DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEXT GENERATION SIDE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

This paper reviews the development and testing of performance specifications for next generation side collision warning systems. The project performed the following tasks: itemize available crash data; establish functional goals; assess existing systems; develop preliminary performance specifications; investigate state of the art of technology; select test systems; construct/acquire collision avoidance systems; conduct testing to validate performance specifications; and finalize performance specifications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Duggins, D
  • Gowdy, J
  • Mertz, C
  • Salinas, D
  • Suppe, A
  • Thorpe, C
  • Yata, T
  • Zhao, L
  • McNeil, S
• Conference:
  • Technical Information on Transit IVI Projects
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Date: 2002-10-28 to 2002-10-29
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Crash data; Intelligent vehicles; Performance based specifications; Technology assessment; Test procedures; Validation
• Identifier Terms: Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Uncontrolled Terms: Collision warning systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00936276
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM