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Influence of Blind Spot Assistance Systems in Heavy Commercial Vehicles on Accident Reconstruction

  • Accidents between right-turning commercial vehicles and crossing vulnerable road users (VRUs) in urban environments often lead to serious or fatal injuries and therefore play a significant role in forensic accident analysis. To reduce the risk of accidents, blind spot assistance systems have been installed in commercial vehicles for several years, among other things, to detect VRUs and warn the driver in time. However, since such systems cannot reliably prevent all turning accidents, an investigation by experts must clarify how the accident occurred and to what extent the blind spot assistance system influenced the course of the accident. The occurrence of the acoustic warning message can be defined as an objective reaction prompt for the driver, so that the blind spot assistance system can significantly influence the avoidability assessment. In order to be able to integrate the system into forensic accident analysis, a precise knowledge of how the system works and its limitations is required. For this purpose, tests with differentAccidents between right-turning commercial vehicles and crossing vulnerable road users (VRUs) in urban environments often lead to serious or fatal injuries and therefore play a significant role in forensic accident analysis. To reduce the risk of accidents, blind spot assistance systems have been installed in commercial vehicles for several years, among other things, to detect VRUs and warn the driver in time. However, since such systems cannot reliably prevent all turning accidents, an investigation by experts must clarify how the accident occurred and to what extent the blind spot assistance system influenced the course of the accident. The occurrence of the acoustic warning message can be defined as an objective reaction prompt for the driver, so that the blind spot assistance system can significantly influence the avoidability assessment. In order to be able to integrate the system into forensic accident analysis, a precise knowledge of how the system works and its limitations is required. For this purpose, tests with different systems and accident constellations were conducted and evaluated. It was found that the type of sensor used for the assistance systems has a great influence on the system’s performance. The lateral distance between the right side of the commercial vehicle and the VRU, as well as obstacles between them, along with the speed difference can have great influence on the reliability of the assistance system. Depending on the concrete time of the system’s warning signal, the accident can be avoided or not by the driver when reacting to this signal.show moreshow less

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Author:Thomas König, Daniel PaulaORCiD, Stefan Quaschner, Hans-Georg SchweigerORCiD
Language:English
Document Type:Article
Year of first Publication:2024
published in (English):Sensors
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
ISSN:1424-8220
Volume:24
Issue:5
Pages:21
Article Number:1517
Review:peer-review
Open Access:ja
Version:published
Tag:accident analysis; accident reconstruction; road safety; vehicle active safety
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-47143
Related Identifier:https://doi.org/10.3390/s24051517
Faculties / Institutes / Organizations:Fakultät Elektro- und Informationstechnik
CARISSMA Institute of Electric, Connected and Secure Mobility (C-ECOS)
Licence (German):License Logo Creative Commons BY 4.0
Release Date:2024/04/24