Modelling Vehicles Acceleration during Overtaking Manoeuvres

Overtaking maneuver is a key issue for two-lane rural roads. These roads should provide sufficient overtaking sight distance (OSD) at certain locations to allow faster vehicles to pass slower ones. However, overtaking requires occupying the opposing lane, which represents a serious safety concern. Severity of overtaking related crashes is very high, compared with other maneuvers. The development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for overtaking is being a complex task. Only few systems have been developed, but are not still in use. This research incorporated accurate data of real maneuvers to improve the knowledge of the phenomenon. The trajectory of the overtaking vehicles on the left lane was observed. An instrumented vehicle measured the overtaking time and distance, the abreast position, and the initial and final speed of 180 drivers that passed it during a field experiment. Six different kinematic models (such as uniform acceleration or linear variation of acceleration) were calibrated. Generally, drivers started to accelerate before changing to the opposing lane. These models may be applied to ADAS, to estimate OSD and to improve microsimulation models.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2015.0035
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/1751956X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Authors:
  • Llorca, C
  • Moreno, A T
  • Garcia, A
• Publication Date: 2016-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 206-215
• Serial:
  • IET Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • ISSN: 1751-956X
  • EISSN: 1751-9578
  • Serial URL: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17519578
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Driver support systems; Highway safety; Motor vehicle dynamics; Passing; Passing sight distance; Rural highways; Traffic simulation; Two lane highways
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01603730
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 2016 9:12AM