In the motorcycle sector, the analysis of behaviour and experience of the motorcyclist in conjunction with the motorcycle is becoming increasingly important. The focus is on both the fundamental understanding of the complex riding task when riding single-track vehicles, as well as insights regarding properly designed vehicle ergonomics or assistance systems. The combination of limited space and demanding riding environment (e.g. weather, physical activity) make a reasonable evaluation of control and display concepts or assistance systems on the motorcycle even more important. The targeted support of motorcyclists by such systems only comes into play if, for example, the potential for distraction is kept low. In addition, topics such as rider state assessment and training are addressed. Such issues will be investigated in both the motorcycle simulation and in on-road experiments on test tracks and in real traffic. We are looking forward to developing tailored study concepts with you!

Our Privacy Policy

1.    Subject of the privacy policy

You have gotten on this webpage via a link because you are interested in how we deal with your personal data. In order to fulfil our duty to inform, as required in Art. 12 ff. GDPR, we would like to provide you our data privacy policy.

2.    Name and Address of the Controller

Controller for the purposes of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Würzburger Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften (WIVW GmbH)
Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
97209 Veitshöchheim
Tel.: +49-931-78009-0
Fax: +49-931-78009-150
E-Mail: info@wivw.de

3.    Data Protection Officer

Contact details of our data protection officer are:

Datenschutzbeauftragte
Würzburger Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften (WIVW GmbH)
Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
97209 Veitshöchheim
E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragte@wivw.de

If you have any questions or comments regarding data protection at the WIVW GmbH, please feel free to contact our data protection officer.

4.    What kind of personal data do we collect? What is the purpose of the data collection?

If we have obtained any personal data of you, we only process the data for the purposes we have received them for.

Data processing for different purposes only comes into consideration if the necessary legal obligations of Art. 6 (4) GDPR are applicable. Of course we will consider possible obligations to provide information according to Art. 13 (3) and Art. 14 (4) GDPR in this case.

5.    What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?

The legal basis for processing your personal data is, unless there are no specific legal rules, Art. 6 GDPR, especially:

• Consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR)
• Data processing in order to fulfil a contract (Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR)
• Data processing after weighing of interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR)
• Data processing in order to fulfil legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR)

If we process your personal data because you have given your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent for future data processing at any time.

If we process your personal data due to weighing of interests you have the right to object to processing of your personal data as far as the requirements of Art. 21 GDPR are fulfilled.

6.    For how long will your data be stored?

Your personal data will only be processed as long as it is necessary for the specific purpose.

If we are legally obliged, further storage might become necessary.

Data will be erased according to the legal regulations if the purpose of storing is omitted or if the data retention period expires.

At the end of each year we generally check the personal data on how far further processing is necessary. Due to the amount of data this assessment is carried out with regard to specific data types or purposes of data processing.

At any time you can request information about your personal data that we might process. If it is not necessary to process your personal data, you can request erasure or restriction of the processing.

7.    Is your data transferred to other recipients?

Your personal data will only be transferred to further recipients if it is necessary to fulfil a contract with you, if it is allowed on basis of weighing interests according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR, if we are legally obliged to transfer your personal data, or if you have given your consent.

8.    Where is your personal data processed?

We will process your data only on servers in Germany, our data processors in the European Union.

9.    Your rights

According to GDPR you have the following rights in connection with your data. You can address the data protection officer or any other employee of the WIVW GmbH to make use of your rights.

Right to information/disclosure

You have the right to always and free of charge access the data being processed with regard to your person. This disclosure includes information whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed at all, and if they are the categories of personal data concerned; the recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed to and the period for which the personal data will be stored (Art. 15 GDPR). We kindly ask for your understanding that we might request verification of your person before delivering information.

Right to rectification

You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data if we processed incorrect information (Art. 16 GDPR).

Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

You have the right to the erasure of personal data without undue delay if the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; if you withdraw consent on which the processing is based on and if the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation (Art 17 GDPR). This applies under the prerequisite that further processing of your data is neither necessary nor legally required.

Right to restriction of processing

Under certain circumstances you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data (Art. 18 GDPR).

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (Art 20 GDPR).

Right to withdrawal of consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal (Art. 7 (3) GDPR).

