Vehicle collision prediction at intersections based on comparison of minimal distance between vehicles and dynamic thresholds

• Published in: IET intelligent transport systems Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 676 - 684
• Main Authors: Wang, Pin, Chan, Ching-Yao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Institution of Engineering and Technology 01.12.2017
• Subjects: emergency warning; future distance; global positioning system; inertial navigation system; MFD; minimal future distance; normal warning situations; Research Article; traffic engineering computing; two‐level dynamic threshold; vehicle collision prediction algorithm; minimal future distance; vehicle collision prediction algorithm; normal warning situations; two-level dynamic threshold; MFD; traffic engineering computing; future distance; emergency warning; global positioning system; inertial navigation system

Accurate collision prediction algorithms are important to provide drivers reliable warning messages. This study introduces a novel approach for collision prediction at intersections. The algorithm involves the use of an index called ‘minimal future distance (MFD)’, which is defined to be a future di...