Virtual reality driving experience of a Formula SAE type vehicle and its physiological affectations (#2414)

Authors

Cordero Guridi, Jose De Jesus

Cuautle Gutierrez, Luis

Quirino Morales, Felix

Abstract

This work describes the findings from the creation of a virtual reality driving experience simulator, where the validation of the experience with a group of individuals was considered. From this process, various physiological effects caused by the characteristics of the simulator and the parameters associated with it were discovered. The simulator created with the Unity platform, for the FORMULA SAE competition, has been described and presented in previous works and the experience has been described by its participants. This document presents the variables discovered in the simulator, which influence said physiological effects in the participants of the vehicle journey on the F1-type track. The results obtained and analyzed showed the influence of various variables on the physiological conditions of the participants, as well as the effects caused in the users that resemble the real driving conditions for the Formula type vehicle. This information was validated with a new group of engineering students and participants of the FORMULA SAE project, where the results will allow the content of the simulator to grow, as well as taking the necessary precautions when using it.