Invited Speaker: Professor Woon-Sung Lee
             Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

A driving simulator, reproducing actual driving conditions in a safe and controlled virtual environment, enables us to conduct various experiments including emergency situations that are not possible with an actual vehicle. It has been applied to a variety of areas such as vehicle system development, intelligent transportation systems and traffic safety. In this talk, development of the driving simulator is discussed first, followed by its application to various areas. In particular, simulator-based Adaptive Cruise Control research is discussed in detail.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Woon-Sung Lee has had more than 15 years experience with driving simulator development and applications. He has been involved in developing most of the driving simulators in Korea for Kookmin University, Hyundai Motors Company, Road Traffic Safety Authority, and Korea Automotive Technology Institute. He has also applied his simulator to various areas including sudden acceleration, drunken driving, driver behavior in emergency situations and adaptive cruise control. Since 1992, he has been a Professor at the Graduate School of Automotive Engineering in Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea. He is currently on sabbatical with the Center for Intelligent Systems Research at the George Washington University. From 1989 to 1992, he was assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He served as a post-doctoral associate from 1987 to 1989 at the Center for Computer-Aided Design at the University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1987.

Location: Tompkins Hall, 1^st Floor Conference Room
Time: Friday, Nov. 18, 1:30-2:30 PM