Virtual Rumble Strip Design Project
Team Members:
Matt Auby, EE
Steve Leblanc, EE
Joachim Weyl, EE
Mariah Winkler, EE, Team Manager
Team Faculty Advisor:
Professor P.A. Kelly
Welcome
Welcome to the Virtual Rumble Strip Design Project website!
Background
Single vehicle roadway departure (SVRD) crashes account
for approximately 20% of all types of vehicle crashes in the U.S. and, in
1994, comprised 37% of all crashes resulting in fatalities(1). Rumble strips
along the sides of highways have created a warning system that has helped
prevent SVRD accidents in the outer lanes, but currently there is no system
in place to warn people drifting between lanes on a fast highway. With the
number of people on the road growing every year, accidents due to driver
error will only increase.
The way to improve safety is to improve warning systems.
A smart car that knows when a problem is occurring would be able to warn
drivers of the problem before it happened. The system should be non-intrusive
during normal driving situations, but be effective in warning the driver when
there is a problem at hand. Proper detection of the lanes and systems to warn
drivers must be easy to use and maintain. This document is the requirement
specifications sheet for just such a system of accident prevention. It should
be reasonably cheap compared to the cost of the car and easily readable by
all drivers.
Work Cited
(1)J.-S.Wang and R. Knipling,
“Single vehicle roadway departure crashes:
Problem size
and statistical description,” USDOT NHTSA,Washington,
DC, DOT HS
808, Mar. 1994.
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