Simulating Real Danger? Validation of Driving Simulator Test and Psychological Factors in Brake Response Time to Danger

The aim of the present research is to study the role of human factor during the use of driving simulator for a specific driving ability: brake response time. In particular I intend to a) study the influence of interaction with virtual simulation on driving response to hazard, and b) validate a virtual driving test with external data from real life driving. I conducted a study on a real car, measuring the response time for this specific driving task and I want to compare the response to the same conditions on a driving simulator, in order to better understand the psychological factors that can influence the brake time response. Furthermore the data will give some specific information for developing validated virtual simulations that can be used for training and infrastructure design.