Simulating The Impact Of Blind-Spots On The Frequency Of Side-Sweep Accidents

Keywords

Automobile crashes; Blind spots; Side sweep; Simulation architecture; Vehicle dynamics

Abstract

This research describes a highway traffic simulator focused on the safety of lane changes. The simulator models in detail the situational awareness and behavior of the driver, including the visibility, windows, mirrors, and blind spots of the vehicle as well as the times of checking the mirrors and initiating a lane change. Using this simulator, a study was performed to estimate the time it takes to change a lane and the frequency of side-sweep accidents in various conditions such as traffic density and relative velocity of vehicles. Some of the experimental results show a comparable match with the real-world observations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Simulation Series

Volume

47

Issue

8

Number of Pages

235-241

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84928161325 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84928161325

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