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Highly Dynamic Driving Simulator

Special Features

  • Integrating humans into the development process
  • Virtual test drives without a prototype
  • Evaluating new vehicle concepts risk-free
  • Realistically simulating extreme driving situations
  • Reliably creating reproducible test scenarios

Fields of application

  • Evaluation of driver assistance systems & automated driving
  • Analysis and collection of driver-related data (behavior, reaction, interaction)
  • User feedback and acceptance research on innovation, comfort, and ergonomics
  • Experiencing driving dynamics and validating driving functions in critical maneuvers
  • Driver training and instruction for novel vehicle concepts and critical driving situations

Optional measurement technology

  • Remote eye tracking system from Smarteye
  • Tobii Pro Glasses for eye tracking

Technical Data

  • unscaled motion simulation of highly dynamic driving manoeuvers
  • hexapod on y-table
  • acceleration: approx. 10 m/s²
  • speed: approx. 10 m/s
  • payload: about 2000 kg
  • operational: 2016
  • dome diameter: 7.0 m
  • maximum Mockup height: 1.90 m
  • Field of view: 360 ° x 45 °
  • Separate test participant rooms
  • Various interchangeable mock-ups

Photo gallery

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Contact

Dr.-Ing. Timo Woopen
Head of Vehicle Intelligence & Automated Driving
+49 241 80-23549
Email

Adresse

Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Deutschland

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
+49 241 80 25600

Address

Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika)
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
+49 241 80 25600

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