A Study Of The Automobile Blind-Spots' Spatial Dimensions And Angle Of Orientation On Side-Sweep Accidents

Keywords

Blind spots; Side sweep; Simulation architecture; Spatial dimensions and orientation; Time to change lane

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of the spatial dimensions and angle of orientation of automobile blind spots during side-sweep accidents. A simulation framework was created that models in detail the situational awareness and decisions of the driver (e.g., checking mirrors before initiating a lane change). The simulation takes into account the detailed position of the blind spots, which depend on the geometry of the windows and mirrors of the vehicle. Using this simulator, a study was performed to evaluate the correlation between the magnitude and the orientation of the blind spots, the frequency of side-sweep accidents in various conditions (e.g., traffic density and relative velocity) and time to change the lane. Also, the number of side-sweep accidents was studied depending on the percentage and how often drivers look before changing lanes and drivers who failed to check their mirrors before a lane change.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 2016 Spring Simulation Multiconference - TMS/DEVS Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation, TMS/DEVS 2016

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

85051098534 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85051098534

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