Title :
Towards the development of a laserscanner-based collision avoidance system for trams
Author :
Katz, Roman ; Schulz, Renee
Author_Institution :
Ibeo Automotive Syst. GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents the development of a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) for trams based on state-of-the-art automotive laser scanning technology. Our work investigates TCAS regarding required functionalities and current efforts, and proposes an innovative solution for trams that is based on Ibeo laserscanners and digital maps. The different components of the proposed system are presented together with a description of upcoming field tests to be carried out in several European countries.
Keywords :
collision avoidance; optical scanners; rail traffic; railways; Ibeo laser scanners; TCAS; automotive laser scanning technology; digital maps; field tests; laser scanner-based collision avoidance system; traffic collision avoidance system; trams; Automotive engineering; Collision avoidance; Lasers; Rail transportation; Risk management; Roads; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Gold Coast, QLD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2754-1
DOI :
10.1109/IVS.2013.6629553
