The History of Research and Development of Driving Simulators in Japan

In Japan, it became necessary to address the issue of traffic accidents in the 1960s, when traffic accidents increased rapidly with the spread of motorization within the nation. The need for driving simulators as a tool to tackle the problem was recognized, and a government-led development effort be...

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Published inJournal of Mechanical Systems for Transportation and Logistics Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 159 - 169
Main Authors YOSHIMOTO, Kenichi, SUETOMI, Takamasa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2008
Subjects
Driving Simulator
Motion Cue
Traffic Safety Trainer
Visual Cue
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Summary:In Japan, it became necessary to address the issue of traffic accidents in the 1960s, when traffic accidents increased rapidly with the spread of motorization within the nation. The need for driving simulators as a tool to tackle the problem was recognized, and a government-led development effort began. Manufacturers followed with their own efforts to develop driving simulators to aid in research of steering and stability. We introduce the history of hardship from the times when the technologies for display and motion systems developed for flight simulators were not readily usable for driving simulators.
ISSN:1882-1782
1882-1782
DOI:10.1299/jmtl.1.159