Method for Estimating Time to Collision at Braking in Real-World, Lead Vehicle Stopped Rear-End Crashes for Use in Pre-Crash System Design

SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 435-443

  Kusano, Kristofer D ^a   Gabler, Hampton ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDS; COMMERCIAL TOOLS; CRASH SITUATIONS; DATA SYSTEMS; DRIVER REACTION; EVENT DATA RECORDERS; LEAD VEHICLES; REAR-END COLLISIONS; REAR-END CRASHES; SAMPLE POPULATION; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; TIME TO COLLISION; VEHICLE SPEED;

AUTOMOBILES; BRAKES; CRASHWORTHINESS; FRICTION MATERIALS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 79959494240     PISSN: 19463995     EISSN: 19464002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-0576     Document Type: Article

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