Design and Validation of Motorcycle Approaching Indication

Reported in this paper is the Motorcycle Approaching Indication (MAI) using the Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Systems (V2VCS). The MAI is an intelligent transportation systems ( IT)S application that notifies subject vehicle’s driver of “approaching of a motorcycle that has a possibility to collide with the subject vehicle (Approaching-of-MC).” The MAI is composed of three functions. The authors have validated two processes in one of the three functions, i.e., the process that classifies the collision type and the process that assesses the Approaching-MC. In the process that assesses “approaching status of motorcycle (Approaching Status),” in place of the conventional approaching assessment method using only the “time to collision (TTC),” the authors have introduced the approaching assessment method using the “time to collision with distance (TTCD)” in which the weight of distance in calculation is increased, and confirmed that the said assessment method is closer to the threat assessment of Approaching-of-MC conducted by humans. It has been clarified from the said findings that the MAI can function effectively in the real-world traffic environment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Kizaki, Tokujiro
  • Maruyama, Kazuyuki
  • Katayama, Mutsumi
  • Ino, Yuriko
• Conference:
  • 19th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Vienna , Austria
  • Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Intelligent transportation systems; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcycle driving; Validation; Vehicle to vehicle communications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Time to collision
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499231
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 2013 9:15AM