A demonstration of a vision enhancement system for state patrol vehicles

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-185

  Ward, Nicholas J ^a   Alexander, Lee ^a   Cheng, Pi Ming ^a   Gorjestani, Alec ^a   Newstrom, Bryan ^a   Olson, Curt ^a   Shankwitz, Craig ^a   Trach Jr , Walter ^a   Donath, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Head up display; ITS; Motion; Preview distance; Vision enhancement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; MOTION PLANNING; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; VISIBILITY;

HEAD UP DISPLAY (HUD); ITS; MOTION; PREVIEW DISTANCE; STATE PATROL VEHICLES; VISION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (VES);

EMERGENCY VEHICLES;

EID: 33746342789     PISSN: 15472450     EISSN: 15472442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15472450490492860     Document Type: Article

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