Department of General Psychology: Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Department of Mechatronics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Ergonomics. 2020 Oct;63(10):1271-1280. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2020.1778095. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
Previous studies increasingly report problems with simulator adaptation as well as dropouts. Therefore, the present study aims at better understanding these aspects by considering individual factors, such as age and mental abilities. 414 people were tested with commonly used neuropsychological measures as well as within a driving simulator which consists of a close-to-production vehicle of the compact class. In contrast to previous findings, neither a significant relationship between age and the time of adaptation nor an interaction between age and mental abilities on adaptation time could be identified. However, the time participants spent in the simulator (simulator dropout) significantly correlated with age but not with mental abilities. People who showed no adaptation spent significantly less time in the simulator, because of the occurrence of simulator sickness. Although attention was only mildly associated with the time of simulator adaptation, further research on this linkage is suggested. The study at hand clarifies the relevance of considering the process of simulator adaptation within simulator studies. However, the present findings suggest no relation between age and the time of adaptation but with simulator dropouts. TMT: trail making test; LPS: leistungsprüfsystem; IOP: index of performance; ALFASY: altersgerechte fahrerassistenzsystem (Age-based Driver Assistance Systems).
先前的研究越来越多地报告了模拟器适应和辍学的问题。因此，本研究旨在通过考虑年龄和心理能力等个体因素，更好地理解这些方面。 414 人接受了常用的神经心理学测试以及驾驶模拟器的测试，该模拟器由一款接近量产的紧凑型车辆组成。与先前的发现相反，年龄与适应时间之间以及年龄与适应时间之间的心理能力之间均未发现显著关系。但是，参与者在模拟器中花费的时间（模拟器辍学）与年龄显著相关，而与心理能力无关。由于出现模拟器疾病，没有适应的人在模拟器中花费的时间明显减少。尽管注意力仅与模拟器适应时间轻度相关，但建议对此链接进行进一步研究。本研究阐明了在模拟器研究中考虑模拟器适应过程的重要性。但是，目前的研究结果表明，年龄与适应时间之间没有关系，而是与模拟器辍学有关。 TMT：追踪测试；LPS： Leistungssprüfsystem（绩效测试系统）；IOP：Index of Performance（性能指数）；ALFASY：Altersgerechte fahrerassistenzsystem（基于年龄的驾驶员辅助系统）。