Right to object

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6 (1) GDPR. We shall no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such marketing.

Where personal data are processed for scientific or statistical research purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR, you shall have the right to object to processing of personal data, on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are dissatisfied with our help and consider that the processing of your personal data infringes this Regulation.

Our Privacy Policy

Last update: 28.08.2020

1. Subject of the privacy policy

Due to the high sensitivity and protection requirements of personal data, protecting your personality rights and thus your personal data is of highest priority to the WIVW GmbH. For this reason, we comply with all relevant data protection legislation (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, and country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the WIVW GmbH).
The following privacy policy notice is intended to inform you how and if we store your personal data, and if we do, what kind of personal data it is and for what purpose we process them. Additionally, we would like to inform you about the first data transmission and the type of transmitted data, as well as the protective measures that we have taken.
As the privacy policy is supposed to be legible and understandable for everyone visiting our internet pages, we would first like to explain some terms used in the GDPR.

• Personal data means any information helping to identify you as a person. This could be data identifying you directly (e.g. your name), or indirectly (e.g. an online identifier).
• Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data. For example, this might be the collection, storage, or erasure of your data.
• Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of your wishes by which you agree to the processing of your personal data (e.g. statement or clear affirmative action).
• Controller is the natural or legal person which determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

We would like to point out that our hosting-provider is a German enterprise. We have concluded a contract about commissioned data processing in accordance with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR. This means that the processor provides sufficient guarantees to have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures in such a manner that processing will meet the requirements of the GDPR and any other country-specific data protection regulations and thus ensure the protection of your data.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

Controller for the purposes of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Würzburger Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften (WIVW GmbH)
Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
97209 Veitshöchheim
Tel.: +49-931-78009-0
Fax: +49-931-78009-150
E-Mail: info@wivw.de

3. Data Protection Officer

Contact details of our data protection officer are:

Datenschutzbeauftragte
Würzburger Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften (WIVW GmbH)
Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
97209 Veitshöchheim
E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragte@wivw.de

If you have any questions or comments regarding data protection at the WIVW GmbH, please feel free to contact our data protection officer.

4. Collection and use of data

Type and scope of data processing depends on the purpose of your visit to our internet pages.

4.1 Purpose of obtaining information

If you only want to gather information on our internet pages, it is not necessary for you to provide any personal data. We only process the data provided by your internet browser and stored in the logfile of the server:

• the date and time of access to the Internet site
• the browser type and version
• the browser settings
• the operating system used by the accessing system
• the lastly and currently visited websites
• the amount of transferred data and access status (data transferred, page not found, etc.)
• your internet protocol address (IP address)

This usage data will be processed and saved separately from further data that you might enter on our internet pages. No links will be made between your usage data and any further data; furthermore, no conclusions to your person can be made. In general, usage data is necessary for the access to the website. In addition the data is used anonymously to optimize the online presence by means of statistical analysis. Due to technical safety, i.e. to prevent attempted attacks to the webserver, as well as due to legal requirements and to be able to provide information to law enforcement authorities, your usage data will be saved for a short period of time, maximally 7 days.

4.2 Contacting

Further data will only be processed after your explicit consent (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR).

You have the possibility to message us via the contact form. In this case we will ask you for your name and email address. You can also state your phone number which is not required. Alternatively you could send an email. With the completion and submission of your message you accept that your data will be processed in order to reply to your request. Dependent on the content of your request your data might internally be forwarded to the responsible person at WIVW GmbH, which you will be informed of. Your data will solely be processed to reply to your request. Your data will not be transferred to a third party unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.

4.3 Customer area

You can get access to the customer area in consultation with us if you are a customer of the WIVW GmbH. This access can be established to provide certain information or services as specified in the contractual agreements. With a visit to the customer area time of log-in, IP address and visited content will be protocolled. This informs us if the agreed upon services were used. The log files will be erased after termination of the contractual relationship.

4.4 Tools

In order to make it more convenient for you to find your way to the WIVW, we have inserted the URL of Google Maps, as provided by Google. Service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, parent company is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: “provider”).

We would like to point out to you that by using Google Maps the provider might process your IP-address, location, and further personal data. The data processing needs your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), which is often given via the settings of your mobile device / browser. Only by clicking on the URL and thereby giving your consent you will be directed to the provider and data will be processed by the provider.

