April 11, 2005

Wayne State virtual vehicle tests abilities of the elderly

Located within the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) at Wayne State, the AMOS II (Advanced Mobile Operations Simulator) can safely evaluate a driver's ability to handle a broad range of everyday driving situations. The operator can even simulate fog, darkness and ice. EACPHS is the only health science school in the nation to have an AMOS, according to Joseph Pellerito Jr., academic program director and associate professor, EACPHS Therapy Program. In addition to the AMOS II program, Pellerito says EACPHS has a number of research projects currently under way which are federally funded. A photo of Pellerito testing the AMOS simulator is included with the front page story.

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