Manual for light vehicle simulators
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1. 7 3 Off No diagram is shown during the ride In the replay the Safety diagram is shown There may also be a Driving time setting in the Options menu Then the ride is limited by the shorter time T Foerst GmbH gt H Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Drivin Q S Im U ators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfcerst de Rev 2011 05 19 Driving School The driving school program is the main driving program for all driving school oriented prac tice It contains a number of exercises called scenarios grouped together in a number of training blocks Each of these blocks is a set of scenarios useful for a certain level of experi ence of the student The program also implements a front end for the driver identification The driver s name is used to mark both log files on the simulator s hard disk and printed fault lists Printing fault lists can be activated in the Options menu In the manual operation mode the driving teacher uses the menu to select scenarios suit able for the current student s experience level Thus the training can be suited precisely to the experience level and capabilities of each individual student The teacher must first be come very well acquainted with all available scenarios of the driving school program Only then he can judge their suitability for a particular student 2 In ad2. Motorsports offers the following choices Choice of course Number of laps Various sight and road surface conditions Tyres Motor power Kind of drive Vehicle weight Type of diagram Diagram display time pe oe a ee Besides these choices Motorsports may also be influenced by other options For in stance the gear shift may be changed Please have a look at the Options menu 1 Choice of Course With this feature you can choose the world in which you want to drive The following courses are available e Racetrack e Closed rural road 1 1 Racetrack This formula 1 race course features narrow curves Le l rises and falls Going fast on this course is quite de Mae manding 1 2 Closed Rural Road Here you drive on a rural road without intervening traffic The course is much easier to handle and higher speeds can be reached 2 Choice of laps Both available courses close to a round You can choose how often this round is to be driven The available choices are e lap e 3laps e 5laps 3 Choice of the weather Via the computer menu the following sight and road surface conditions can be selected This allows to make driving harder due to reduced sight and or reduced road friction The available choices are e Nice weather Fog Rain Night Twilight 3 1 Nice weather The light and sight conditions are optimal The road surface is dry and gives a firm hold 3 2 Fog The sight
3. 2 5 4 Motorway The driver trains merging into motorway traffic leaving the motorway overtaking keeping distance and choice of speed and lane 4 difficulty levels 2 5 5 Mountain The driver trains driving in the mountains In particular he is confronted with serpentines and tunnels 2 difficulty levels 2 6 Weather and Darkness 2 6 1 Driving in Fog The drive starts at good sight Suddenly a fog bank emerges which requires an adapted speed Various dan gerous situations occur which at not adapted driving style almost unavoidably lead to an accident 3 difficulty levels 2 6 2 Driving in Rain The drive is absolved in dense rain The driver hast o cope with bad friction aquaplaning and bad sight conditions 3 difficulty levels 2 6 3 Driving in Snow The road is covered with snow and the friction is extremely bad The driver has to adapt his driving style to these con ditions 3 difficulty levels 2 6 4 Driving at Night The driver is confronted with the bad sight conditions at night time He must correctly switch between high beam and low beam light 2 difficulty levels Research Development Production FOERST Driving Simulators e Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Internet www drfoerst de 19 11 2007 Data Logfiles During each ride the most important driving data is collected At
4. Name This allows the input of the full user s name 3 3 Gender This allows the input of the user s gender mainly for salutation purposes Please use ab breviations m male and w female 3 4 Date of Birth Allows to input the user s date of birth 3 5 Comment 1 A line of free text for the use of e g the driving school 3 6 Comment 2 Another line of free text 3 Load Data Activating this line using the Mode button causes the driver data identified by the cur rently entered driver Id to be loaded Both success and failure of the load process are ac knowledged by a corresponding audio signal 3 8 Save Data Activating this line using the Mode button causes the currently entered user data to be saved under the given driver Id A successful Save process is acoustically acknowledged 4 Replay The replay menu allows to play back a replay of the BE Driving Simulator F12P i last 10 rides A replay is a recording of the ride which m 5 e can be played back either from the driver s perspective or as seen from outside the vehicle Optionally you can display additional diagrams showing various physical data items as they vary over time e g position of the brake pedal 4 1 Show Replay Activating this entry with the Mode button starts the replay selected below with display of the selected additional data items 4 2 Display Data Here you can select the addit
5. bicycles and special vehicles which obey the traffic rules keep distance to the forgoing vehicles obey the speed limits stop in front of a red traffic light and in front of crossing traffic accelerate and decelerate in a natural way and may be overtaken The approaching cars stop and make a jam when you are on the left side of the road The adjustment in this menu line defines only the quantity of the approach ing vehicles 4 1 Normal traffic There is a normal quantity of vehicles in the virtual world 4 2 Few traffic The quantity of vehicles in the world is half as much 4 3 No traffic No vehicles are generated The driver is alone on the course 5 Choice of ABS brake Using this option the anti lock braking system can be activated or turned off The avail able choices are e Activated e Not activated 6 Choice of Driving Time Use this option to limit the driving time of the scenario The available choices are Unlimited 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 7 Choice of Diagram Type As an overlay to the simulation screen additional diagrams for ride analysis can be shown 7 1 Safety This diagram shows several vehicle parameters plot ted over time Examples are pedal positions engine revolutions choice of gear and steering angle 7 2 Eco In addition to several vehicle parameters influencing fuel consumption a shell diagram showing the current specific fuel consumption is displayed
6. vice or Driver s Data in the second menu line While driving programs are described in corresponding chapters this document focuses on the non drive menus below the last one is not a menu but rather an operation mode Options Service Driver s Data Replay Replay Playback GE al eee Ee This may seem obvious but you can start a ride while the corresponding menu page is not visible e g in the diagnosis page 1 Options The options menu allows the adjustment of global pa TJFOERST rameters which influence all driving programs In addi L Driving Simulator F12P tion to the options described here the menu for your simulator could contain configuration entries for special hardware used in your simulator Some options de scribed here may be missing if they are not applicable to your simulator or are configured not be changeable 1 1 Gearshift Options This line allows switching the type of gear shift box Usually you can select between Automatic gearshift and Manual gearshift Depending on the software version you might find different and or additional options special to your simulator hardware or alterna tive usage modes e g handicapped accessibility 1 2 Driveaway Assistance The driveaway assistance makes it easier to start the car by making it harder to stall the engine You can choose between standard strong off and medium 1 3 Printout after ride
