HuVA Lab · Cabin Simulator · Human-Factors Research
Driving simulator-based human-factors research
Context
Conducted two human-factors research streams using the lab's Inno Simulation cabin simulator, driven by SCANeR Studio and instrumented with Smart Eye Pro: driver response to hazardous events and take-over response to autonomous-driving handover alerts. Captured CAN-level vehicle telemetry including steering, brake, throttle, and speed, while focusing the primary analysis on in-cabin driver behavior and Smart Eye biometric signals.
Operating SCANeR Studio-based driving simulator experiments
Operated the lab's Inno Simulation cabin simulator through SCANeR Studio, launching hazardous-event and autonomous-driving handover scenarios while synchronizing participant onboarding, simulator state, and Smart Eye Pro biometric capture. Logged CAN-level telemetry including steering, brake, throttle, and speed, with the primary analysis focused on driver behavioral response and biometric signals during hazard and take-over events.
In-cabin Smart Eye Pro biometric calibration
Calibrated Smart Eye Pro before each simulator session, including head-pose alignment, gaze-direction validation, and per-subject pupil-reference setup. Enabled extraction and time synchronization of eye tremor, blink rate, and fixation metrics with scenario-level hazard and take-over events.
Cabin fault diagnosis — AL-35 steering-wheel failure
Diagnosed a mid-session steering-wheel failure in the cabin simulator when software-level recovery through MDAQ cluster/CFLS restart did not resolve the issue. Performed hardware-level troubleshooting of the steering/control bus and identified AL-35 through the cabin's diagnostic interface, isolating the fault beyond the software layer.
Cabin–VR seat integration troubleshooting
Diagnosed a mid-session integration issue between the cabin simulator and VR seat when the seat failed to respond to simulator-state changes. Verified network connectivity through ping tests, checked the seat-control daemon status, and restarted the communication process to restore synchronization between SCANeR Studio and the VR seat before resuming the next experimental block.
Live demos for the Ajou Motor & Kookmin University Presidents
Delivered live simulator sessions to the Presidents of Ajou Motor University and Kookmin University and accompanying delegations — walked them through the scenario design, the SCANeR Studio + Smart Eye Pro instrumentation, and the human-factors implications of the driver-response data, in bilingual KR / EN Q&A.