Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: A Virtual Mirror for Eliminating Vehicle Blind Zones. Volume 2

摘要

The primary objective of this work was to equip a Metro Transit bus with driver assistive technology which will enable a driver of a Metro Transit bus to better guide a transit bus on a narrow shoulder, especially under difficult conditions. This driver assistive technology was optimized for the bus driver. The technology associated with the primary objective will be aimed primarily at the lane keeping and forward collision avoidance tasks. This objective was met, and is the focus of Volume I. The secondary objective is to investigate the Virtual Mirror as a technique for side collision warning and avoidance for transit applications. The virtual mirror has been implemented using existing geospatial database tools and DGPS as a range sensing device$ however, for practical applications, LIDAR or similar ranging sensors will have to be used. A Virtual Mirror which utilizes LIDAR sensors was developed, and is the focus of Volume II.