7. also be activated at any time P using the pc keyboard and the key combination lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt You can also start a ride although you cannot see the Weg settings for the newly started ride while the diagnosis gen is active Turn the ignition key to start the ride selected in last shown driving program menu Before the ride the diagnosis display can be switched off using either Line or Mode which returns you to the main menu The values in the diagnosis display are structured as follows Raw analogue inputs Processed analogue Inputs Active digital inputs Active digital outputs 29708 a Raw Analogue Inputs These values are input measurements from the hardware installed in your simulator The values are interpreted by the software and then used as input values for the simulation The actual values may be different from simulator to simulator but you may be asked for them by a service technician b Processed Analogue Inputs The above described raw analogue inputs are processed to yield the simulation input val ues This translation may need to be changed if the simulator is moved or in reaction to larger environmental changes This is done in the Calibration process see section 2 2 We now assume a Calibration has already been performed Then the processed values vary from 0 to 100 per cent The first step for error diagnosis is to observe these values and compare them to actual hardware input Accel
8. less severe violations of traffic rules by other road users For the pur pose of alcohol prevention this may call for some explanation by the supervisor Oth erwise the driver might blame an accident to malicious behaviour of others instead of his own alcoholisation In addition further dangerous events can be created using a numeric keypad Please note that excessive use of such events can disturb a scenario s flow and make it be have strangely at later times Before using the numeric keypad for event insertion this feature must be enabled in the F12 software configuration e Alcohol simulation mode o On o Off o Comparison If you choose the mode Comparison the alcohol simulation is only activated after a sober adaption phase If alcohol simulation is turned on a graphical alcohol effect and a time delay are acti vated The strength of these effects depends on the chosen blood alcohol content BAC see below The steering delay in particular will make a sober driver drive a zig According to Winninghoff Schmedding und Schimmelpfenning Die Reaktionszeitverlangerung bei Dunkelheit unter Alkohol und Blendungseinfldssen Ergebnisse aus Laborversuchen Verkehrsunfall und Fahrzeugtech nik 2001 the minimal reaction time is not enlarged by the influence of alcohol but the statistic spread is in cuding a shift of the distribution centre towards longer reaction times In other words the probability of not re acting w
9. the car is switched to automatic gearshift A red ball marks the correct viewing distance The difficulty levels differ in the width of the driving lane 2 difficulty levels 2 2 5 Parking a Car The trainee is made acquainted with the steps involved in correctly parking a car 2 3 Intermediate Training 2 3 1 Stop and Go The driver is caught up in a traffic jam and must repeatedly brake and accelerate In higher difficulty levels he has to also deal with down and uphill slope 3 difficulty levels 2 3 2 Braking The student is confronted with several sudden situations He should quickly react and perform a full braking The reaction time is measured as well as the braking and stop ping distance 3 difficulty levels 2 3 3 Straits It is not always possible to keep to one s own driving lane The student trains the correct behaviour in narrowed traffic situations 3 difficulty levels 2 3 4 Engine Problems During a rather uneventful ride on a country road the oil lamp flashes as a sign that engine problems are on their way The driver should remark this and stop the car be fore the car is severely damaged 2 4 Complex Training 2 4 1 Following Situation The driver trains to keep the right distance to the car in front The variants differ concerning the traffic situation and the driving style of the man in front 3 difficulty levels 2 4 2 Overtaking The student trains how to overt
10. the end of the ride this data is stored in a data log file The data collection is usually done with the maximum time resolution which is equal to the simulation frame rate The file name starts with Logfile and continues with the date and time of its creation The data is formatted as a CSV file Comma Separated Value This kind of file is human readable ASCII text which can be opened with almost any text editor e g Windows Notepad and can easily be imported into spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel specify tabulator as item separator and comma as decimal separator In detail the following data items are stored CSV data Time X pos Y pos Z pos road richt rdist rspur raloha Dist Speed Brk Acc Clutch Gear RPM HWay DLeft DRight Wheel THead TTL TTC AccLat AccLon EvVis EvDist Erri No Err1 Val Err2No Err2Val Err3No Err3Val current real time in milliseconds since start of the drive x position of the vehicle in m y position of the vehicle in m Z position of the vehicle in m road number of the vehicle in int direction of the vehicle on the road in BOOL 0 1 distance of the vehicle from the beginning of the drive in m track of the vehicle from the middle of the road in m direction of the vehicle compared to the road direction in degrees driven course in meters since begin of the drive actual speed in km h brake pedal position in percent gas pedal position in percent clut
11. to the system If you plan to only use the manual operation mode the identification of the driver is not obligatory It is only needed if you want to later relate log files to drivers or if you want to create personalized print outs lf you want to use the automatic operation mode you must enter a driver identification be cause it is used to store and reload the student s experience level between driving lessons We recommend to always add user information to the system for new students Thereby typing errors in the driver identification immediately become obvious because the corre sponding proper name is not shown 2 Scenarios This section gives short descriptions of the implemented scenarios The descriptions focus on educational goals The details of the scenario implementations depend on the difficulty level and the country version Some scenarios may be missing on your simulator if your simulator lacks the necessary operational elements to properly execute them 2 1 Curricula This training block contains one or more special scenarios for the Curriculum operation mode 4 In the standard configuration the block contains one curriculum Over the course of several training sessions this curriculum leads the student through almost all single scenarios If too many driving faults are made a scenario is automatically scheduled for later repetition The program stores the students progress and automatically assign
12. took too much distance for the trip You did a forbidden task during driving You ignored right of way and endangered other roadusers Direction forbidden Direction forbidden in one way street You reached your Destination scenario finished Speed value is speed in km h Recommended speed exceeded Backwards driving prohibited RPM too low clutch not used Manipulated by runtime command the scenario was influenced exter nally End of ride Event started Event finished Engine overheated Reaction measurement failed Door not closed while driving Passenger not picked up Gap to the roadside too wide while boarding Foerst GmbH gt H Industriegelande 5 l D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 E Driving Simulators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de 09 07 2009 Driving Simulator F12 Software Update Procedure To install a software update please follow these steps 1 6 Start up the simulator and wait until the start up procedure has completed Please take the keyboard and the mouse connected to the simulation pc and sit down in front of the monitor s or projection screen s Now exit the simulation program Use the control unit enter the Service menu and select Finish without Shutdown Please wait until the Windows desktop is visible on all screens Exit the Virtpanel program dashboard To this en
