01363274

Monograph

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...fety/S-13_Final_Report.pdf

This Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) report describes the development and results of sensor integration for low-cost crash avoidance for over-the-road commercial trucks. The goal of this Safety IDEA project was to build and test a system composed of low-cost commercially available sensors arranged on a truck trailer to monitor other vehicles around the truck. The system combines the data from each sensor to increase the reliability of the sensor system using a probabilistic data fusion approach. A combination of ultrasonic and magneto-resistive sensors was used in this project. In addition, radar and digital imaging were investigated as reference signals and possible candidates for additional sensor integration. However, the primary focus of this work was the integration of the ultrasonic and magneto-resistive sensors.

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Safety IDEA Project 13

English

39p

2011-2

Safety IDEA Program Project Final Report

Final Report

Web

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Commercial vehicles; Crash avoidance systems; Data fusion; Sensors; Technological innovations; Trucks; Ultrasonic detectors

Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) (Program)

Magnetoresistance

Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

TRIS, TRB

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