OPOZORILNI SISTEM ZA ZAVIRANJE V SILI ZA MOTORISTE – INOVACIJA V PROMETNI VARNOSTI Z UPORABO NESPECIALIZIRANE TEHNOLOGIJE
MOTORCYCLE EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING SYSTEM – TRAFFIC SAFETY INNOVATION USING OFF-THE-SHELF TECHNOLOGY

Author(s): Matej Barbo, Blaž Rodič
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Traffic safety; Traffic accidents; Motorcycle; Braking aids; Active safety
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we present research findings on collision warning systems and their influence on traffic safety, and present MEBWS – Motorcycle Emergency Braking Warning System, a patented innovation developed at the Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto. MEBWS analyses motorcycle movement in real-time using an accelerometer and GPS speed measurement and monitors the following vehicles using a LIDAR. In case a dangerous situation is detected, the MEBWS alerts vehicles behind the motorcycle with an autonomous flashing LED. Furthermore, we are developing a simulation model that will allow us to gauge the influence of MEBWS on traffic safety in large traffic systems and its contribution to the European Union’s goal “Vision Zero” – to reduce road deaths to almost zero by 2050.

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