Integrated vehicle-based safety systems : heavy-truck field operational test key findings report.

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• Creators:
  Sayer, James R. ; Bogard, Scott E. ; Funkhouser, Dillon ; LeBlanc, David J. ; Bao, Shan ; Blankespoor, Adam D. ; Mary Lynn, Buonarosa ; Winkler, Christopher B.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Heavy duty trucks
  • Crash avoidance systems
  • Driver support systems Trucks--Collision avoidance systems
  • Driver assistance systems
  • Vehicle-infrastructure integration
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 811 362
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This document presents key findings from the heavy-truck field operational test conducted as ; part of the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems program. These findings are the result of ; analyses performed by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to examine ; the effect of a prototype integrated crash warning system on driving behavior and driver ; acceptance. The heavy-truck platform included three integrated crash-warning subsystems ; (forward crash, lateral drift, and lane-change/merge crash warnings) installed on a fleet of 10 ; Class 8 tractors and operated by18 commercial drivers for 10 months. Each truck was ; instrumented to capture detailed data on the driving environment, driver behavior, warning ; system activity, and vehicle kinematics. Data on driver acceptance was collected through a postdrive ; survey and debriefings. ; The key findings indicate that integrated crash warning systems not only offer benefits relative to ; improved driver performance (e.g., improved headway keeping), but that the majority of ; commercial drivers accepted the system and reported subjective benefits from the integrated ; system they used. Of the drivers who participated, 15 out of 18 stated that they preferred a truck ; with the integrated system, stating that they would also recommend that their company consider ; the purchase of vehicles with integrated safety systems installed. No negative behavioral ; adaptation effects from the drivers’ 10-month use of the integrated system were observed.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18384/dot_18384_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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