Research Article

Safety Assessment and a Parametric Study of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Based on Real-World Crash Simulations

Table 1

Summary of research on FCW and AEB.

AuthorsMethodsADAS systemsArea of studyFindings

Brown et al. [8]Analytical analysisFCWASTTC and driver reaction time had the most effects on FCW performance
Lee et al. [9]Driving simulatorFCWESFor distracted drivers, early warning reduced the number of collisions by 80.7% and its severity by 96.5%. The ∆V for a subject vehicle was used to measure the crash severity
Ervin and Sayer [10]Field operational testFCWES (safety + driver acceptance)The rate and severity of traffic conflicts did not change with or without FCW systems, and the acceptance of FCW was mixed due to the false alarms
Lee and Peng [7]Naturalistic driving dataFCWASSix FCW algorithms were analyzed based on the kinematic data extracted from 107 cases. The JHU APL algorithm developed by NHTSA and John Hopkins showed the best performance
Sugimoto and Sauer [11]SimulationFCWES (safety)38% reduction in the total number of crashes and 44% reduction in fatal injuries
Najm and Stearns [12]Field operational testFCW + adaptive cruise controlES (safety + driver acceptance)8–23% crash reduction for speed <35 mph and 11–26% reduction for the vehicle’s speed >35. Overall, this system can reduce all rear-end crashes by 10%, and the acceptance of FCW was mixed due to the false alerts
Breuer and Faulhaber [13]Driving simulatorBraking assistant systemES (safety)44% rear-end crash reduction
Jamson and Lai [14]Driving simulatorFCWASIntroduced the adaptive FCW system based on driver style
Kullgren [15]Field data and simulationAEBES (safety)44% reduction of MAIS 2+ injuries in rear-end collisions for a reduced delta-v with 10 kmph
Georgi and Zimmermann [16]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)Quantify the driver reaction based on three types of drivers: realistic, best, and lethargic. For the realistic driver, the AEB decreased the rear-end crashes by 72%
Kuehn and Hummel [17]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)5.7%–40.8% reduction of all car crash types based on a combination of active safety systems
Mohebbi and Gray [2]Driving simulatorFCWES (driver acceptance)Evaluated the effectiveness of different warning systems including tactile and auditory on the distracted driver. They found that the tactile warning is more effective
Coelingh and Eidehall [18]Field operational testFCW + AEBES (safety)Evaluate the effectiveness of the systems in velocity reduction and stopping distance for the pedestrian crash scenarios based on NHTSA test procedures
Kusano and Gabler [19]Field data + analytical analysisAEBES (safety)12%–50% reduction of delta-v for the subject vehicle
Up to 14% reduction of collisions
19%–57% reduction of injury
Jermakian [5]Field data analysisFCWES (safety)FCW had the greatest potential to prevent all crash types among other systems including side view assist, lane departure warning, and adaptive headlights
Bella and Russo [20]Driving simulatorFCWASEvaluated different warning algorithms and developed a new warning algorithm
Kusano and Gabler [21]Field data analysisFCWASData from EDR system of 47 rear-end crashes were extracted to quantify the driving reaction. The average brake level was 0.52 g in 1.1 to 1.4 s before the crash
Kusano and Gabler [22]Field data + analytical analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)Reduce the ∆V 14%–34%
Up to 50% reduction of fatal injuries
Up to 7.7% reduction of crash numbers
Isaksson-Hellman and Lindman [23]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)They used insurance data for specific car models and found 23% rear-end crash reduction
Anderson and Doecke [24]SimulationAEBES (safety)Predicted the AEB system is highly effective to reduce the risk of pedestrian crashes
Chauvel and Page [25]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)Up to 15.3% reduction of fatal pedestrian crashes
Rosen [26]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)Up to 40% reduction of injury severity for the vulnerable road users
Rizzi and Kullgren [27]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)The low-speed AEB reduces the striking rear-end crashes (speed area of 50 km/h) by 54–57%
The overall reduction regardless of the speed was 35%–41%
Doyle and Edwards [28]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)Substantial claim prevention of the third party
8% lower for own damage
21% lower third party injury
Fildes and Keall [29]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)38% reduction of rear-end crashes
No differences in effectiveness between various speeds
Flannagan and LeBlanc [30]Naturalistic driving dataFCWAS (system performance)Provided detailed information about alert events and driving exposure of 1985 vehicles over a year. The most common type scenarios that FCW was activated were approaching slower or accelerating vehicle
Grove and Atwood [31]Naturalistic driving dataFCW + AEBAS (system performance) + ES (driver acceptance)Studied the AEB performance of 150 heavy vehicles and its effects on diver behavior and quantified the situations for false AEB activation
Han and Heo [32]Analytical analysisAEB + FCWASImproved the robustness of object detection using the vehicle’s kinematics
Isaksson-Hellman and Lindman [33]Field data analysisAEB + FCWES (safety)47% reduction for occupant injuries of the struck vehicle
Rosado and Chien [34]Analytical analysisAEBASSuggested the safety margin in terms of time and distance for AEB
Wang and Chen [35]Driving simulatorFCWASDeveloped the kinematic-based algorithm
Cicchino [36]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)The FCW + AEB reduced the rear-end crashes by 50%. The rates of rear-end crashes with injuries were reduced by 56% and 59% for striking and struck vehicles, respectively
Li and Xing [37]SimulationFCW + AEBES (safety)Analyzed the adverse weather on multirear-end crashes found that the AEB is the most effective safety system to reduce these types of crashes
Lubbe [38]Driving simulatorFCWAS (vehicle performance) + ES (driver acceptance)Quantified the brake reaction time and brake behavior and found the reaction time for a heavily distracted driver is 1 s
Scanlon and Sherony [39]Field data analysis + simulationFCW + AEBES (safety)The crash reduction in the intersection with FCW was 0–23% and with AEB was 25–59%. Injury reductions were 0–25% for FCW and 38–79% for the AEB system
Jermakian and Bao [40]Naturalistic driving dataFCWES (driving behavior)Waring can improve the lane-keeping and turn-signal behaviors of teenage drivers but may result in more close-following behaviors
Flannagan and LeBlanc [41]Naturalistic driving dataFCW + AEBAS (system performance)They studied data from 1021 specific vehicle models over a year to quantify the AEB performance such as the distribution of initial velocities where the system was activated. Their indirect safety assessment showed 45% reduction of rear-end crashes
Sander and Lubbe [42]Field data analysis + simulationAEBES (safety)Evaluated field intersection crash data to provide a set of scenarios that can be used to assess the performance of AEB systems
Wang and Xi [43]Naturalistic driving data + analytical analysisFCW + AEBASDeveloped a method to formulate the driver’s braking behavior from a perception decision action perspective
Yue and Abdel-Aty [44]Driving simulatorFCWASThey provided a comprehensive overview of the research that has been conducted on crash avoidance effectiveness and also found that the FCW under the fog condition can reduce 35% of near-crash events
Wu and Abdel-Aty [45]Driving simulatorFCWES (driver behavior)Quantified the effects of fog conditions on driver reaction and braking behavior with the existence of the FCW system
Lee and Jeong [46]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)25% injury reduction
Zhao and Ito [47]SimulationAEBAS + ES (safety)Conducted a series of simulations with different AEB algorithm’s parameters and found the sensor angle is highly effective to reduce the car-to-bicyclist crashes
Arbabzadeh and Jafari [48]Naturalistic driving dataFCWASEstimate the driver reaction time based on driver’s characteristics to improve the warning time
Flannagan and Leslie [49]Field data analysisFCW + AEBES (safety)They linked the police-reported crash data with a vehicle identification number and found that only FCW can reduce 16% reduction of rear-end crashes and AEB (with ACC) can reduce the same crash type by 45%
Lei and Qin [50]SimulationFCW + AEBASDeveloped a new algorithm to meet the requirements of automobile safety and comfort
Newstead and Budd [51]Field data analysisAEBES (safety)36% reduction of fatal crashes for the speed less than 60 km/h and 45% for speed above 60 km/h
Salaani and Elsasser [52]Field operational testFCW + AEBAS (system performance)Conducted test performance for heavy vehicles
Wang and Zhong [53]Field data analysisAll types of ADAS technologiesES (safety)Provide recommendations for what kind of ADAS technology should be prioritized based on countries crash data
Zhu and Wang [54]Naturalistic driving dataFCWES (driver behavior + traffic conditions)Quantify the driver reaction when the FCW activated and the traffic conditions (1.3 s was the mean value for driver reaction time). The FCW can potentially increase traffic efficiency