System for combining driving simulators and data acquisition systems and methods of use thereof
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1. A method for integrating a data acquisition system, a driving simulator, and a vehicle to provide driving instruction to a driver comprising:
- interfacing said driving simulator with said data acquisition system, exchanging a first set of data between said driving simulator and said data acquisition system, terminating said interfacing of said driving simulator with said data acquisition system, interfacing said data acquisition system with said vehicle, and exchanging a second set of data between said data acquisition system and said vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods of integrating driving simulators, data acquisition systems such as, for example, event data recorders, and/or vehicles, as well as to methods of training or providing instruction to drivers using driving simulators, data acquisition systems and/or vehicles.
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1. A method for integrating a data acquisition system, a driving simulator, and a vehicle to provide driving instruction to a driver comprising:
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interfacing said driving simulator with said data acquisition system, exchanging a first set of data between said driving simulator and said data acquisition system, terminating said interfacing of said driving simulator with said data acquisition system, interfacing said data acquisition system with said vehicle, and exchanging a second set of data between said data acquisition system and said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for compiling and analyzing data related to a driver'"'"'s performance comprising:
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providing a driving simulator comprising a data acquisition system, permitting the driver to use the driving simulator, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance with the data acquisition system, and analyzing the data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for compiling and analyzing data related to a driver'"'"'s performance comprising:
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providing a driving simulator comprising a data acquisition system, permitting the driver to use the driving simulator, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance in the driving simulator with the data acquisition system associated with the driving simulator, permitting the driver to use a vehicle, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance in the vehicle with a data acquisition system associated with the vehicle, and analyzing the data from the data acquisition system associated with the driving simulator and/or the data from the data acquisition system associated with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for compiling data related to a driver'"'"'s performance comprising:
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a driving simulator; and
a data acquisition system, wherein said data acquisition system is interfaced with said driving simulator such that it acquires data related to a driver'"'"'s performance from said driving simulator. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method for providing driving instruction to a driver comprising:
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providing a driving simulator comprising a data acquisition system, permitting the driver to use the driving simulator, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance with the data acquisition system, and analyzing the data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method providing driving instruction to a driver comprising:
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providing a driving simulator comprising a data acquisition system, permitting the driver to use the driving simulator, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance in the driving simulator with the data acquisition system associated with the driving simulator, permitting the driver to use a land-based or marine vehicle, acquiring data relating to the driver'"'"'s performance in the land-based or marine vehicle with a data acquisition system associated with the land-based or marine vehicle, and analyzing the data from the data acquisition system associated with the driving simulator and/or the data from the data acquisition system associated with the land- based or marine vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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