STISIM Drive (SDL) - RMSB - Begin RMS Data Block

Begin collecting RMS data on the driver. You can use RMSB with the RMSE event to collect RMS data anytime during a simulation run except when the PI event is being used. If the PI event is being used, you can never use the RMSB/RMSE events. For reference, the RMS here refers to the Root Mean Square of the deviations. This is more commonly know as simply standard deviation. The simulation will keep track of the data and the order that the data is taken. You must use an RMSE event before using a new RMSB event. If you do not first use an RMSE before the next RMSB, then all of the data will be lumped together into one block and the final data for both blocks will be incorrect.

EVENT PARAMETERS:

PARAMETER 1:

This parameter is no longer used, but is still required so that event files that ran with previous versions of STISIM will still be compatible with this version.

PARAMETER 2:

This is a string variable that allows you to mark a particular RMS data block with its own individual title. This parameter is intended to help you with your data reduction needs. Labeling a block of RMS data with a descriptive name makes it easy to search through the data that was collected and find the block of data that you are trying to find.

EXAMPLE:

1000,RMSB,0,Curve to the right with 2 pedestrians

In this example, STISIM Drive will begin collecting RMS data after the driver has traveled 1000 feet down the road. When the RMS data that is collected is stored in the STISIM Drive Data File, the block of data that is collected with this event line will be entitled "Curve to the right with 2 pedestrians".