Measuring acceleration perception with real-world, in-car data on a cable-robot simulator

Hyeokmook Kang, Jaesik Yang, Rainer Boss, Maria Lächele, Heinrich Bulthoff, Christian Wallraven

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Abstract

How do we perceive accelerations in a driving car? How much difference in acceleration change can we discriminate? Answering these critical questions has important implications for car safety, user experience, and drive-train optimization. Previous studies have addressed acceleration perception either on limited simulator hardware or with less controllable in-car data. In the present work, we extend existing research by investigating just noticeable differences (JNDs) in acceleration at three different acceleration levels using real-world, in-car data rendered on a unique cable-robot simulator. Using this setup, which allows for simulating realistic acceleration profiles yet at the same time guarantees fully-controllable perceptual input, we are able to show that the JNDs depend on the underlying acceleration level, which is consistent with the so-called Weber’s law.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-74
Number of pages4
JournalActes (IFSTTAR)
Publication statusPublished - 2020
EventDriving Simulation and Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition, DSC 2020 EUROPE - Antibes, France
Duration: 2020 Sept 92020 Sept 11

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We acknowledge support from the Max Planck Society, from the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) grants funded by the Korea government (No. 2019-0-00079; Department of Artificial Intelligence, Korea University), and from Hyundai Motors Corporation.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Driving Simulation Association. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Acceleration perception
  • Cable-robot simulator
  • Just-Noticeable-Differences
  • Vestibular
  • Weber’s law

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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