Development of a Performance Specification for Indirect Visibility Systems on Heavy Trucks
Date Published: 2007-10-30
Paper Number:2007-01-4231
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-4231
Citation:
Wierwille, W., Schaudt, W., Fitch, G., and Hanowski, R., "Development of a Performance Specification for Indirect Visibility Systems on Heavy Trucks," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-4231, 2007, doi:10.4271/2007-01-4231.
Approximately 28,000 crashes involving combination unit trucks occur each year when they are making lane changes, merges, or turns. One contributing factor in these crashes is inadequate visibility for truck drivers. Recent advances in video technology have heightened the prospect of improving commercial vehicle safety by improving drivers' vision around the truck. For such video systems to be implemented on heavy trucks, the systems/driver interface should be demonstrated as viable through research. This paper presents the Camera/Video Imaging Systems (C/VISs) developed at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), the methodology used to test them, and some results obtained.
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