A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles
Blind spot road accidents are a frequently occurring problem. Every year, several deaths are caused by this phenomenon, even though a lot of money is invested in raising awareness and in the development of prevention systems. In this paper, a blind spot detection and warning system is proposed, rely...
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| author | Nick De Raeve Matthias de Schepper Jo Verhaevert Patrick Van Torre Hendrik Rogier |
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| description | Blind spot road accidents are a frequently occurring problem. Every year, several deaths are caused by this phenomenon, even though a lot of money is invested in raising awareness and in the development of prevention systems. In this paper, a blind spot detection and warning system is proposed, relying on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication. The received RSSI samples are threshold-filtered, after which a weighted average is computed with a sliding window filter. The technique is validated by simulations and measurements. Finally, the strength of the proposed system is demonstrated with real-life measurements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b80cabf788874104b2831609823def702023-11-20T00:00:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-05-01209272710.3390/s20092727A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of VehiclesNick De Raeve0Matthias de Schepper1Jo Verhaevert2Patrick Van Torre3Hendrik Rogier4IDLab, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-imec, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126, 9052 Gent, BelgiumIDLab, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-imec, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126, 9052 Gent, BelgiumIDLab, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-imec, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126, 9052 Gent, BelgiumIDLab, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-imec, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126, 9052 Gent, BelgiumIDLab, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-imec, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126, 9052 Gent, BelgiumBlind spot road accidents are a frequently occurring problem. Every year, several deaths are caused by this phenomenon, even though a lot of money is invested in raising awareness and in the development of prevention systems. In this paper, a blind spot detection and warning system is proposed, relying on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication. The received RSSI samples are threshold-filtered, after which a weighted average is computed with a sliding window filter. The technique is validated by simulations and measurements. Finally, the strength of the proposed system is demonstrated with real-life measurements.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/9/2727blind spot detection and warningBLEbluetooth low energy |
| spellingShingle | Nick De Raeve Matthias de Schepper Jo Verhaevert Patrick Van Torre Hendrik Rogier A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles Sensors blind spot detection and warning BLE bluetooth low energy |
| title | A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles |
| title_full | A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles |
| title_fullStr | A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles |
| title_short | A Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Detection and Warning System for Vulnerable Road Users in the Blind Spot of Vehicles |
| title_sort | bluetooth low energy based detection and warning system for vulnerable road users in the blind spot of vehicles |
| topic | blind spot detection and warning BLE bluetooth low energy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/9/2727 |
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