Limiting data processing: Your personal data is processed by the provider independently of you being logged into your google account or not. If you are logged in, data can be assigned to your user profile. In order to avoid this, please log out of your account before using the tool. Additionally, Blocker-Tools can prevent the provider from accessing your data. Google stores your data as user profiles, for example in order to use them for needs-oriented advertising. You have a right to object the creation of user profiles. For this, you have to contact the provider directly. You can find more information about the data processing in the provider’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and adjust your privacy settings.

Of course you can use any other trip planner you might prefer in order to find your way to the WIVW. In this case, the particular provider’s privacy policies are effective.

5. Duration of storage and erasure of processed data

Your personal data will only be processed as long as it is necessary for our services or for the purpose of storing. If WIVW GmbH is legally obliged, further storage might become necessary.
Data will be erased according to the legal regulations if the purpose of storing is omitted or if the data retention period expires.

6. Cookies

Like many other web pages we also use cookies. Cookies are text files sent from our webpage to your browser during your visit to our web pages, which are kept on your computer for later retrieval.

We only use Session Cookies or temporary Cookies, which are only stored temporarily for the duration of your stay on our webpages. The purpose of those Cookies is to identify your computer while changing from one of our webpages to another during your visit to our online presence and to identify the end of your visit. Cookies do not damage your computer nor do they contain viruses.
The cookies will be deleted once the browser session ends.

You can determine through the settings of your browser if Cookies are set and retrieved. You can completely deactivate the saving of Cookies, limit the usage of Cookies to certain webpages or configure your browser to message you every time a cookie is set and ask for permission beforehand. For technical reasons it is necessary to accept Session Cookies in order to experience full functionality of our online presence.
Surveying or saving of personal data through Cookies does not happen in this context. Furthermore, no techniques are used to link the information provided by Cookies to user data.

7. Data safety

We use technical and organizational safety measures to protect surveyed data, especially against manipulation, loss or unauthorized access. Our safety measures are continuously updated according to the technological development. Web based data transfer might have some security gaps, therefore unfortunately absolute protection cannot be ensured. Having said this, you do have the possibility to transfer your data to us alternatively via telephone or in person.

8. Your rights

According to GDPR you have the following rights in connection with your data. You can address the data protection officer or any other employee of the WIVW GmbH to make use of your rights.

8.1 Right to information/disclosure

You have the right to always and free of charge access the data being processed with regard to your person. This disclosure includes information whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed at all, and if they are the categories of personal data concerned; the recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed to and the period for which the personal data will be stored (Art. 15 GDPR).

8.2 Right to rectification

You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data if we processed incorrect information (Art. 16 GDPR).

8.3 Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

You have the right to the erasure of personal data without undue delay if the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; if you withdraw consent on which the processing is based on and if the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation (Art 17 GDPR). This applies under the prerequisite that further processing of your data is neither necessary nor legally required.

8.4 Right to restriction of processing

Under certain circumstances you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data (Art. 18 GDPR).

8.5 Right to data portability

You have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (Art 20 GDPR).

8.6 Right to withdrawal of consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal (Art. 7 (3) GDPR).

8.7 Right to object

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6 (1) GDPR. We shall no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such marketing.

Where personal data are processed for scientific or statistical research purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR, you shall have the right to object to processing of personal data, on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

8.8 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are dissatisfied with our help and consider that the processing of your personal data infringes this Regulation.

SILAB is available in three versions:

SILAB Essential

• Create routes by flexibly combining predefined traffic scenarios.
• Included is a comprehensive package with more than 30 restricted-access highway, two-lane highway and city scenarios.
• In addition, scenarios are included that allow your driver to learn the handling of simulator vehicle step-by-step. This will help drivers who experience simulator sickness or other issues when using the simulation and thus improve the quality of the simulation results.
• Expand your range of scenarios with predefined scenario packages for different issues (such as distraction, assistance systems, driving ability).
• Integrate commonly used systems for measuring driver physiology and eye movement.
• Integrate external hardware and software (such as display and control elements, eye movement detectors) through common used communication interfaces (such as TCP/IP, UDP, CAN).
• Synchronously record the data collected during the simulation (such as driver inputs, physiological data, characteristics of the simulated vehicle and performance measures such as lane usage) and data from external hardware in detailed log files.
• Import the recorded files directly into your tool for further processing and analysis (such as Matlab, Statistica, SPSS or Excel).