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14. Foerst GmbH gt H i Industriegel nde 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 49 2262 72970 0 Drivi no Si mu ators Fax 49 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de Date 13 February 2013 F12 Simulation Software for Passenger Car Driving Simulators User s Manual Software F12 Version 5 2 Contents Using the Menu of Passenger Car Simulators F12P Eco Driving Road Safety Motorsports Fitness to Drive Free Driving Driving School Data Logfiles software Update Procedure SOO Sie ee Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Telefon 49 2262 72970 0 Telefax 49 2262 72970 12 Email Info DrFoerst de Internet http www DrFoerst de 1976 2013 Foerst GmbH All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose with out express written permission of Foerst GmbH Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 49 2261 72970 0 D rivi no Si mu lato rS Fax 49 2261 72970 12 4 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de Rev 13 02 2013 Using the Menu of Passenger Car Simulators F12P The
15. If you drive faster than 80 kilometres per hour the aquaplaning effect sets in This is simulated by a splash water noise and a forward swimming of the car so that in most cases an accident is unavoidable Furthermore weak fric tion of the tires on the wet road is simulated This shows up at excessive centrifugal acceleration as well as at hard braking 3 4 Snow The landscape shows winter colours Mountains C fields and trees are snowy white The traction of the e wheels is reduced At accelerating they may slip At 2 higher speed the car starts sliding At blocking wheels E Se 3e the vehicle s steering is not under control All other cars drive with reduced speed The program educates to very careful driving style with soft accelerating and braking and correct choice of gear 3 5 Night You have to switch on the light and may drive with dimmed light or high beam The headlights throw natural soft light cones onto the road and objects Traffic lignts house windows rear lights and head lights of other cars are illuminated The friction of the road surface is the same as the one at nice weather 3 6 Twilight The sun is hanging low at the horizon The scene is darker than at nice weather The road surface corresponds to the surface at nice weather 4 Choice of Traffic Density The traffic comprises about 30 traffic users with artificial intelligence including passen ger cars trucks pedestrians
16. The course begins with 2 km of curvy highway and 600 m city drive Inside the city and at its end there are traffic lights The course closes along a curvy highway The road leads along a lake with sailboats through landscapes with forest and green The round may be driven as often as you want 1 2 Rural Road 2 A rural road with city transit It largely differs from Ru ral Road IT concerning houses trees and other vir tual objects The road is much wider It begins at flat curvy land road leads then in curves downhill and uphill again through a city with a choice to turn and drive via another street back to the entrance of the city Is the choice straight ahead the road leads via a bridge and aside a lake on a beautiful curvy country road 1 3 Suburban Area A small city with many junctions one way streets stop signs and a roundabout This course is well suited for exercises concerning right of way rules 1 4 Urban Area 1 This map features traffic with two lanes per direction in urban surroundings It contains several traffic light controlled junctions and a roundabout 1 5 Urban Area 2 Here you find urban roads with a high density of junc tions Some roads have one others two lanes per direction 1 6 Motorway The mildly curved motorway runs through woody landscape There is typical traffic with passenger cars and trucks barriers and the opposite roadway The most important tasks are the corre
17. The scenarios can generate a printed evaluation which contains a list of the driving faults made during the ride as well as the driver s personal data if entered using the correspond ing menu You can choose between on and off 1 4 Report printout some scenarios can create special reports which can be printed You can choose be tween on and off 1 5 Voice Output With this option you can choose which text should be spoken With the option standard all instructions are spoken with the option nav system only only the instructions of the route guidance system are spoken For the latter to work a printer must be connected to the system and be configured as Windows standard printer Attention Installing some printers may lead to subsequent performance problems of the simulator due to driver issues Such issues are not covered by the warranty 2 Service The service menu offers some service functions as well rgroerst D D D D D Sura as a diagnosis display The latter is used by service Driving Simulator F12P technicians in order to quickly solve issues with your an simulator in case they arise 2 1 Diagnosis The diagnosis display allows an assessment of the in terface hardware as well as the connected sensors and IER SE switches Thus it is a valuable tool if something should TT Dialtal ttt mere gear R not function as expected Sele co EE Belt The diagnosis display can
18. ake slower vehicles The difficulty levels differ in road shape and traffic density 3 difficulty levels 2 4 3 Traffic Rules The objective of this scenario is adherence to various traf fic rules speed limits right of way regulating signs 3 difficulty levels 2 4 4 Other Road Users Others do not always adhere to traffic rules The student is confronted with several variants of such misconduct 2 4 5 Gap Acceptance In heavy traffic and various turning situations the driver has to wait for an adequate gap in order to merge into the running traffic He should neither endanger other traffic participants nor impede following traffic by waiting for an unnecessarily long time 3 difficulty levels 2 4 6 Economic Driving The goal of this scenario is to drive as fuel conserving as possible 3 difficulty levels 2 4 7 Lane Changing In various situations the driver is forced to change lane The correct behaviour during a lane change is trained Later the choice of lane on multilane roads Is trained 2 difficulty levels 2 5 Special Drives 2 5 1 Interurban An interurban drive with occasional dangerous situations 3 difficulty levels 2 5 2 Suburb Drives in Suburban area i e a mixture of rural roads and urban roads with one lane per direction Occasional dan gerous situations 3 difficulty levels 2 5 3 Town The driver trains driving on urban multilane roads 3 difficulty levels
19. also advisable to perform a calibration process from time to time to compensate the ef fects of wear and tear on the sensor and or interface hardware During the calibration process the computer asks you to press hold and release the pea als i e accelerator brake and clutch During the measurement the current raw values are displayed which may be interesting for a technician in case of problems The calibration process may be cancelled by pressing the horn button 2 3 Finish without Shutdown Activating this entry quits the simulation program without shutting down the computer Af ter approx 20 seconds the program quits and you are left with the Windows desktop This option is e g needed in order to perform a software update 2 4 Shutdown Activating this entry completely shuts down the computer This process take about 30 sec onds after which the simulator may be physically powered off 3 Driver Data The driver s data menu allows to enter user data for the gFOERST personalized use in e g driving schools This menu is Driving simulator F12P only available if your software license comprises ex driving school program lt offers entering the following data items 3 1 Driver ld Here a short identification is entered which is later used to load the driver data Usually a shortened form of the driver s name or an identification number is used Please note that not all letters are allowed for this id 3 2
