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1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
SWUTC/10/476660-00018-1
4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date
AUTOMATED GENERATION OF VIRTUAL SCENARIOS IN September 2010
DRIVING SIMULATOR FROM HIGHWAY DESIGN DATA 6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No.
Xi Zhao, Alicia Nelson, Susan Chrysler, and Yunlong Zhang Report 476660-00018-1
9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System 11. Contract or Grant No.
College Station, Texas 77843-3135 DTRT07-G-0006
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Southwest Region University Transportation Center Final Project Report
Texas Transportation Institute September 2009-August 2010
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, Texas 77843-3135 14. Sponsoring Agency Code
15. Supplementary Notes
Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers
Program
16. Abstract
In 2008, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) began using a desktop driving simulator made by Realtime
Technologies, Inc. This system comes with a library of different roadway segment types that can be pieced
together to create driving scenarios. The current project explored ways to create custom roadwa% segments
for use in the TTI driving simulator. The project initially attempted to use AutoCAD Civil 3D roadway
drawings and export them for use in the simulator. This attempt was not successful because all roadway
geometric design features could not be exported. Next, the project used commercially available three-
dimensional modeling software (Road Tools by Presagis, Inc.) and was able to create new roadway segments
that were drivable in the simulator. These new roadway segments are not as precise as those created in Civil
3D, but for most driving behavior studies conducted in the TTI simulator, researchers judged them to be
sufficient.17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement
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National Technical Information Service
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Zhao, Xi; Nelson, Alicia A.; Chrysler, Susan & Zhang, Yunlong. Automated generation of virtual scenarios in driving simulator from highway design data, report, September 2010; College Station, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth303474/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.