Changing lanes: generating steerable environments in video-based driving simulation. (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brogan, Michael; Markham, Charles; Commins, Sean; Deegan, Catherine
• Other Names: Kemeny Andras guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Simulation. Volume 92:Number 5(2016:May)
• Page Start: 407
• Page End: 415
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: Video-based -- driving simulation -- steering control; Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/0037549715627693
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-5497

Abstract

This paper describes an approach that allows for a steerable environment to be generated directly from a video for the purpose of integration with a video-based driving simulator. As the range of steering motion in a driving simulator is relatively limited, a pseudo-three-dimensional approach can be taken. This method requires only a single image sequence or video, acquired by any type of imaging system along a road. No three-dimensional, stereo or visual odometry data is acquired or calculated. An experiment is then presented, involving multiple lane change requests, where participants are asked to change from the left-hand lane to the right-hand lane and back again.