PISa: powered two-wheeler integrated safety: project objectives, achievements and remaining activities

The aim of this project is to identify, develop and test new technologies to provide integrated safety systems for a range of motorcycles which will greatly improve primary safety and link to secondary safety systems. Seven priority accident scenarios were confirmed using existing analyses of PTW accident statistics. A case review of representative crashes was undertaken using existing in-depth data. A survey of PTW riders was carried out and existing survey data was re-analysed. Using this information, the functional requirements that would contribute to the avoidance of the crash and/or the reduction in the injury severity were determined and prioritised. Consideration was given to vehicle dynamics, rider/driver behaviour, protective equipment and human machine interface (HMI) issues, environmental and road infrastructure factors, technological developments and vehicle communications. From a functions matrix system priorities across the spectrum of PTW accident scenarios have been determined. Important priorities for PTW crash reduction are warning the other vehicle of the PTW presence and automatically stopping that vehicle. Regarding PTW systems, priorities are warning the PTW of the presence of the other vehicle to improve crash avoidance and improvements to the PTW braking system including semi-autonomous braking to improve casualty reduction. Those priorities which fall within the scope of PISa have been translated into a system specification and the relevant technologies are currently being developed and implemented on the PISa demonstration vehicles.

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• Authors:
  • Grant, R
  • Frampton, R
  • Peldschus, S
  • Schuller, E
  • StClair, V
  • McCarthy, M
  • Babu, R
  • Pierini, M
  • Savino, G
• Conference:
  • International Motorcycle Conference, 7th, 2008, Essen, Germany
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 319-40
• Monograph Title: Safety, environment, future 7: proceedings of the 7th International Motorcycle Conference 2008
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 13

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash countermeasure; Injury prevention; Motorcycle; Motorcyclist; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01384032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9783923994014
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 4:08PM