Study on Simulator Sickness Measure on Scene Movement Based Ship Handing Simulator Using SSQ and COP

Fang, Tae-Hyun; Jang, Jun-Hyuk; Oh, Seung-Bin; Kim, Hong-Tae

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2014;38(5):485-491.
Published online October 31, 2014.

시각적 동요 기반 선박운항 시뮬레이터에서 SSQ와 COP를 이용한 시뮬레이터 멀미 계측에 관한 연구

황태현, 장준혁, 오승빈, 김홍태

Study on Simulator Sickness Measure on Scene Movement Based Ship Handing Simulator Using SSQ and COP

Tae-Hyun Fang, Jun-Hyuk Jang, Seung-Bin Oh, Hong-Tae Kim

Abstract

In this paper, it is proposed that the effects of simulator sickness due to scene movement in ship handling simulator can be measured by using center of pressure (COP) and a simulator sickness questionnaire (SSQ). For experiments of simulator sickness, twelve participants are exposed to scenes movement from ship handling simulator according to three steps of sea states. During experiments, COPs for subjects are measured by force plate. After exposure to scenes movement, subjects describe their sickness symptoms by answering the SSQ. Throughput analysing the results of scene movement, SSQ, and COP, the relation between the simulator sickness and COP is investigated. It is suggested that formulations for SSQ score and COP with respect to sea state are obtained by the curve fitting technique, and the longitudinal COP can be used for measuring the simulator sickness.

Key Words: scene movement;simulator sickness;ship handling simulator;simulator sickness questionnaire;center of pressure;pitch and roll