Research on Safety Distance Mathematical Model of Pro-Active Head Restraint in Rear-end Collision Avoidance System

A fuzzy aid rear-end collision warning/avoidance system

0957-4174/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2012.02.054 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (V. Milané To decrease traffic accidents is a declared target of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Among them, rear-end collisions are one of the most common and constitute one of the as yet unsolved topics in the automotive sector. This paper ...

Unsafe rear-end collision avoidance in Alzheimer's disease.

Drivers with cognitive impairment are at increased odds for vehicular crashes. Rear-end collisions (REC) are among the most common crash types. We tested REC avoidance in 61 drivers with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 115 elderly controls using a high-fidelity interactive driving simulator. After a segment of uneventful driving, each driver suddenly encountered a lead vehicle stopped at an i...

Assessment of IVHS Countermeasures for Collision Avoidance: Rear-End Crashes

Human Performance Models and Rear-End Collision Avoidance Algorithms

Collision warning systems offer a promising approach to mitigate rear-end collisions, but substantial uncertainty exists regarding the joint performance of the driver and the collision warning algorithms. A simple deterministic model of driver performance was used to examine kinematics-based and perceptual-based rear-end collision avoidance algorithms over a range of collision situations, algor...

Effects of head restraint and seat redesign on neck injury risk in rear-end crashes.

Automobile insurance claims were examined to determine the rates of neck injuries in rear-end crashes for vehicles with and without redesigned head restraints, redesigned seats, or both. Results indicate that the improved geometric fit of head restraints observed in many newer vehicle models are reducing the risk of whiplash injury substantially among female drivers (about 37% in the Ford Tauru...