Experimental evaluation of a system for assisting motorcyclists to safely ride road bends

European Transport Research Review

Original Paper

Roberto Lot¹  Paolo Bosetti²  Francesco Biral² 

[1] Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padua, Italy;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy;

关键词: Motorcycle;    Curve;    Curve warning;    Advanced rider assistance systems;    Receding horizon control;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s12544-014-0140-6

 received in 2013-06-25, accepted in 2014-05-16,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Introduction  Road bends of extra-urban and rural roads are known to be particularly relevant for motorcycle riding safety. For this reason a Curve Warning system has been developed for assisting the motorcyclists to safely approach bends and curves.System Description  The system is organized in three layers: the first is the scenario detection that uses on-board sensors and digital maps to feed the second layer, which is the risk assessment layer. This second layer combines road geometry, motorcycle dynamics, and rider style in a holistic approach for computing a safe reference maneuver and for detecting potential dangers in the curve negotiation. The safe reference maneuver is continuously recalculated to follow the evolving scenario according to a receding horizon approach. In case of potential danger, the third layer warns the rider by a proper Human Machine Interface, leaving to the rider the vehicle control.Paper contents  This paper explains the Curve Warning concept and illustrates its implementation, development, and tuning on a motorcycle prototype. The latter has been used for a pilot campaign of road tests, which demonstrated that the system is capable of early detection of potential danger situations, and that riders have a positive attitude towards the Curve Warning system itself.

【 授权许可】

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