Relationships between driving simulator performance and driving test results

This article is considered relevant because: 1) car driving is an everyday and safety-critical task; 2) simulators are used to an increasing extent for driver training (related topics: training, virtual reality, human-machine interaction); 3) the article addresses relationships between performance in the simulator and driving test results--a relevant topic for those involved in driver training and the virtual reality industries; 4) this article provides new insights about individual differences in young drivers' behaviour. Simulators are being used to an increasing extent for driver training, allowing for the possibility of collecting objective data on driver proficiency under standardised conditions. However, relatively little is known about how learner drivers' simulator measures relate to on-road driving. This study proposes a theoretical framework that quantifies driver proficiency in terms of speed of task execution, violations and errors. This study investigated the relationships between these three measures of learner drivers' (n=804) proficiency during initial simulation-based training and the result of the driving test on the road, occurring an average of 6 months later. A higher chance of passing the driving test the first time was associated with making fewer steering errors on the simulator and could be predicted in regression analysis with a correlation of 0.18. Additionally, in accordance with the theoretical framework, a shorter duration of on-road training corresponded with faster task execution, fewer violations and fewer steering errors (predictive correlation 0.45). It is recommended that researchers conduct more large-scale studies into the reliability and validity of simulator measures and on-road driving tests.     

基于Python的实时嵌入式软件测试脚本

基于Python语言设计一种实时测试脚本,开发扩展模块,实现测试脚本与嵌入式软件仿真测试环境（ESSTE）的接口。该测试脚本使用简便,实时性高、描述能力强、具有良好的可复用性,目前已成功应用到ESSTE中。对多个实时嵌入式软件进行测试,结果验证了该测试脚本的正确性和实时性。     

基于OSEK标准任务调度算法的改进

基于OSEK标准的嵌入式操作系统在实时性和可靠性等方面有很高的要求,任务调度算法的好坏以及执行效率直接关系到操作系统的可靠性和实时性。通过分析OSEK标准的任务调度机制,针对其调度机制中优先级较低的任务长期不能执行等问题,提出一种补偿调度算法,在设定时间内对较低优先级任务进行补偿调度。实验验证该方法可行。     

基于脉搏IMF时频特征和SVDD的驾驶员疲劳检测

针对传统时频特征难以很好地描述脉搏这类非平稳信号与驾驶员疲劳脉搏样本相对较少的问题,提出一种基于脉搏信号本征模函数(IMF)时频特征和支持向量数据描述(SVDD)的驾驶员疲劳检测方法。该方法充分利用了IMF适合表征非平稳信号和SVDD擅长处理不平衡样本分类问题的优势。首先,将脉搏信号进行经验模态分解;然后,提取各IMF时频特征:归一化能量、最大瞬时频率和瞬时幅值平均值;最后,用SVDD分类器对驾驶员疲劳状况做出判别并给出疲劳等级。对比实验表明,该方法能有效检测出驾驶员的疲劳状况。     

RFID室内实时定位系统的数据滤波方法

在射频识别室内实时定位应用中,由于场景的复杂性和定位系统的精度有限,定位系统报告的物品的连续两个位置可能出现在不同的区域内,物品的运动轨迹可能出现穿过墙壁等异常。为此,提出了一种避免这种异常的室内定位系统的数据滤波方法。首先,将场景离散化为一幅“灰度图像”,图像像素表示场景中的点,图像像素的灰度表示不同的区域/房间、墙壁或房门;在定位过程中,将物品的连续两个场景坐标分别映射到两个图像像素,利用连接这两个像素的线段上的像素的“灰度”来判断是否出现穿墙等异常,并修正物品当前在图像上的位置;最后,将图像中的位置映射回场景坐标。实验表明,所提方法快速且高效,能有效避免物品运动轨迹中的异常。     

Hold, grasp, clutch or grab: consumer grip choices during food container opening

Society is ageing and sadly that ageing leads to a host of issues, not least a society in which the majority are likely to have some loss of strength and dexterity. This can lead to complications in undertaking everyday tasks such as using transport, bathing or even handling and opening food.Packaging has to provide a multitude of services; to protect and preserve the product, to provide information to the consumer and not least to allow access to the contents. This access to packaging - or ‘openability’ - has become a significant issue for designers and manufacturers with the change in demographics as described above. Understanding the choices consumers make in how they manipulate packaging can help designers produce packaging that is more able to meet the requirements of modern society. Studies previously undertaken by the authors showed that consumers did use different grips when opening packaging and that certain grips were theoretically more comfortable and stronger than others. This paper outlines a further study whereby consumers were asked to apply the most common grips to a specially designed torque measuring device.Details were taken about the consumers: age, gender, occupation, hand size, plus their preferred grip choice for packaging of this type. The study showed that typically women chose a grip that maximised their opportunity of opening the closure and that this grip choice was more limited than that available for men. This has implications for inclusive design of many everyday products.     

Variability and misclassification of worker estimated hand force

Ergonomic studies often use worker estimated hand force reproduced on a dynamometer to quantify force exposures but this method has not been well-studied in real work settings. This study evaluated the validity of worker estimates of hand force in a field study and determined the misclassification of worker estimated hand force exposures compared to directly measured forces. Eight experienced sheet metal assemblers completed ¼-inch diameter fastener installations using 6 different pneumatic tools. Grip forces were recorded by a pressure mat and were compared to worker estimated forces demonstrated on a dynamometer. Directly measured and worker estimated readings showed moderate correlations (0.53–0.67) for four installation tools and fair to moderate for two tools. The coefficient for variation of force estimates was 65% within repeated subject trials and 78% between averaged subject trials but 69% between subject trials during actual tool installations. Misclassification of worker estimated exposures varied by two cut-points: 29% using 4.0 kg and 49% using 6.0 kg. The force match procedure may provide adequate differentiation of high and low exposures in some settings, but is likely to result in substantial misclassification in other settings.