SILAB Professional

 In addition to the functions of SILAB Essential, this version offers the following options:

• Design your own scenarios in urban, highway and country road environments.
• Use a graphical editor and a simple script language to define all aspects of a scenario in detail: road geometry, pavement markings, signage, traffic lights, surrounding landscape and buildings, behavior of simulated vehicles, and pedestrians.
• Modify pre-defined scenarios to your needs.
• Create your own reusable scenario packages.
• Use the additional SILAB desktop licenses to develop and test scenarios conveniently at multiple workstations.

SILAB Enterprise

In addition to the functions of SILAB Professional, this version offers the following options:

• Extend the simulation to your own software and hardware components (such as assistance systems and their sensors, data acquisition hardware, secondary driver tasks).
• Use programming interfaces for C/C ++, JAVA and Ruby to generate detailed queries of simulation data (road geometry, simulated road users) and to control simulation processes.
• Integrate models and features developed with Matlab or Simulink into your simulation.
• Use the additional SILAB desktop licenses to develop, integrate and test your software and hardware components at multiple workstations.

For all three versions, we can

• configure the software for your specific needs and put it into operation at your site;
• provide you and your colleagues with comprehensive training in the functions and operation of the software;
• be available for support and maintenance issues as they arise.

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Are you interested in becoming a test driver?

Then we would like to invite you to take part in driving tests in simulators or real vehicles or to complete online surveys. Each time we contact you, it is up to you to decide whether you want to participate or not. For each participation, we thank you with an expense allowance. By registering with us, you do not enter into any obligations. Your personal details will be treated with strict confidentiality.

By participating, you make an important contribution to research on safety and technology.

We conduct traffic science studies on the following topics:

• Fatigue in road traffic
• Effect and design of driver assistance systems
• Highly automated driving
• Safety and comfort of motor vehicles
• Driving in old age
• Psychotropic substances
• and much more.

Our cooperation partners are automotive companies, automotive suppliers and institutions such as the Federal Highway Research Institute or the University of Würzburg.

Registration for participation in a specific study (advertisement)

Have you become aware of us by an advertisement aimed at finding participants for a specific study? Then please contact us directly via the contact address given in the advertisement.

Registration for the WIVW Test Driver Panel

Do you live in Würzburg or its environs, do you occasionally have time during the day from Monday to Friday and would you like to be included in our test driver panel? If so, we invite you to participate in studies at irregular intervals. If you are interested, please send an e-mail  (anmeldung@wivw.de). Thank you very much!

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

WIVW GmbH  |  Robert-Bosch-Straße 4  |  D-97209 Veitshöchheim
Phone: +49 931 780090  |  Fax: +49 931 78009150  | Email: info@wivw.de

The Würzburg Institute for Traffic Sciences (WIVW) is a company providing research services into the human factor in the interaction between humans and technical systems, especially addressing issues arising from the automotive sector. In addition to its project work, WIVW develops and distributes the SILAB driving simulation software. Our long-standing clients in both divisions include renowned private and public organizations.

Since 1998, WIVW has employed an interdisciplinary team of research and development specialists who work in both aspects of its business. All of our team members hold academic qualifications in such fields as psychology, ergonomics, engineering or computer science. 

Please go to research services and driving simulation/SILAB to obtain a detailed overview of the services we offer. You are also welcome to have a look at our references: the list of public projects and our team's research publications bear witness to our success. Or simply get in direct contact with us and we'll work together to find out how we can help you achieve your goals. We look forward to hearing from you!

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WIVW GmbH
Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
97209 Veitshöchheim
Tel.: +49-931-78009-0
E-Mail: info@wivw.de

Sitz der Gesellschaft: Würzburg
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Tel.: +49-931-78009-0
E-Mail: info@wivw.de

WIVW GmbH

Robert-Bosch-Straße 4
D-97209 Veitshöchheim

Phone: +49 931 780090
Fax: +49 931 78009150
Email: info@wivw.de

Please use the contact details above to send us your request. We will then come back to you immediately.

