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Citation |
Bálint A, Fagerlind H, Kullgren A. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2013; 59: 192-199. |
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Affiliation |
Division of Vehicle Safety, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: andras.balint@chalmers.se. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing) |
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23792618 |
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Abstract |
In this paper, a test-based assessment method for pre-crash warning and braking systems is presented where the effectiveness of a system is measured by its ability to reduce the number of injuries of a given type or severity in car-to-car rear-end collisions. Injuries with whiplash symptoms lasting longer than 1 month and MAIS2+ injuries in both vehicles involved in the crash are considered in the assessment. The injury reduction resulting from the impact speed reduction due to a pre-crash system is estimated using a method which has its roots in the dose-response model. Human-machine interaction is also taken into account in the assessment. The results reflect the self-protection as well as the partner-protection performance of a pre-crash system in the striking vehicle in rear-end collisions and enable a comparison between two or more systems. It is also shown how the method may be used to assess the importance of warning as part of a pre-crash system. Language: en |