20. arefully choosing the right combination of torque and revolutions per minute when accelerating or going uphill it is possible to save fuel while still moving swiftly T Foerst GmbH gt H Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 49 2262 72970 0 Drivin Q S Im U ators Fax 49 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de Rev 2013 06 25 Road Safety The program Road Safety is meant to be used for hazard perception training To this end it offers a set of scenarios featuring critical situations in various surroundings The driver is required to properly react in order to prevent an accident The program Road Safety also replaces the program Alcohol Simulations contained in former versions of the F12 software Using an alcohol simulation the traffic scenarios and the contained hazard situations can be used to demonstrate the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol The program offers the following choices 1 Surrounding Re eech 2 Variant Driving Simulator F12P 3 Weather nati 4 Dangerous events E 5 Alcohol simulation Mode E 6 Alcohol simulation BAC Alcohol simulation S Safety systems ABS ESC 7 Safety systems Error Messages on agram type Safety 8 Error Messages Diagram ony during replay 9 Diagram type As a special Surrounding you can additionally find the subprogram Reaction Tests This Subprogram can
21. be used to perform raw reaction time measurements and is largely different from all other scenarios In addition to the choices listed above the program Road Safety can be influenced by fur ther options As an example the type of gearbox manual or automatic can be chosen Please have a look at the Options menu Depending on the type of simulator or sight system some options or scenarios may not be available e g because they would not be drivable without side view screens 1 Choice of Surrounding Using this menu item the general type of surrounding for the scenario is chosen The follow ing types of surrounding can be selected 1 1 In this category four scenarios of approximately three minutes each can be selected 1 2 3 4 1 2 This category comprises four scenarios 1 SE 3 4 AANS City Rural Road Motorway Mountains City After starting just in front of a town entry the driver passes bus stops and several parked cars Finally he has to traverse a busy roundabout The ride starts on the parking lane of a two lane road It continues over a traffic light junction to a one lane road and past some parked cars Several traffic light junctions must be passed Between the junctions road works force the driver to change lanes This ride does not offer additional dangerous situations This ride is similar to the first choice but in addition the driver has to turn off and cross a ro
22. bsequent ride If Calculator is chosen together with Alcohol simulation Comparison the calculator is started in the middle of the ride At the same place where the alcohol effect would have been activated for explicit BAC values the driver is stopped and the calculator is started After all data has been entered the ride is continued with the calculated BAC value e Choice of security systems o none o ABS anti lock braking system o ABS ESC anti lock braking system and electronic stability control e Error messages o On o Off Using this option the display of driver fault messages during the run can be turned on or off By turning off the messages the driver is not warned or distracted during the ride which might be essential if undisturbed measurements are required Driver s faults are always displayed in the evaluation table at the end of the ride EMP Widmark Die theoretischen Grundlagen und die praktische Verwendbarkeit der gerichtlich medizinischen Alkoholbestimmung Urban und Schwarzenberg Berlin Wien 1932 Watson Watson amp Batt Total body water volumes for adult males and females estimated from simple antro pometric measurements The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 33 1980 Modifications of the Widmark and Watson formulae as may be found e g in the German Wikipedia are not backed by scientific papers Therefore we do not use them e Choice of diagram type o Security o Eco o Of
23. ch pedal position in percent chosen gear 0 idle 6 reverse motor revolution speed in 1 min headway distance to the ahead driving vehicle in m Distance to the left road board in meter Distance to the right road board in meter Steering wheel position in degrees time to headway i e to collision with the ahead driving vehicle in seconds time to line crossing time until the road border line is exceeded in seconds time to collision all obstacles in seconds acceleration lateral in m s 2 acceleration longitudinal in m s 2 event visible flag event indication 0 no event 1 event event distance in m number of the most important driving failure since the last data set see list state date belonging to the failure content varies according to type of failure number of the next driving failure maybe empty additional date to failure 2 number of a further driving failure maybe empty additional date to failure 3 Error Log Files In addition to the data log files described above you can also use the error log files which are also written at the end of each ride Their file names contain the driver s name if specified in the menu or Err og otherwise and the date and time of the ride Beside of the driver s name and the scenario they do not contain any data not present in the data log files Nevertheless they may be useful because of their enhanced readability The only list errors and some other eve
24. cise Longitudinal forces are too high Declutching time too high Lateral forces in curve too low Reaction time Stopping distance Full beam not used Use the handbrake when changing to the reverse gear Put the gearbox to the neutral position Laps driving time Laps distance Track deviation Wrong lane stay on the left side ABS active Braking Distance Average Consumption Driving time Wrong lane stay on your lane U turn forbidden Braking Distance with ABS Braking Distance without ABS Stop Sign disregarded You drove in the wrong direction You hit the border Time to line crossing too short Time to Collision too short You endangered the car behind you You decelerate too late Average consumption was too high You drove too slowly Score Stopping prohibited Pressure on brake Controlunit value is performance rating number value is time in seconds value is distance in m value is lap driving time ins value is lap length value is track deviation value c f performance rating value is braking distance in m value is average fuel consumption in 100km value Is driving time in min value is distance in m value is distance in m value is fuel consumption in I 100km value is a score number value is braking pedal position in per cent value is a number encoding the 103 110 pressed button s Route lost Route finished Routing Error You
25. ck may be found in section 2 Scenarios 1 4 Difficulty Level Many scenarios offer several difficulty levels or variants If the selected scenario does not have more than one difficulty level this menu line is not shown 1 5 Diagram Type Optionally informative diagrams can be shown You can choose between a security diagram and an economy diagram The security diagram presents several driving parameters such as pedal positions steering angle longitudinal and transversal accelerations The economy diagram presents the fuel consumption and the engine s working point in form of a perform ance map 1 6 Time of Diagram Display The diagrams described above can be shown during the replay during replay and ride or not at all 1 7 Driver Identification This line allows the entry of the driver s identification i e his name or ID code This name is added as identification to the log files and allows the collection of historic data about drives per user Activate the entry by pressing the mode key then enter the ID using the normal keyboard Finish the input by either pressing Enter on the keyboard or by pressing mode Please note that only letters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9 are allowed characters of the driver iden tification lf the driver ID is known to the system it will display the corresponding proper name in the next line afterwards Use the program main menu item Edit user data to add new user information
