An Independent Measurement System for Performance Evaluation of Road Departure Crash Warning Systems (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Sandor Szabo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265914043 ISBN 13: 9780265914045

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How a precise, objective system tests road departure warnings

This book explains the Independent Measurement System (IMS), a general‑purpose setup used to collect and analyze data for evaluating road departure crash warning systems. It covers the four‑camera data collection system, GPS timing, audio capture, and how the analysis software processes video, GPS, and support files to measure performance.

The author details how evaluators calibrate cameras, configure data collection, and perform lateral drift analyses. You’ll also learn how to locate video frames by GPS time, how warnings are categorized, and how road type and marker features are recorded for study. The text describes practical steps for creating and handling the resulting data files, with notes on software tools like LabView and the VMS/MediaMapper workflow.
What you’ll experience

• A clear overview of the IMS hardware, setup, and installation
• Step‑by‑step guidance on calibration and data processing
• Procedures for analyzing lateral drift warnings and road features
• Descriptions of how GPS data integrates with video for precise timing

Ideal for readers who want a practical understanding of how performance evaluation data for road departure warning systems is gathered and analyzed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265914043
• ISBN 13: 9780265914045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 78