SILAB has been successfully used in the following applications:

Research & Development

• Testing vehicle components at very early stages of development in a realistic and reproducible vehicle and traffic environment
• Assessing the impact of new transport infrastructure technologies on drivers
• Obtaining data for making and evaluating design decisions for transport and vehicle systems

With flexible interfaces, detailed traffic environments, extensive data logging and the option to create tailor-made, reproducible test scenarios, SILAB is exactly the right tool.

Diagnostics

• Objective, standardized and realistic measurement of a client's/patient's driving performance
• Holistic assessment of driving ability
• Rapidly available test results that are easy to interpret

SILAB provides a modular and innovative system to handle these tasks: the "Driver Fitness and Ability" (DFA) packet and the "Standardized Application for Fitness to Drive Evaluations" (SAFE) software module are indispensable tools for holistic and fair evaluation of driving performance. You can find more information about the scenario packet DFA and the software module SAFE here.

Training and Rehabilitation

• Training and rehabilitation concepts tailored to a specific group of drivers (new drivers, emergency drivers, patients, ...)
• Intensive, effective training
• Optimization of learning success through interactive simulation

The SILAB driving simulators enable precise situations at various levels of difficulty to be set up for training purposes. The adaptive rendering of traffic situations and special features such as enhanced reality or video replays provide innovative support to trainers and trainees alike.

Presentations

• Allow the results of research and development work to be experienced
• Visualize ideas and concepts to allow them to be discussed within the team or with decision makers
• Produce impressive animations and video segments for presentations
  
  

SILAB offers extensive options for modeling driving scenarios that will make complex issues understandable and clear.

We offer you car, truck, motorcycle, and bicycle simulators at various extension stages – from the simple single-seat solution to the fully equipped mock-up with 360° view and motion system. Based on our many years of experience in industry and research, we’ll help you find the ideal solution and support you in every phase – starting with high-quality hardware equipment all the way to the software installation, commissioning phase and uptake of following research:

• Clarification of your individual requirements
• Customized conception of hardware and software depending on your questions and your company‘s conditions
• Construction of the driving simulator together with our reliable partners, on-site commission at your facility
• Intensive training for you and your colleagues so that you’re able to use your new tool right away
• Extensive advice and fast support for your everyday use of the driving simulator
• Continuous further development and updates for the driving simulation software SILAB so that you can always work with the latest features
• As your research contractor we also advise and support you with your research.

All of our simulators are operated by our in-house driving simulation software SILAB. The software has been continuously developed and optimized for various applications for more than fifteen years together with our partners and clients from the industry and research institutes.

Please contact us for an individual offer!

Our established driving simulation software SILAB is continuously being developed and optimized for various applications for more than fifteen years together with our partners and clients from the industry and research institutes. If you are interested in the interaction between driver, vehicle and traffic environment, our driving simulation software is ideal for you : A flexible, efficient and recognized tool that meets your needs.

SILAB is flexible:

• SILAB supports driving simulators at various stages of development, from a single PC with a gaming steering wheel and pedals to driving simulators with multi-channel field of view, a real vehicle and a movement system.

SILAB is realistic:

• The behavior of the simulated vehicle is based on complex physical models. It allows you to simulate driving with cars, vans, buses and trucks.
• The behavior of the other users of the road is based on modern models from the traffic simulation. In addition, their behavior can be set with great precision and detail to simulate specific traffic situations.
• The virtual world is presented to the driver with a modern graphics engine. You can also set specific times of the year and hour of the day, lighting models, and weather and road conditions in your scenarios.
• The sounds made by the simulated vehicle and of other road users are generated by a 3-D sound model. In addition to the faithfully reproduced sounds of the test vehicle, the driver can also locate other road users and assess their type, distance and speed.

SILAB is scenario-driven:

• Access proven and immediately usable scenario packets to address a wide range of questions (such as simulator orientation, driving ability, distraction or testing different assistance systems).
• With the tools of SILAB, you can design scenarios tailored to your concerns that can be repeatedly used. Create road networks incl. pavement markings, signs and traffic lights. Design the road shoulder and the surrounding landscape with the numerous tools and graphical elements that come with SILAB.
• Insert other road users (cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians) into your scenario to create dense, realistic traffic scenarios or to put your driver into specific traffic situations.
• Manage reusable scenarios with an easy-to-use tool.
• A unique mechanism is also available that allows you to change the sequence of scenarios during the simulation depending on the driver, making it possible for you to use your scenarios in a replicable and efficient manner.