26. ct passing and keeping distance Entrances and exits and the correct threading from the acceleration lane can be trained The section may be driven as often as you want The drive is finished when you leave the motorway via an exit 1 7 Mountains In addition to a course through desert like landscape this map in particular contains a mountain drive with steep bevels serpentine roads a bridge and tunnels The ride starts right before the serpentine road 2 Choice of the starting point Each environment provides six different starting points 3 Choice of the weather Via the computer menu the sight and road surface conditions can be selected Please note that not all weather conditions can be selected for all courses 3 1 Nice weather The light and sight conditions are optimal The road surface is dry and gives a firm hold 3 2 Fog For Rural Road 1 the drive begins at clear sight After some hundred meters you drive into a fog bank with 80 meters sight distance In the fog suddenly cars may approach so that passing is dangerous Then the fog decreases After a while you get into a second fog bank with 40 meter sight distance All other courses are driven from the very beginning at fog with 80 m sight distance 3 3 Rain For Rural Road 1 the sky is cloudy and the road is wet After a while rain sets in For all other courses it is raining from the very beginning The road surface gets slippery
27. d select the icon Virtpanel in the Windows task bar and press lt Alt gt lt F4 gt Insert the Update CD in the CD rom drive of the simulation computer and start the setup program Usually the setup program starts automatically after inserting the CD and closing the drive lid If the setup process does not start automatically you have to start it manually Open My Computer on the desktop navigate to the CD rom drive and start Install exe with a double click on the corresponding icon The following dialog appears e Please wait while Setup is loading verifying installer 7 After the integrity self test the setup program starts with the following dialog Click Next accept the license agreement and again click Next Eid Foerst F12 3 0 Setup ol e s fig Foerst F12 3 0 Setup fo es License Agreement Welcome to the Foerst F12 3 0 Please review the license terms before installing Foerst F12 3 0 Ce Setup Wizard d This wizard will quide you through the installation of Foerst Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement Fi2 3 0 DR ING REINER FOERST GMBH It is recommended that you close all other applications Driving simulators before starting Setup This will make it possible to update Research Developement Production relevant system files without having to reboot your computer BunsenstraBe 5 D 51647 Gummersbach Click Next to continue Germany If you accept the terms of the agr
28. distance is reduced to 80 m 3 3 Rain The road surface gets slippery Weak friction of the tires on the wet road is simulated This shows up at excessive centrifugal acceleration as well as at hard braking and full acceleration In addition the sight is worse than at nice weather 3 4 Night You have to switch on the light and may drive with dimmed light or high beam The viewing distance is reduced but the friction of the road surface is the same as the one at nice weather 3 5 Twilight The sun is hanging low at the horizon The scene is darker than at nice weather The road surface corresponds to the surface at nice weather WC aes ee 7 4 Choice of tyres You have the choice between a realistic tyre simulation and unrealistically good tyres e Normal e Arcade 5 Choice of motor power Choosing a strong engine and a low vehicle weight see below you make the maxi mum acceleration larger This makes the car faster but on the other hand makes it much easier to exceed the physical limits You can choose between a sports car engine approx 110kW and a weaker engine approx 55kW e Strong e Normal 6 Choice of kind of drive A front wheel driven car is much easier to handle than a rear wheel driven one A rear wheel driven car can achieve larger accelerations because inertia causes greater pres sure on the rear wheels when accelerating On the other hand the rear wheels start sliding muc
29. dition to the manual operation mode the program offers a Curriculum operation mode In this mode the program automatically leads the student through a series of scenarios In order to use this operation mode start a scenario from the special training block Curricula 1 Menu The Driving School Program menu allows to set the user and to select the lesson that Sani should be practiced next Driving Simulator F12P 1 Program title used to switch to other programs Training block selection scenario selection Difficulty level Diagram type Time of diagram display Driver identification er ole aes 1 1 Program title Using the first yellow line of the menu the active program is chosen Cycle through the available choices until the Driving School program menu is shown 1 2 Training block selection In the first white line one can select between 5 training blocks and the Curricula collection This selects the group of scenarios that can be chosen in the next line The following blocks are available Curricula Block A Basic training Block B Intermediate training Block C Complex training Block D Special drives Block E Weather and sight conditions ee 1 3 Scenario Selection This entry allows the selection of the scenario to be exercised The range of scenarios that are selectable here depends on the training block chosen above An overview of the avail able scenarios in each training blo
30. driving simulator software F12P allows many settings and adjustments and the choice between a multitude of driving tasks settings The necessary choices can be made using a small control unit with two buttons Line and Mode All adjustments are made via a menu This menu can be called up when the simulator is in rest mode that means if no drive is currently running It is usually dis played automatically and can be opened by pushing either Line or Mode if currently invisible The menu is structured line by line and shows a cur sor in the form of a red bar In general the button Line moves the cursor while the button Mode activates or modifies a menu text The first menu line shown in yellow describes the Program which is the highest level mode of the simulator Further lines of the menu comprise adjustable options for this pro gram When a drive is started the current settings in the menu determine the simulators behaviour There are driving programs like Driving School and menus for special ad justments like Options Service or Replay which are not meant to start a ride For faster navigation between the real driving programs the three menus Options Service and Driver s Data can be configured to be submenus of a single Settings menu In this case they are accessed by choosing Settings in the first line and then Options Ser
31. eement dick the check box below You must accept the agreement to install Foerst F12 3 0 Click Next to continue V I accept the terms in the License Agreement bee rues zdrkeweget fe 7 Inthe following wizard page deactivate all items except Main Program and proceed with Next Ed Foerst F12 3 0 Setup Choose Components Choose which features of Foerst F12 3 0 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Description ln ert kt s EN a Ar Aen Position your mouse Select components to install over a component to inf Configure see its description Space required 2 5GB 8 Now choose the target folder Usually you should not have to modify the default C Pkw Start the update process by selecting Install i Foerst F12 3 0 Setup ko l E Ea Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Foerst F12 3 0 re Setup will install Foerst F12 3 0 in the following folder To install in a different folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder Space required 2 5GB Space available 39 4GB LR l D e http fwa Ortoeret de 9 After the installation process click Finish to exit the setup program and restart the pc E Foerst F12 3 0 Setup sre ea Completing the Foerst F12 3
