A scaled-down testbed for human driver modeling and evaluation

This paper reports the setup of a driving system, whereby an operator can remote control a toy car via a steering wheel and an accelerating paddle. A wireless-linked mini-camera attached to the front of the car allows the operator to see the front view of the vehicle on a monitor. The system simulates the situation of an automobile, and the operator can "drive" the car through a set of scaled-down roadways. The setup is aimed at investigating the issues of modeling, evaluating, integrating, and simulating human driving skills. Preliminary experiments and results are presented.