Title :
A new safety warning system based on implementation of digital vehicle/highway technology
Author :
Lai, Guanpi ; Wang, Fei-Yue
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. & Ind. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Although currently seatbelts and airbags are world widely used, there are still more than 40000 people killed annually in traffic accidents. Referred to David Breed\´s "Road to Zero Fatalities" (RtZF®) concept, this paper mainly discusses how to develop and deploy a safety warning system using high precision digital road maps and a combination of various vehicle status sensory techniques, without or with a minimum requirement of additional road infrastructures. This system can help avoid accidents and enhance safety by warning drivers of possible hazardous situations in advance.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; accident prevention; automated highways; geographic information systems; road safety; road vehicles; sensors; DGPS; GIS; differential global positioning system; digital highway technology; digital road maps; digital vehicle technology; geographic information systems; safety warning system; sensors; vehicle status sensory techniques; Air safety; Alarm systems; Global Positioning System; Road accidents; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Sensor systems; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8125-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2003.1252788