SILAB is open:

• Record driver input, physiological measurements, the parameters of the physical vehicle simulation and information about the road and other road users for use in subsequent analysis. The data of your own software and hardware components will also be recorded synchronously.
• Record videos from different camera angles synchronized to the measured data as well as data from external devices measuring such things as eye movement or driver physiology.
• Observe and modify parameters and other key values in real time during the simulation. This also works with the parameters of your own software and hardware components.
• Control or integrate external hardware and software with flexible interfaces (such as CAN bus, TCP/IP, UDP).
• Integrate your own software components by means of APIs for C/C++, JAVA and Ruby. Access detailed data from the simulation to set up sensors, assistance systems or situation-dependent secondary tasks.
• Integrate your MATLAB/Simulink models into the driving simulation.
• Use ready-made interfaces for integrated measurement technology, physiological measurement devices, eye movement systems, HMI devices and Android-based mobile devices.

SILAB is user friendly:

• SILAB features easy-to-use graphical user interfaces for compiling traffic scenarios and controlling driving simulations for different stretches of road.
• You do not need specialist knowledge or programming skills to design your own traffic scenarios tailored to your specific questions.
• You can usually handle integrating external hardware and software through SILAB's numerous interfaces yourself.
• The functions and options offered by all of the components of SILAB are described in a detailed set of documentation. There are interactive tutorials on designing traffic scenarios and expanding the software.
• Our support team is ready to help with any questions that you might gave when working with the software and also advice on how to set up the software to address your questions.

Our established driving simulation software SILAB is continuously being developed and optimized for various applications for more than fifteen years together with our partners and clients from the industry and research institutes. If you are interested in the interaction between driver, vehicle and traffic environment, our driving simulation software is ideal for you : A flexible, efficient and recognized tool that meets your needs.

SILAB is flexible:

• SILAB supports driving simulators at various stages of development, from a single PC with a gaming steering wheel and pedals to driving simulators with multi-channel field of view, a real vehicle and a movement system.

SILAB is realistic:

• The behavior of the simulated vehicle is based on complex physical models. It allows you to simulate driving with cars, vans, buses and trucks.
• The behavior of the other users of the road is based on modern models from the traffic simulation. In addition, their behavior can be set with great precision and detail to simulate specific traffic situations.
• The virtual world is presented to the driver with a modern graphics engine. You can also set specific times of the year and hour of the day, lighting models, and weather and road conditions in your scenarios.
• The sounds made by the simulated vehicle and of other road users are generated by a 3-D sound model. In addition to the faithfully reproduced sounds of the test vehicle, the driver can also locate other road users and assess their type, distance and speed.

SILAB is scenario-driven:

• Access proven and immediately usable scenario packets to address a wide range of questions (such as simulator orientation, driving ability, distraction or testing different assistance systems).
• With the tools of SILAB, you can design scenarios tailored to your concerns that can be repeatedly used. Create road networks incl. pavement markings, signs and traffic lights. Design the road shoulder and the surrounding landscape with the numerous tools and graphical elements that come with SILAB.
• Insert other road users (cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians) into your scenario to create dense, realistic traffic scenarios or to put your driver into specific traffic situations.
• Manage reusable scenarios with an easy-to-use tool.
• A unique mechanism is also available that allows you to change the sequence of scenarios during the simulation depending on the driver, making it possible for you to use your scenarios in a replicable and efficient manner.

SILAB is open:

• Record driver input, physiological measurements, the parameters of the physical vehicle simulation and information about the road and other road users for use in subsequent analysis. The data of your own software and hardware components will also be recorded synchronously.
• Record videos from different camera angles synchronized to the measured data as well as data from external devices measuring such things as eye movement or driver physiology.
• Observe and modify parameters and other key values in real time during the simulation. This also works with the parameters of your own software and hardware components.
• Control or integrate external hardware and software with flexible interfaces (such as CAN bus, TCP/IP, UDP).
• Integrate your own software components by means of APIs for C/C++, JAVA and Ruby. Access detailed data from the simulation to set up sensors, assistance systems or situation-dependent secondary tasks.
• Integrate your MATLAB/Simulink models into the driving simulation.
• Use ready-made interfaces for integrated measurement technology, physiological measurement devices, eye movement systems, HMI devices and Android-based mobile devices.

