This book contains 51 papers covering the past eight years (1999-2006) of research on object detection, collision warning, and collision avoidance.
Topics covered include:
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Parking aids
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Target tracking with cameras
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Sensor combinations
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Blind spot detection
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Imager chips
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Lane tracking
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Lane and road departure warning
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Sensor fusion
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Intersection collision warning
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Front- and rear-end crash avoidance
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Automatic collision avoidance systems
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Braking systems for collision avoidance
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Driver-vehicle interface requirements
The book also includes editor Ronald K. Jurgen's introduction ("New Sensors Are Key") and a concluding section looking at future trends and needs in important areas such as driver assistance, human factors, and automotive electronics.
Part I : Introduction
Chapter 1 : New Sensors Are Key
Part II : Object Detection Systems
Chapter 2 : Diver Performance Research Regarding Systems for Use While Backing
Chapter 3 : OptiVeo : A Vision-Based Platform for Driving Assistance
Chapter 4 : Moving Obstacle Detection From Moving Platforms
Chapter 5 : Target Tracking by a Single Camera Based on Range-Window Algorithm and Pattern Matching
Chapter 6 : Evaluation of Cost Effective Sensor Combinations for a Vehicle Precrash Detection System
Chapter 7 : New Algorithm for The Range Estimation by a Single Frame of a Single Camera
Chapter 8 : Vehicle Blind Spot Detection Using Anisotropic Magnetic Resistive Sensors
Chapter 9 : The Roles of Camera-Based Rear Vision Systems and Object-Detection Systems : Inferences from Crash Data
Chapter 10 : Obstacle State Estimation for Imminent Crash Prediction & Countermeasure Deployment Decision-making
Chapter 11 : A 360X226 Pixel CMOS Imager Chip Optimized for Automotive Vision Applications
Chapter 12 : A Simple CCD Based Lane Tracking System
Chapter 13 : Performance Assessment of a Side Object Detection System
Chapter 14 : Vehicle Environment Sensing by Video Sensors
Part III : Collision Warning Systems
Chapter 15 : ITS Technology in Automotive - Who's on First?
Chapter 16 : A Secure Wireless Protocol for Intersection Collision Warning Systems
Chapter 17 : A Monocular Vision Advance Warning System for The Automotive Aftermarket
Chapter 18 : Wireless Multicasting for Remote Software Upload in Vehicles with Realistic Vehicle Movements
Chapter 19 : Secure Inter-Vehicle Communications
Chapter 20 : Advanced Electronic Chassis Control Systems
Chapter 21 : Estimation of Crash Injury Severity Reduction for Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems
Chapter 22 : Foreword Collision Warning : Preliminary Requirements for Crash Alert Timing
Chapter 23 : Simulating Rear-End Collision Warnings Using Field Operational Test Data
Chapter 24 : An Integrated Approach to Automotive Safety Systems
Chapter 25 : Development of an Intersection Collision Warning System Using DGPS
Chapter 26 : An Experimental Investigation of a CW/CA System for Automobiles
Chapter 27 : Driver/Vehicle Characteristics in Rear-End Precrash Scenarios Based on The General Estimates System (GES)
Part IV : Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 28 : Performance of a Rear-End Crash Avoidance System in a Field Operational Test
Chapter 29 : A Geodesics-Based Model for Obstacle Avoidance
Chapter 30 : Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Road Users
Chapter 31 : On Automatic Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 32 : Driver's Degree of Dependence on Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 33 : Driver Crash Avoidance Behavior : Analysis of Experimental Data Collected in NHTSA's Vehicle Antilock Brake System (ABS) Research Program
Chapter 34 : Predictive Safety Systems - Steps Towards Collision Mitigation
Chapter 35 : Rear-End Collision Velocity Reduction System
Chapter 36 : Research on a Braking System for Reducing Collision Speed
Chapter 37 : The Use of Fuzzy Controller for Optimizing The Brake Performance
Chapter 38 : Decision Making for Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 39 : A New Paradigm for Rear-End Crash Prevention Driving Performance
Chapter 40 : Analysis of Off-Roadway Crash Countermeasures for Intelligent Vehicle Applications
Chapter 41 : National Transportation Safety Board Accident Investigations and Recommendations on Technologies to Prevent Rear-End Collisions
Chapter 42 : Research of a Brake Assist System with a Preview Function
Chapter 43 : Driver-Vehicle Interface Requirements for a Transit Bus Collision Avoidance System
Chapter 44 : Research and Design of Automobile Backward Automatic Ranging System
Chapter 45 : Driver Crash Avoidance Behavior with ABS in an Intersection Incursion Scenario on The Lowa Driving Simulator
Chapter 46 : Improved Crash Avoidance Using Performance-Based Brake Test Results
Chapter 47 : The Application of State Space Boundaries in The Safety Evaluation of Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 48 : Threat Detection System for Intersection Collision Avoidance : Real-Time System Performance
Chapter 49 : Side Collision Avoidance Systems : Better Agreement Between Effectiveness Predictions and Real-World Data
Part V : Future Trends and Needs
Chapter 50 : Future Driver Assistance : Basing Features on What The Driver Should Do!
Chapter 51 : The Driving Need for Human Factors in The Car of The Future
Chapter 52 : A Vision of The Future of Automotive Electronics
