CRASH AVOIDANCE: LOOKING FORWARD TO REAR-END COLLISIONS

By far, the most promising light vehicle crash avoidance research is in the area of rear-end collisions. The rear-end crash avoidance systems currently under development operate by using radar, lasers, or other remote sensors to determine the distance to and relative speed of the leading vehicle. This article discusses the development of the crash avoidance systems at the Volpe Center, and the use of the General Estimates System database to devise pre-crash scenarios.

• Record URL:
  http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/journal/spring99/crashav.html
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• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Volpe Journal
  • Publisher: Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  • ISSN: 0033-8826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Crash data; Databases; Development; Intelligent transportation systems; Light vehicles; Prevention; Rear end crashes; Research; Sensors; Traffic crashes
• Identifier Terms: General Estimates System
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798240
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 906
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 12 2000 12:00AM