32. erator pedal released 0 Accelerator pedal fully activated 100 Brake pedal released 0 Brake pedal fully activated 100 Clutch pedal released 100 transmission Clutch pedal fully activated 0 declutched After steering wheel initialization the steering wheel angle relative to straight motion posi tion is indicated in degrees c Active Digital Inputs Digital inputs are e g ignition key starter blinker light switch safety belt lock wiper switch and other digital inputs They are shown both in raw form as a hexadecimal number and in interpreted form as textual descriptions of the currently activated inputs d Active Outputs The steering wheel torque is the feedback in per cent It always vanishes when not driving so don t expect other values unless you start a ride when problems with the steering wheel motor can be diagnosed The values in the last line refer to digital output values such as vibration motor activation state You will only need to pay attention to these values if a problem arises and you are asked for them by a service technician 2 2 Calibration During the calibration process the raw input range for the various analogue sensor inputs is measured and stored These measurements are subsequently used to translate the raw sensor inputs into percentage values used by the simulation A calibration becomes nec essary whenever the simulator is moved or e g the environmental temperature changes It is
33. f Optionally informative diagrams can be shown You can choose between a security diagram and an economy diagram The secu Moranen rity diagram presents several driving parame ters such as pedal positions steering angle longitudinal and transversal accelerations The Foerst Driving Simulators economy diagram presents the fuel consump tion and the engine s working point in form of a performance map lf you choose one diagram type the diagram will be shown during the ride and during the replay If you choose the option off there will be no diagram during the ride but the security diagram during the replay 3 Evaluation At the end of every road safety scenario a Score will be calculated and shown in the evaluation table Based on 100 points are subtracted for every mistake during the ride To the bottom the score is limited to 0 The number of substracted points depends on the type of error There are four categories of errors accidents severe traffic rule violations less severe traffic rule violations and bad driv ing style Foerst GmbH FO H S Industriegelande 5 n 5 Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Drivin o Simulators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Internet www drfoerst de Research Development Production 10 05 2011 Motorsports With the aid of your Foerst simulator drivers can be taught how to handle a vehicle when going to extremes The simulator offers the choice betwee
34. h more easily e Front wheel drive e Rear wheel drive 7 Choice of vehicle weight See Choice of motor power above e 800 kg e 1400 kg 8 Choice of Diagram Type As an overlay to the simulation screen additional diagrams for ride analysis can be shown e Safety e Eco e Off 8 1 Safety This diagram shows several vehicle parameters plot ted over time Examples are pedal positions engine revolutions choice of gear and steering angle 8 2 Eco In addition to several vehicle parameters influencing fuel consumption a shell diagram showing the current specific fuel consumption is displayed 8 3 Off No diagram is shown 9 Choice of Diagram Display Time lf a diagram type has been selected you can control when the diagram is shown Obvi ously there is no point in specifying when to display no diagram e During Replay only e During Ride and Replay 9 1 During Replay Only The diagram is only shown in the replay to assist ride analysis 9 2 During Ride and Replay The diagram is also displayed during the actual ride gt H i Industriegel nde D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 D rivin OU S Imu ato rS Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Internet www drfoerst de Rev 2011 05 10 Fitness to Drive The term Fitness to Drive comprises different abilities a good driver should have This pro gram offers scenarios to test or train some of these abilities The a
35. ht makes playback faster fast forward e Turning the wheel to the left makes playback run slower slow motion or even backwards rewind Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 D rl yI N Q S mu ators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 i Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de 10 05 2011 Eco Driving This program allows the permanent computation and the display of the current and aver age fuel consumption during a simulation ride In order to make best use of the Economy measurement system a sight system with more than one monitor is needed The program can then be used to display a dynamic engine map on one of the side monitors or an additional external monitor In addition the most relevant physical quantities influencing the fuel consumption are displayed as functions of time A simplified version of this display current and average consumption only in textual form can alternatively be shown on the main monitor The following techniques for fuel efficient driving can be trained fast acceleration overrun fuel cutoff by engine braking when decelerating early gear switching using the highest possible gear when driving uphill avoidance of unnecessary braking and acceleration manoeuvres anticipatory driving style This program offers four options Course Tratfic density Diagram type Diagram time Poy Besides these choices Econom
36. ic Driving may also be influenced by other options In this sense for instance the gear shift may be preselected in the option menu Please con sider the menus Service and Options 1 Choice of the course With this feature you can choose the world in which you want to drive 1 1 City The driver drives through city traffic His route leads across several crossroads in part with traffic lights His objective is to keep fuel consumption down mainly through an anticipatory driving style 1 2 Suburban area The student starts from a parking place beside a rural road The route leads him through a village and on a ru ral road 1 3 Rural Road The student drives on a rural road The route features e g road works with speed limits and a junction with traffic lights Again the objective is to keep fuel con sumption down by means of an anticipatory driving style 1 4 Motorway The driver enters a motorway and later leaves it again In addition to an anticipatory driving style fuel consumption can be reduced by keeping braking ma noeuvres and acceleration to a minimum 1 5 Mountains The driver enters a mountain range with a steep rise and leaves it on a steep descent The objective is again to keep fuel consumption as low as possible 2 Choice of traffic density The traffic comprises about 30 traffic users with artificial intelligence including passenger cars trucks pedestrians bicyc
37. ine Map Foerst Driving Simulators raka Al OF Average Economic figure 57 39 consumption Total Consumption 0 07 Total Distance 0 9km 7 82 1 100km e The fuel consumption of the simulated medium class passenger car is calculated as a function of motor torque and revolutions per minute The position of the accelerator pedal the speed and the current fuel consumption are dia grammatically shown as functions of time The average fuel consumption is also constantly calculated and displayed The specific fuel consumption i e fuel consumption in relation to power output is displayed as a point in the engine map to the right of the other dia grams The engine map visualizes by graphical means the physical fact that combustion engines work most efficiently at low revolutions per minute and almost open throttle valve The axes represent the revolutions per minute and the mean piston pressure The latter is pro portional to the engine torque The blue lines are lines of constant specific fuel consump tion The areas between them are coloured green for low consumption to red for high con sumption A small marker square shows the current working point of the engine as determined by the trainee s driving style By observing the movement of the working point one can see how the driving style influ ences the fuel consumption Not only does the consumption rise with rising speed but also 5 it falls when choosing higher gears By c
