Distracted Driving Simulators and Research Simulation

With the latest version of SimCreator, our real-time simulation and modeling software, researchers can quickly build new research studies without sacrificing accuracy, customizability, or the ability to integrate third-party hardware and software.

SimCreator seamlessly integrates with our full range of networkable hardware research simulators, as well as your third-party hardware and software tools (including those that require bidirectional data transfer). SimCreator’s modular, scalable architecture makes it easy to incorporate other applications, and to revise your design as your research evolves. The system arrives with a preloaded, comprehensive driving environment suitable for a wide range of studies. This environment includes urban, rural, industrial, suburban, and highway road systems, as well as realistic weather simulation and a large library of buildings, trees, signs, obstacles, animals, and other features. Researchers can map their drives on the preloaded driving environment, or edit scenes and create new maps using familiar tools like MathWorks RoadRunner. An intuitive and efficient “drag-and-drop” driving scenario creation workflow further streamlines research experiment development.

Throughout your experiment, your RTI simulation solution can capture comprehensive, high-quality, actionable information on driver and vehicle behaviors, including data from many third-party tools, ready to load to your preferred data analytics and visualization tools. SimCreator natively supports SimObserver Pro, RTI’s stand-alone after-action review system. SimObserver records, collects, syncs, and timestamps video, audio, and data from multiple sources (including third-party biometrics tracking and other hardware).

Every RTI distracted driving simulator solution includes its own Operator’s Experimental Interface, a standalone operator workstation through which research teams can configure, control, and coordinate all of the elements and dynamics of their simulation.

RTI’s combination of advanced software and custom hardware creates a comprehensive, multi-sensory user experience, while giving researchers access to the essential information they need about the interaction of drivers, vehicles, technology, and the world around them.