2004
Abstract/Description:
A simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental group) is an inner-city training scenario without the presence of vehicular traffic; and the third scenario (test scenario) is an inner-city scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic. A subject matter expert, who is also a former driver and trainer, evaluated and scored all participants on four critical turns (2 left and 2 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the V-sim non-motion simulator from General Electric (GE). A 2 x 4 factorial analysis was utilized to examine conditional differences as well as gender differences. While there were no gender differences, the results for overall turns were significant, F(1, 16) = 7.14, p = .017, η² = 3.09. The mean for the control group was (M = 20.50, SD = 9.59) with the experimental group at, (M = 31.10, SD = 7.26).
Title: TRACTOR-TRAILER SIMULATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR CITY-DRIVING: SKILL BUILDING IN THE AREA OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS.
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Name(s): Whitmire, James D., II, Author
Kincaid, Peter, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2004
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: A simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental group) is an inner-city training scenario without the presence of vehicular traffic; and the third scenario (test scenario) is an inner-city scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic. A subject matter expert, who is also a former driver and trainer, evaluated and scored all participants on four critical turns (2 left and 2 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the V-sim non-motion simulator from General Electric (GE). A 2 x 4 factorial analysis was utilized to examine conditional differences as well as gender differences. While there were no gender differences, the results for overall turns were significant, F(1, 16) = 7.14, p = .017, η² = 3.09. The mean for the control group was (M = 20.50, SD = 9.59) with the experimental group at, (M = 31.10, SD = 7.26).
Identifier: CFE0000001 (IID), ucf:46131 (fedora)
Note(s): 2004-05-01
M.S.
College of Arts and Sciences, Other
Masters
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): Simulation
Scenario
Tractor-Trailer
Skill-building
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000001
Restrictions on Access: campus 2009-01-31
Host Institution: UCF

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