The
MIT AgeLab, in
collaboration with the New
England University Transportation
Center and Systems
Technology Incorporated, recently
hosted an international symposium
entitled -- New Approaches to Simulation
and the Older Operator, on October
26 and 27th . (more) The symposium
was the 4th Annual STISIM Drive
User Group, which is held every
year to discuss topics surrounding
use of the Systems Technology Inc.,
driving simulator software. The
symposium drew attendees from industry,
research, medicine, and academic
institutions. Global attendees included
presenters and participants from
areas throughout the United States
and Canada as well as the United
Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Korea,
Israel and others. Presentations
at this year's event included older
driver operation and assessment,
health and pharmaceutical impacts
on driving, organic complications,
comparisons of young and old drivers,
and roadway design. Dr. Bryan Reimer,
Associate Director of the New England
University Center and AgeLab Research
Scientist co-chaired the event.
AgeLab researchers presented, "The
Impact of Roadway Complexity and
Cognitive Distraction: Differences
in Older and Younger Drivers," and
AgeLab's PhD candidate Ji Hyun presented
her work on the detection of human
drowsiness in simulated driving.
Participants were invited to a tour
of the AgeLab's driving simulator,
a Volkswagen Beetle dubbed Miss
Daisy, illustrating current research
and applications of simulation to
better understand safety, health,
decision-making and the use of new
technology by older drivers. The
agenda, presentations and other
symposium information may be found
at (link here.) Selected papers
from the symposium will be published
in a forthcoming issue of Advances
in Transportation Studies.
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