Evaluate Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ability to Decrease Dump Truck Backing Accidents (Phase 2)

As a result of the Phase 1 project, “Improper Backing” and “Inattention while Backing” are identified as two major causes of truck backing accidents. The comprehensive literature indicates that the probability of accidents occurring is about 70% in the rear area of a dump truck and about 20% in the right area. To that end, the overall goal of this research is to decrease ODOT’s backing accidents by introducing new technologies to better equip ODOT highway technicians, particularly the drivers, with the ability to perform daily operations in a safer and more efficient manner. To fulfill the goal, the Advanced Vision Safety Enhancement (AdViSE) system for dump trucks has been designed, installed, and tested during the Phase 2 project. The pilot AdViSE system consists of four cameras with night vision (infrared capability) to provide views for areas behind the dump trucks, left (driver) and right (passenger) side of the dump truck, and the dump bed. Two radar sensors are deployed on the rear end of the truck to provide a redundant and supplementary multi-zone object detection for the rear area with audible alerts. The performance of the pilot AdViSE system is evaluated by using the measurable criteria for identifying the zones of camera visibility and radar detection. To facilitate identifying the system detection coverages compared with mirrors, the 360-degree bird’s-eye views of camera, radar, and mirror detectable areas with visualized blind spots are generated under low-light and daylight conditions, based on the on-site system testing results. To help promote the applications of the AdViSE system especially under certain financial constraints, multiple optional configurations for the AdViSE system are recommended at different cost estimations to provide a cost-effective choice of the AdViSE application model at different coverage requirements on cameras’ visibility and/or radars’ detections. While the post-testing survey suggests a positive feedback, it is recommended to keep collecting observations when the AdViSE system is used in the future. More practical data is helpful to identify more insights for improving the AdViSE system and make it more cost-effectively operational in practice.

• Record URL:
  https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/Research/reportsandplans/Reports/Final%20Reports/Final%20Report%20135975.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401ccp2/id/21367/rec/1
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64257
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Cincinnati

  Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
  765 Baldwin Hall
  Cincinnati, OH  United States  45221-0071

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  1980 W. Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wei, Heng
  • Zhou, Frank Xuefu
  • Elzarka, Hazem
• Publication Date: 2021-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 139p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backing (Driving); Blind spots; Dump trucks; Evaluation; Highway safety; Night vision; Sensors; Truck crashes; Vision; Work zone safety; Work zones
• Identifier Terms: Ohio Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01778095
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/OH-2021-15
• Contract Numbers: 33813
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 28 2021 1:45PM