Technological advancement are being witnessed each and every day. It also touches each and every sector. Simulation is one of the many advancements of technology that are in use today. The term simulation is used to refer to the practice of mimicking the real world processes and systems using computer programs. The process of simulation will in most of the cases involve development of the models representing the object to be simulated. Simulation will also mimic the characteristics of simulated object. The process of simulation will also imitate the attributes such as the behaviors, physical features and the functions of the object that is to be simulated. There are many areas where simulation is applied today. Driving industry is a good example of such an area.
The application of simulation in driving is attached to a number of motives. For example, it may be used to train the drivers. Simulation in driving will in most of the cases be used to train both the truck and the bus drivers. Most of the driving training instates have adopted this training approach. In other instances, simulators are also used to power research related to driving. For example, driving simulators may be used for monitoring the behavior of a driver. Another use of simulation in driving is performance appraisal of the driver. The performance in this case be on fuel consumption. The attention of the driver may also be monitored by the use of driving simulators.
There are different types driving simulators that are in use today. The most common simulators that are in use today are the bus simulators, the car simulators, truck simulators and the train simulators. The driving simulators offers numerous advantages. Through the driving simulators, a driver is able to get driving skills which are more relevant. This is so because the driver will consistently put the driving skills in practice, which is not the case when the driver on a real road with a car. Through simulation, a driver is able to apply all driving skills thereby acquiring experience in driving faster. The driving training process then becomes more efficient.
After every lesson during training, it is possible to evaluate the driver. The evaluations obtained from simulations are highly reliable and hence they beat the old modes of training. With driving simulation, the results of the student will be generated automatically. The various aspects of driving therefore becomes easy to evaluate.
The process of training the drivers using the driving simulators becomes the same across all the students. Every student will in this case receive similar content during the driving training. A good example of such a content that will be similar across all the students may the shifting of gears. The driving simulation makes the whole process of training less costly. The fact that minimal hours will be utilized on the real road while training is the reason for reduced training costs.