Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies
Human errors are probably the main cause of car accidents, and this type of vehicle is one of the most dangerous forms of transport for people. The danger comes from the fact that on public roads there are simultaneously different types of actors (drivers, pedestrians or cyclists) and many objects t...
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| author | Francisco Gaspar Vitor Guerreiro Paulo Loureiro Paulo Costa Sílvio Mendes Carlos Rabadão |
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| description | Human errors are probably the main cause of car accidents, and this type of vehicle is one of the most dangerous forms of transport for people. The danger comes from the fact that on public roads there are simultaneously different types of actors (drivers, pedestrians or cyclists) and many objects that change their position over time, making difficult to predict their immediate movements. The intelligent transport system (ITS-G5) standard specifies the European communication technologies and protocols to assist public road users, providing them with relevant information. The scientific community is developing ITS-G5 applications for various purposes, among which is the increasing of pedestrian safety. This paper describes the developed work to implement an ITS-G5 prototype that aims at the increasing of pedestrian and driver safety in the vicinity of a pedestrian crosswalk by sending ITS-G5 decentralized environmental notification messages (DENM) to the vehicles. These messages are analyzed, and if they are relevant, they are presented to the driver through a car’s onboard infotainment system. This alert allows the driver to take safety precautions to prevent accidents. The implemented prototype was tested in a controlled environment pedestrian crosswalk. The results showed the capacity of the prototype for detecting pedestrians, suitable message sending, the reception and processing on a vehicle onboard unit (OBU) module and its presentation on the car onboard infotainment system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b88b1bbf6ec46b5a747059031efca152023-11-20T18:47:10ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892020-10-01111150310.3390/info11110503Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 TechnologiesFrancisco Gaspar0Vitor Guerreiro1Paulo Loureiro2Paulo Costa3Sílvio Mendes4Carlos Rabadão5CIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCIIC, ESTG, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalHuman errors are probably the main cause of car accidents, and this type of vehicle is one of the most dangerous forms of transport for people. The danger comes from the fact that on public roads there are simultaneously different types of actors (drivers, pedestrians or cyclists) and many objects that change their position over time, making difficult to predict their immediate movements. The intelligent transport system (ITS-G5) standard specifies the European communication technologies and protocols to assist public road users, providing them with relevant information. The scientific community is developing ITS-G5 applications for various purposes, among which is the increasing of pedestrian safety. This paper describes the developed work to implement an ITS-G5 prototype that aims at the increasing of pedestrian and driver safety in the vicinity of a pedestrian crosswalk by sending ITS-G5 decentralized environmental notification messages (DENM) to the vehicles. These messages are analyzed, and if they are relevant, they are presented to the driver through a car’s onboard infotainment system. This alert allows the driver to take safety precautions to prevent accidents. The implemented prototype was tested in a controlled environment pedestrian crosswalk. The results showed the capacity of the prototype for detecting pedestrians, suitable message sending, the reception and processing on a vehicle onboard unit (OBU) module and its presentation on the car onboard infotainment system.https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/11/11/503ITS applicationsC-ITSITS-G5802.11pcomputer visionpattern detection |
| spellingShingle | Francisco Gaspar Vitor Guerreiro Paulo Loureiro Paulo Costa Sílvio Mendes Carlos Rabadão Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies Information ITS applications C-ITS ITS-G5 802.11p computer vision pattern detection |
| title | Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies |
| title_full | Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies |
| title_short | Prototype to Increase Crosswalk Safety by Integrating Computer Vision with ITS-G5 Technologies |
| title_sort | prototype to increase crosswalk safety by integrating computer vision with its g5 technologies |
| topic | ITS applications C-ITS ITS-G5 802.11p computer vision pattern detection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/11/11/503 |
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