Development of Driving Simulation Scenarios Based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Road Safety Analysis

Juan F. Dols, Jaime Molina, F. Javier Camacho-Torregrosa, David Llopis-Castelló and Alfredo García
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Juan F. Dols: Institute for Design and Manufacturing, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Jaime Molina: Institute for Design and Manufacturing, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
F. Javier Camacho-Torregrosa: Highway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
David Llopis-Castelló: Highway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Alfredo García: Highway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: The analysis of road safety is critical in road design. Complying to guidelines is not enough to ensure the highest safety levels, so many of them encourage designers to virtually recreate and test their roads, benefitting from the evolution of driving simulators in recent years. However, an accurate recreation of the road and its environment represents a real bottleneck in the process. A very important limitation lies in the diversity of input data, from different sources and requiring specific adaptations for every single simulator. This paper aims at showing a framework for recreating faster virtual scenarios by using an Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)-based file. This methodology was compared to two other conventional methods for developing driving scenarios. The main outcome of this study has demonstrated that with a data exchange file in IFC format, virtual scenarios can be faster designed to carry out safety audits with driving simulators. As a result, the editing, programming, and processing times were substantially reduced using the proposed IFC exchange file format through a BIM (Building Information Modeling) model. This methodology facilitates cost-savings, execution, and optimization resources in road safety analysis.

Keywords: BIM methodology; driving simulation; road safety; virtual scenarios design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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