STISIM Drive (SDL) - SPCW - Speed Control Warning

This event allows you to give the driver a speed warning when they are training to use the system. This event plays a recording found in the file "C\STISIM\Sound\Speedwrn.wav". The idea behind this event is that when a driver lets their speed drop below a certain level, the system plays a recording that reminds them to keep the speed at a certain level.

EVENT PARAMETERS:

PARAMETER 1:

Speed control option flag. To set the speed control option, set parameter 1 to one of the following:

0 - Turns the event off
1 - Gives the warning message only once
2 - Continually gives the warning while the driver is under the specified speed

PARAMETER 2:

The speed, in feet/second, that will trigger the warning message. When the driver's speed drops below this value the program will play the warning message.

PARAMETER 3:

Volume control when playing back the warning file. Values range from 0 to 10.

EXAMPLE:

1000,SPCW,2,80.667,10

One unfortunate consequence of using a simulator is that it does not act like the vehicle the driver normally drives and therefore there is some learning that the driver must go through in order to became familiar with the simulator. This event informs the driver that they are driving below the speed specified. If the driver is unable to maintain the speed (within a predetermined tolerance) STISIM Drive will play the warning message.

In the example shown, the ON DISTANCE is set to 1000 feet, therefore, the driver's vehicle will have proceeded 1000 feet down the road before this event takes place. The first parameter tells STISIM Drive that the speed warning will be given every time the driver’s velocity drops below 80.667 feet/second. Since the main focus of this event is to provide the driver with some auditory feedback on their speed control, in the example the volume has been set to a maximum value of 10.