SILAB is user friendly:

• SILAB features easy-to-use graphical user interfaces for compiling traffic scenarios and controlling driving simulations for different stretches of road.
• You do not need specialist knowledge or programming skills to design your own traffic scenarios tailored to your specific questions.
• You can usually handle integrating external hardware and software through SILAB's numerous interfaces yourself.
• The functions and options offered by all of the components of SILAB are described in a detailed set of documentation. There are interactive tutorials on designing traffic scenarios and expanding the software.
• Our support team is ready to help with any questions that you might gave when working with the software and also advice on how to set up the software to address your questions.

Our established driving simulation software SILAB is continuously being developed and optimized for various applications for more than fifteen years together with our partners and clients from the industry and research institutes. If you are interested in the interaction between driver, vehicle and traffic environment, our driving simulation software is ideal for you : A flexible, efficient and recognized tool that meets your needs.

SILAB is flexible:

• SILAB supports driving simulators at various stages of development, from a single PC with a gaming steering wheel and pedals to driving simulators with multi-channel field of view, a real vehicle and a movement system.

SILAB is realistic:

• The behavior of the simulated vehicle is based on complex physical models. It allows you to simulate driving with cars, vans, buses and trucks.
• The behavior of the other users of the road is based on modern models from the traffic simulation. In addition, their behavior can be set with great precision and detail to simulate specific traffic situations.
• The virtual world is presented to the driver with a modern graphics engine. You can also set specific times of the year and hour of the day, lighting models, and weather and road conditions in your scenarios.
• The sounds made by the simulated vehicle and of other road users are generated by a 3-D sound model. In addition to the faithfully reproduced sounds of the test vehicle, the driver can also locate other road users and assess their type, distance and speed.

SILAB is scenario-driven:

• Access proven and immediately usable scenario packets to address a wide range of questions (such as simulator orientation, driving ability, distraction or testing different assistance systems).
• With the tools of SILAB, you can design scenarios tailored to your concerns that can be repeatedly used. Create road networks incl. pavement markings, signs and traffic lights. Design the road shoulder and the surrounding landscape with the numerous tools and graphical elements that come with SILAB.
• Insert other road users (cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians) into your scenario to create dense, realistic traffic scenarios or to put your driver into specific traffic situations.
• Manage reusable scenarios with an easy-to-use tool.
• A unique mechanism is also available that allows you to change the sequence of scenarios during the simulation depending on the driver, making it possible for you to use your scenarios in a replicable and efficient manner.

SILAB is open:

• Record driver input, physiological measurements, the parameters of the physical vehicle simulation and information about the road and other road users for use in subsequent analysis. The data of your own software and hardware components will also be recorded synchronously.
• Record videos from different camera angles synchronized to the measured data as well as data from external devices measuring such things as eye movement or driver physiology.
• Observe and modify parameters and other key values in real time during the simulation. This also works with the parameters of your own software and hardware components.
• Control or integrate external hardware and software with flexible interfaces (such as CAN bus, TCP/IP, UDP).
• Integrate your own software components by means of APIs for C/C++, JAVA and Ruby. Access detailed data from the simulation to set up sensors, assistance systems or situation-dependent secondary tasks.
• Integrate your MATLAB/Simulink models into the driving simulation.
• Use ready-made interfaces for integrated measurement technology, physiological measurement devices, eye movement systems, HMI devices and Android-based mobile devices.

SILAB is user friendly:

• SILAB features easy-to-use graphical user interfaces for compiling traffic scenarios and controlling driving simulations for different stretches of road.
• You do not need specialist knowledge or programming skills to design your own traffic scenarios tailored to your specific questions.
• You can usually handle integrating external hardware and software through SILAB's numerous interfaces yourself.
• The functions and options offered by all of the components of SILAB are described in a detailed set of documentation. There are interactive tutorials on designing traffic scenarios and expanding the software.
• Our support team is ready to help with any questions that you might gave when working with the software and also advice on how to set up the software to address your questions.

