miniSim Year in Review

from 2022 - NADS Annual Report

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YEAR IN REVIEW

FY22 resulted in a number of system upgrades and custom development for the miniSim team:

• A new feature called “Review” was added to the standard release, so users can review any drive on the main displays.

• Engineering students designed a new steering system for the Simplified Cab. This can be configured for either an aftermarket wheel or an OEM wheel with turn signal and wiper stalks.

• The team integrated another OEM driver monitoring system for use in driver impairment research.

• Three new custom scenarios for testing driver impairment were developed for a NHTSA-sponsored study in three languages: English, Spanish, and French.

• A new computer rack was designed to reduce cost and shipping expense.

ANATOMY OF A BUILD

**Recent University of Iowa engineering graduate Aidan Keen installs the motion base system at the University of Toronto.**

FY22 miniSim partners

New systems or upgrades: • Cognitive Research Corporation • Leidos, Inc. • University of Toronto • University of Kansas • San Jose State University • Westat, Inc. • Transport Canada • University of Hartford • University of Windsor

University of Toronto upgrade

The University of Toronto’s miniSim was originally delivered in 2013 to the Human Factors and Applied Statistics Lab in the Department of Industrial Engineering. It was upgraded on site in May 2022 with new PCs, steering system, dashboard, four-channel video recording, cameras, and a motion system with three degrees of freedom. Here are some photos of that upgrade process.