DS-100
DRIVING SIMULATOR
SPECIFICATIONS
KEYBOARD CONTROLS
-
Summer, left-hand drive
-
Summer, right-hand drive
-
Winter, left-hand drive
-
Winter, right-hand driver
-
Driver vehicle type: 1981 Thunderbird
-
Visibility range (0.1 to 10 miles)
-
Environmental conditions (clear, fog,
rain, snow)
DRIVER CONTROLS
-
Steering wheel with force feedback
-
Accelerator and brake pedals
-
Gear shift lever for automatic transmission
(right or left side available)
-
Adjustable automotive-style seat
-
Turn signal lever
-
Windshield wiper control (OFF, LO,
HI)
-
Windshield washer control (currently
not supported with software)
-
Horn button
-
Hazard light switch
-
Headlight switch (currently not supported
with software)
-
Headlight high-beam switch (currently
not supported with software)
COMPUTER-GENERATED DRIVER INDICATORS
-
Speedometer
-
Fuel gage (static)
-
Temperature gage (static)
-
Turn signal indicators
DISPLAY SYSTEM
-
Full-color, see-through, ruggedized,
Sony head-mounted display
-
Resolution: 800 H x 600 V pixels (SVGA)
-
Update rate: 30 Hz
-
Instantaneous field-of-view: 28 degrees
H, 21 degrees V
-
Total field-of-regard with head motion:
more than 180 degrees H and V
COMPUTER SYSTEM
-
Dual Pentium III, 500 MHz
-
384 megabytes of RAM
-
5 gigabyte hard drive
-
3-D graphics accelerator card
-
Stereo sound card
-
Data acquisition card
-
Keyboard and mouse
-
17 inch monitor
HEAD TRACKING: Fast optical tracker
SOUND: Stereo, using the head-mounted
display headset
OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows
NT
SOFTWARE PROVIDED: All required
operating software
FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED: Approximately
25 square feet
WEIGHT: 250 pounds (115 Kg)
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 360 pounds (164
Kg)
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS (H x W x L):
46.25 x 31 x 58 inches (117.5 x 78.8 x 147.4 cm)
POWER REQUIREMENTS: 115 VAC, 10A,
50/60 Hz
DOCUMENTATION: Operation and maintenance
manual included
WARRANTEE: 6 months parts and labor
The DS-100 is currently offered as a platform for driving
research, entertainment applications, and special visualization applications.
Base price is US$23,500.
Options:
-
Custom databases for specialized applications
-
Custom driver’s vehicle
-
Custom hardware and/or software
-
Custom vehicle motion models (trucks,
high performance, etc.)
-
Antialiased 3-D graphics accelerator
(for higher image quality)
-
Wide field-of-view head-mounted display
-
Performance measuring software
-
Additional weather effects
-
Game option – flight mode steering
wheel
-
Networked operation
-
Three degree-of-freedom motion base