38. ional data items to be displayed You can choose between None Economical and Safety 4 3 Choice of ride Here you can select the ride for which you want to show a replay You can choose be tween the last 10 rides performed on the simulator presented in reverse order The last ride appears first the second last second and so on The entries are labeled similar to the selections made in the menu to start the ride If there is still no replay data present then not available is displayed 5 Replay Playback Replays may be started either at the end of a ride or through use of the Replay menu The simulator then switches to Replay mode the recorded data is played back and data is displayed A small control window shows the playback state and the time position The following interactive controls are possible e The Button Enter allows you to change perspective between the driver s perspec tive and views from outside the vehicle e You can use the Mode button to fast forward the playback e You can use the Line button to stop or rewind the playback e Pressing and releasing both Mode and Line quits the replay mode and brings you back to the previous menu i e either evaluation after the ride or main menu In addition the replay playback can be influenced using the steering wheel e In neutral position the replay runs with original speed e Turning the wheel to the rig
39. ithin a given time span rises Random reaction time enlargements are not easily integrated into a simu lation software and in addition are of questionable pedagogic value Therefore the F12 software uses a con stant reaction time enlargement corresponding to the time after which half of the test persons reacted The above paper does not allow reconstructing the precise curve of reaction time delay as a function of the BAC whence we use a simple linear dependency Using this ansatz the numbers in the above paper imply a reac tion time delay of approximately 2 8s per percent BAC While the pedal positions are simply delayed by this amount a corresponding delay of the steering wheel does not feel natural because a constant delay contra dicts experience Therefore we use a smoothing function with comparable time constant instead of the delay 5 zag route like under the influence of alcohol This will also make it harder and harder to cope with the various hazard situations e Alcohol simulation BAC blood alcohol content only accessible if alcohol simulation turned on 0 03 percent 0 05 percent 0 08 percent 0 11 percent 0 16 percent Calculator O O O Oe Or E If Calculator is chosen the user is prompted to enter some personal data and the type and number of drinks Using this data the formulae of Widmark and Watson are used to calculate the BAC The time of start of drinking is assumed to be three hours before the su
40. les and special vehicles which obey the traffic rules keep distance to the forgoing vehicles obey the speed limits stop in front of a red traffic light and in front of crossing traffic accelerate and decelerate in a natural way and may be overtaken The approaching cars stop and make a jam when you are on the left side of the road The adjustment in this menu line defines only the quantity of the approaching vehicles 2 1 Normal traffic There is a normal quantity of vehicles in the virtual world 2 2 Sparse Traffic The quantity of vehicles in the world is half as much 2 3 No Traffic No vehicles are generated The driver is alone on the course 3 Choice of diagram type Additional diagrams can be shown during the ride 3 1 Eco This diagram shows beside different vehicle parameters which influence the fuel consumption an engine map which visualizes the actual specific fuel consumption More you can find under 5 Visualization and Engine Map 3 2 Safety This diagram shows different vehicle parameters like pedal position revolutions gear steering angle or fuel consumption as a function of time 3 3 Off No diagram will be shown 4 When are diagrams shown This option is only selectable if either Eco or safty is choosen 4 1 Only during Replay The selected diagram is only shown during a replay 4 2 During Ride and replay The selected diagram is shown during ride and replay 5 Visualization and Eng
41. n a state of the art for mula 1 race course with narrow curves falls and rises or a blocked off rural road which is easier to handle The training gives the driver a good insight into the physics of driving and helps develop an experienced and steady driving style in all situations In addition it offers a fun as pect the real world counterpart of which is not easily accessible to driving trainees Some of the aspects of driving physics which can be shown using the Motorsports pro gram are e Loss of road grip due to centrifugal forces e Loss of wheel grip due to acceleration and deceleration e Interaction between lateral and longitudinal forces accelerating forces reduce lateral support and vice versa e Stabilization of a sliding vehicle by countersteering and this is not easy lt should be noted that driving under extreme conditions uncovers some fundamental restrictions of driving simulators because the forces on the driver cannot be felt to the full extent as in reality This leads to a systematic underestimation of the true speed of the own vehicle making it harder to feel the limits of the own car than in reality This problem is partially addressed by a slight exaggeration of car inclination Nevertheless in the simulator it is harder to go to the limits than in reality and easier to cross these limits For the fun aspect we therefore offer a special kind of tyre with unrealistically good road contact The program
42. nts and also give a clear text description of each error Error Numbers lt O OCONOORWND Description Comment Frontal collision Run into rear Accident Road border exceeded Red light disregarded Yellow light disregarded Too fast Right of way disregarded Light not switched on Not dimmed during daytime Not dimmed at night Indicator not activated for lane change seat belt not used Border exceeded Animal accident Not admissible gear shifting Gearbox destroyed Deviation from the ideal line value is deviation in m Ride cut short Vehicle turns over Overtaking on the wrong side Speed limits ignored Overtaking prohibition ignored Headway too short You are driving too slowly Wrong lane Wrong lane opposite direction The car drifts The car skids Dangerous overtaking manoeuvre too fast on crossroads Aquaplaning The car slides Lateral forces too high RPM too high Unnecessary hard braking Engine stalled Wheels do not grip Wheels are blocking Hand brake is still active You are braking with the left foot You braked too early You did not react You left the road You have endangered other road users Indicator not set in the correct way Driving on lay by lane is prohibited You shifted the gears in the wrong sequence Performance rating Your clutching was not smooth enough You are waiting too long You chose a gap which was too small You didn t follow the exer
43. ons e Sections o 1 section a 6 3 km 3 sections a 6 3 km 5 sections a 6 3 km 10 sections a 6 3 km O O Q e Reaction test o Every minute o Every 2 minutes o Every 5 minutes o Every 10 minutes 2 2 2 Motorway Additional options e Sections o 1 section a 5 2 km 3 sections a 5 2 km 5 sections a 5 2 km 10 sections a 5 2 km Infinite O O O 0O e Reaction test Every minute Every 2 minutes Every 5 minutes Every 10 minutes OO O Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Internet www drfoerst de FIFOERST g Driving Simulators Research Development Production 23 08 2012 Free Driving Free driving means that you do not have to obey a training curriculum or are exposed to a fitness assessment but that you may choose your speed and track by your own Several parameters for the drive may be adjusted in the menu The program Free Driving offers the following choices Various courses Various starting points Various sight and road surface conditions Tratfic density ABS Driving Time Type of diagram ee ee Ke Besides these choices Free Driving may also be influenced by other options For in stance the gear shift may be changed Please have a look at the Options menu 1 Choice of Course With this feature you can choose the world in which you want to drive The following courses are available 1 1 Rural Road 1
