Enhanced game mode for Eco-driving simulator

Sabrina Beloufa (1) , Fabrice Cauchard (2) , Joël Vedrenne (1) , Jean-Michel Boucheix (3) , Andras Kemeny (1, 4) , Frédéric Merienne (1)

1 Le2i - Laboratoire Electronique, Informatique et Image [UMR6306]
2 CLLE-LTC - Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie
3 LEAD - Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement [Dijon]
4 Technocentre Renault [Guyancourt]

The use of driving simulators is part of RENAULT's approach for eco-driving development. The geDRIVER project objectives were to: develop ECO mode for all, taking into account eco-driving criteria; develop a training business offer and develop specific assistance HMI (Human Machine Interface). In terms of driving simulation, this induced a need to develop a wide range deployment training tools integrating multisensorial feedback, enhanced gameplay for scenario design, and driving analysis tool into ECO² simulator. Several experiments were carried out, in order to evaluate validity of simulation for an eco-driving training purpose. Results show that visual indicators is the most appropriate and that the eco-driving rule "gear up at 2500 rpm" is the most efficient. At last, the simulator appears to be an efficient tool, to understand and integrate eco-driving rules, and to improve economies in terms of CO2 emissions.

Mots clés: Virtual reality; driving simulation

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]

Sabrina Beloufa, Fabrice Cauchard, Joël Vedrenne, Jean-Michel Boucheix, Andras Kemeny, et al.. Enhanced game mode for Eco-driving simulator. Driving Simulation Conference 2012, Sep 2012, France. pp.1-10. ⟨hal-00802785⟩