Reducing Side-Sweep Accidents with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

Autor: Gamini Bulumulle, Ladislau Bölöni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol 5, Iss 4, p 19 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2224-2708
DOI: 10.3390/jsan5040019
Popis: Side-sweep accidents are one of the major causes of loss of life and property damage on highways. This type of accident is caused by a driver initiating a lane change while another vehicle is blocking the road in the target lane. In this article, we are trying to quantify the degree to which different implementations of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication could reduce the occurrence of such accidents. We present the design of a simulator that takes into account common sources of lack of driver awareness such as blind-spots and lack of attention. Then, we study the impact of both traditional, non-technological communication means such as turning signals as well as unidirectional and bidirectional V2V communications.
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