44. op sign Number of measurements 5 ELLA E Weather nice Diagram type Safety DJETE E EE Driver ID Name The category Reaction test contains two scenarios to test the reaction time of the driver The reaction time is a quite simple criterion for the fitness to drive but offers very simple and comparable results The available scenarios for reaction time measurement are e Stop sign e Deers Both scenarios contain events to which the driver has to react and measure the reaction times They offer similar variants settings The standard choice for each setting is underlined e Traffic Density o None o Sparse o Normal e Weather O Or O O O O Nice Rain Fog Night Snow Twilight e Diagram Type o Safety O Eco o Off e When are diagrams shown 4 only selectable if either Eco or Safety is chosen o During Ride and Replay o Only during Replay 2 1 1 Stop sign During the ride stop signs appear on the screen and the driver is supposed to stop the car As an additional op tion you can choose the number of measurements o 3 o A A report printout is available with e Reaction time Reaction distance Braking distance Stopping distance Average reaction time 2 1 2 Deers Five deers appear on the road The driver must quickly brake in order not to hit them 2 2 Long term measurement r JFOERST Zuch Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 4 0 Long term measu
45. rement 1 Rural road Sections 1 section 6 3 km Reactiontest every minute Weather nice Diagram type Safety DJETE Deise Bel E ES Driver ID Name After having been behind the steering wheel for a long time your reaction time may in crease at worst micro sleep will be imminent The simulator offers two scenarios in which the effects of long term driving may be measured Driving on a rural road or driving in a mo torway road works In both scenarios the driver drives several sections of a given length For each section a performance rating is calculated and presented at the end of the ride In adjustable intervals reaction tests are performed the results of which are also presented at the end of the ride Comparing the figures the adverse effects of long term driving can be measured The menu shows the following choices of scenario e Rural road e Motorway In addition to the choice of scenario further parameters can be adjusted The standard set ting is underlined e Weather o Nice Rain Fog Night Snow Twilight O O O O e Choice of diagram type o Safety o Eco o Off e When are diagrams shown only selectable if either Eco or Safety is chosen The rating is calculated from track deviation and driving faults It offers a measure for good driving perfor mance ranging from 0 horrible to 100 perfect o During Ride and Replay o Only during Replay 2 2 1 Rural road Additional opti
46. s suitable scenarios To this end the student must be made known to the system c f section 1 7 Driver Identifica tion Please start the curriculum scenario only when the driver code has been entered cor rectly i e the corresponding proper name is shown Right after the curriculum scenario is started the student is shown an overview page about his her driving skills New students see a welcome screen instead During display of the overview page you can either start the next scenario or leave the automatic driving school mode After each scenario the program returns to the overview page When you leave the automatic driving school mode at the end of a driving lesson the current experience skill level of the student is stored In the next lesson the training can be resumed at precisely the point where it previously ended 2 2 Basic training 2 2 1 Controls The trainee is made acquainted with the positions and the functions of the most important operational elements of a vehi cle They comprise Accelerator brake clutch gearshitt light switch windshield wiper switch blinker starter and ignition 2 2 2 Clutch In The trainee learns how to clutch The objective is to re peatedly start and stop the car 2 2 0 start and Gearshift The student learns to start the car clutch accelerate and decelerate Economic gear choice is also trained 2 difficulty levels 2 2 4 Steering In order to train steering
47. tion During the ride the appropriate dis tance to the vehicle in front must be kept Shortly after the service station the motor way grows from two to three lanes The ride takes approximately four minutes 1 4 Mountains There is only one scenario in this category 1 A mountain road leads through tunnels a bridge a long downhill section and ser pentines 1 5 Reaction Tests In this special category you can choose be tween two scenarios which are tailor made for raw reaction time measurements In one of the two scenarios the driver must react to deer jumping onto the road while the other one fea tures virtual stop signs These reaction test scenarios largely differ from the other scenarios Therefore the available options are also different You can control the traffic density the weather and the diagram display For the virtual stop sign ride the number of measurements three or five can be chosen 2 Settings In addition to the choice of surrounding and scenario variant there are additional parameters to be adjusted For all parameters the standard setting is underlined e Weather o Nice Rain Fog Night Twilight Snow Oh Er Ex SE e Dangerous events o Dangerous events o Without Reaction lf Dangerous events is activated the program creates several critical situations at fixed positions matching the surrounding As a rule of thumb these situations are cre ated by more or
48. undabout Rural Road The driver must cover a distance on rural roads and through a small town He passes parked cars and forested areas and must overtake a bicyclist Due to the narrow roads particular attention must be o paid in order not to collide with oncoming traffic This ride lasts longer and takes approximately six minutes After starting at a parking lot at a rural road the ride spans hilly roads passes through a small town and continues to a small forest This ride takes approximately three minutes This ride on narrow roads takes approximately four minutes Halfway down a small village is passed The ride starts at a bus stop immediately before leaving town It continues along a straight some 90 curves and some junctions back to town The ride ends after ap proximately three minutes This variant can be used without side screens with some limitations the driver must refrain from driving ma noeuvres which require the use of side mirrors __ This variant can be used without side screens This variant cannot be used without side screens 1 3 Motorway There are two scenarios in this category 1 The ride starts in front of a motorway en try The driver must merge into the traffic and must overtake a slow truck The ap propriate distance to the vehicle in front must be kept The ride ends after leaving the motorway and takes approximately five minutes 2 This ride starts at a motorway service sta
49. vailable scenarios fall into two categories Reaction tests and long term measurements 1 Menu The Fitness to Drive menu page allows to select the cur rent student and to select the next exercise 1 Program title use to switch e g to the Edit User Data page Choice of test category Choice of scenario Settings Driver Identification SE TO 1 1 Program Title Using the first yellow line you can switch to other driving programs or to various settings pages Refer to the Description of the Menu Control chapter for details 1 2 Test Categories The second line allows you to choose between two test categories which in turn determines the scenarios you can select in the line below The following categories can be selected 1 Reaction test 2 Long term measurement 1 3 Choice of Scenario Here you can choose between the different scenarios belonging to the selected category You will find an overview about the available scenarios in each category in section 2 Sce narios 1 4 Settings Depending on the selected scenarios you can make various adjustments For a description of the available settings refer to section 2 Scenarios 2 Scenarios This section contains short descriptions of the available scenarios It also lists the available options for each scenario 2 1 Reaction test fJFOERST SEN Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 4 0 Reaction test 1 St
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