Project

POVW - Principal Other Vehicle Warning

Period
1 January 2011–31 August 2012
Project manager
Birgitta Thorslund

Systems for automatic activation of brakes and steering are currently entering the market. The systems use proximity sensors to monitor the state of surrounding actors. Depending on the specific situation the effort/possibility to avoid or mitigate an accident may differ significantly between the principle actors of a pending collision, e.g. one actor (1) may easily avoid a collision while the other actor (2) may not be able to do so. The only possibility for Actor 2 to avoid a collision in such a situation is to issue a warning to Actor 1 so that he/she may take evasive actions. Connecting the hom and the headlight to already existing sensor system, for automatic warning activation, is a cost effective means to provide such a warning. Such a warning could of course also be triggered manually by the driver. One of the aims of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of such a warning, by implementing the warning signals in the driving simulator. And thereby also validate if the communication between the actors is experienced as intended.

Short facts

Research area
Systems for accident prevention and AD
Financier(s)

SAFER & VIP

Partners

VTI, Volvo Car Corporation

Project no

A23

Project type
Project

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