Evaluation of forward collision mitigation braking safety performance for commercial vehicles

The objective of the study was to estimate the safety benefits of a Forward Collision Avoidance and Mitigation (F-CAM) systems comprised of forward collision warning and automated vehicle braking applied to heavy trucks, including single unit and tractor semitrailers. Benefits were estimated for a production “current generation” system, a prototype “next generation” system, as well as for an advanced “future generation” system. The results (benefits) from the simulation studies were applied to the national crash population. Assuming Collision Mitigation Braking systems were fitted to all tractor semitrailers, the reduction in fatalities relative to the base population for current, next and future generation systems was estimated at 24 percent, 44 percent and 57 percent, respectively. These percentages correspond to an estimated reduction of 55, 99, and 129 fatalities annually, respectively.

• Record URL:
  https://hvttforum.org/conference-papers/2014-hvtt13/
• Authors:
  • Woodrooffe, J
  • Blower, D
• Conference:
  • HVTT13: International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology, 13th, 2014, San Luis, Argentina
• Publication Date: 2014-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Expanding horizons: 13th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology, San Luis, Argentina, 27-31 October 2014

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Crash avoidance systems; Forecasting; Heavy vehicles; Traffic safety; Warning signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Braking; Crash avoidance system; Crash countermeasure; Forecast; Heavy vehicle; Warning
• ITRD Terms: 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01553553
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 17 2015 1:46PM