MOTORCYCLE EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING SYSTEM –
TRAFFIC SAFETY INNOVATION USING OFFTHE-
SHELF TECHNOLOGY
Matej Barbo– Faculty of Information Studies, Ljubljanska cesta 31A, Novo mesto, Slovenia
Blaž Rodič – Faculty of Information Studies, Ljubljanska cesta 31A, Novo mesto, Slovenia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2021.507
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Povzetek:
V tem prispevku predstavljamo ugotovitve raziskave o sistemih za opozarjanje na trke in
njihov vpliv na varnost v prometu ter predstavljamo MEBWS – opozorilni sistem za zaviranje v sili za
motoriste, patentirano inovacijo, razvito na Fakulteti za informacijske študije v Novem mestu. MEBWS
analizira gibanje motornega kolesa v realnem času s pomočjo merilnika pospeška, merjenja hitrosti
z GPS ter z LIDAR-jem spremlja zasledujoča vozila. Po zaznavi nevarne situacije MEBWS z vklopom
avtonomnega utripajočega LED svetila vozila za motornim kolesom opozori na nevarnost naleta. V
okviru raziskave razvijamo simulacijski model, ki nam bo omogočil oceniti vpliv MEBWS na varnost
prometa v velikih prometnih sistemih in njegov prispevek k cilju Evropske unije “Vision Zero” – zmanjšati
število smrtnih žrtev na cestah na skoraj nič do leta 2050.
Ključne besede:
Prometna varnost, Prometne nesreče, Motorno kolo, Pomoč pri zaviranju, Aktivna varnost.
Abstract:
In this paper we present research findings on collision warning systems and their influence
on traffic safety, and present MEBWS – Motorcycle Emergency Braking Warning System, a patented
innovation developed at the Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto. MEBWS analyses motorcycle
movement in real-time using an accelerometer and GPS speed measurement and monitors the following
vehicles using a LIDAR. In case a dangerous situation is detected, the MEBWS alerts vehicles behind
the motorcycle with an autonomous flashing LED. Furthermore, we are developing a simulation model
that will allow us to gauge the influence of MEBWS on traffic safety in large traffic systems and its contribution
to the European Union’s goal “Vision Zero” – to reduce road deaths to almost zero by 2050.
Keywords:
Traffic safety, Traffic accidents, Motorcycle, Braking aids, Active safety.
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