Identification of occupant posture using a Bayesian classification methodology to reduce the risk of injury in a collision

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1078-1094

  Adam, Thomas ^a   Untaroiu, Costin D ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive restraint system; Injury risk; Occupant classification; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; RISK PERCEPTION; TABLE LOOKUP;

ADAPTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; BAYESIAN CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION RATES; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; INJURY RISK; OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION; SMART RESTRAINT SYSTEM; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; COLLISION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INJURY; POSTURE;

EID: 79960559663     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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