Zunehmende Mobilitätsbedürfnisse und demographische Veränderungen unserer Gesellschaft lassen eine wissenschaftliche Abklärung von substanz- und erkrankungsbedingten Beeinträchtigungen der Fahrtüchtigkeit immer wichtiger erscheinen:

• Als Hersteller können Sie eine zu großzügige Aufnahme der Maschinenwarnhinweise in der Fachinformation verhindern oder zumindest einen eingeschränkten Warnhinweis erwirken. Auch die Überlegenheit einer Substanz gegenüber anderen, therapeutisch gleichwertigen, kann auf diese Weise wissenschaftlich fundiert nachgewiesen werden.
• Ärzten wird die Auswahl aus mehreren Substanzen erleichtert, so dass sie ihre Patienten besser über die Auswirkungen einer Therapie auf die Fahrsicherheit aufklären können. Angaben zu Dauer oder Dosisabhängigkeit von Beeinträchtigungen können am konkreten Beispiel anschaulich gemacht werden.
• Patienten und Angehörige können sich über potentielle Beeinträchtigungen leichter und umfassender informieren und ihre Fahrtüchtigkeit gezielt verbessern.

Major field studies have been conducted in real traffic conditions as part of field operational tests (FOT) and naturalistic driving studies (NDS) in recent years. These studies are characterized by the collection of real vehicle data from everyday driving over an extended period of time. The data compiled  has the distinct advantage of reflecting everyday driving behavior in a variety of natural situations while meeting the high demands for further analysis of the data. We have experience in the analysis of FOT/NDS data based on both video analysis and objective time-history data. We will be glad to assist you in planning and implementing field studies and analyzing complex real driving data.

When developing increasingly complex assistance systems, the functional safety of these systems plays an important role. To minimize the risks of malfunctions, safety-related systems should be developed, tested and verified in line with relevant standards (such as ISO 26262). A key component of this process is evaluating the controllability of the systems. We offer custom investigative concepts for evaluating the controllability of systems and assessing the criticality of system failures, both in real vehicle and driving simulator environments. This enables us to provide early support to the development of safe systems. Benefit from our many years' experience conducting clinical studies on topics such as faulty braking interventions and faulty auxiliary steering moments. Our methods put the driver in the focus of our assessment process, allowing us to identify potential problem areas from a controllability aspect and propose targeted solutions.

Static and Dynamic Car Simulation

For questions involving the investigation of systems in the early stages of development or scenarios that might pose a risk to other vehicles on the road, the method of choice is the driving simulator. We can flexibly use a full range of platforms adapted to the question at hand and your budget: from static, fixed-base driving simulators to a fully equipped, dynamic driving simulators with our own SILAB simulation software. Alternatively, we can also provide support in studies conducted at your own simulation setup.

Motorcycle Simulation

In the motorcycle sector, research into the behavior and experience of drivers in interaction with the vehicle is becoming increasingly important. Motorcycle simulation allows basic research questions such as stress, distraction, etc. to be addressed as well as applied research in testing various display and control concepts, design of the human-machine interface, etc. in a safe and controlled environment. We can adapt the motorcycle mock-up at any time to address your particular research questions.

Real Driving Tests

When attempting to address questions of controllability, it is fundamentally important to consider real vehicle dynamics by conducting studies in the actual vehicle with test drivers on our test track. The data we collect with the usual instruments or with our in-house SILAB simulation software can be flexibly used for this purpose. We also conduct real driving tests in real traffic conditions, for example, as part of evaluating systems nearing readiness for serial production. We have a wealth of experience in supporting field tests and processing and analyzing real vehicle data collected under field operational tests.

Eye Movement

Detecting drivers' eye movement is key to answering many questions, such as the distraction potential of infotainment systems or assessing driver attentiveness in general. WIVW has a number of different eye tracking systems available that are selected based on the question being addressed, starting with single-camera systems like those found in driver state monitoring systems soon to hit the dealers and all the way to multi-view movement camera systems and portable systems that monitor the driver's field of view.

Psychophysiology

The use of psychophysiological measurement instruments is essential in clinical studies focused on the driver's state as well as detecting driver attentiveness and fatigue in other areas of automotive research. Our institute has a wealth of experience in using a wide variety of methods, including EEG, ECG, EMG, and eyelid movement.