Driving Simulator Open for Business in UB Engineering
From designing safer intersections to helping accident victims overcome their fears, a new driving simulation laboratory is open for business in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The state-of-the-art facility will be available for use by students, faculty and industry to conduct research on automotive and flight vehicles, driver behavior, acclimation of accident victims suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and even supplemental training of young drivers. Funded by a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the simulator also has made it possible for UB to offer for the first time a unique course on road-vehicle dynamics. The course has generated so much enthusiasm on campus that a second semester is being taught this spring and the course will be offered again next fall. Read on.
