xcel
10-22-2008, 12:18 PM
What is up with all the bike stories today ;) (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=159353)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Honda_ASV_Car2Car_system_for_motorcycles.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – Oct. 22, 2008
Car to Car communication safety is not just for cars anymore.
Honda’s main automobile safety thrust over the past year has been a campaign called “Safety for everyone”. Today, Honda stepped it up another notch by including the most vulnerable road users, motorcycle riders. Honda's breakthrough motorcycle to car communication system is being demonstrated for the first time in Europe at the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium in Dudenhofen, Germany today.
The system generates warnings to both the bike rider and drivers of other nearby automobiles via a continuous exchange of positioning data from GPS sources. This is particularly relevant as a driver/rider approaches an intersection and is alerted about other vehicles possibly on a collision course.
The demonstration will exhibit the interoperability of the Honda life-saving system that communicates with vehicles from 8 other manufacturers.
European research has shown the majority of accidents involving a motorcycle are caused by perception vs. avoidance and Honda’s system is specifically designed to reduce this type of recognition failure.
Honda's inter vehicle communication for motorcycles is meant to include not just prevention by early perception but also includes both Active and Passive safety.
Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) Systems
Honda ASV technology (Advanced Safety Vehicle) program is now in its fourth phase of development. This ASV-4 system uses wireless communication to determine the position, speed and direction of travel of cars and motorcycles in relation to each other with a Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) system that provides riders and drivers with information on approaching vehicles. Motorcycle riders receive warnings about vehicles near them on a Heads-up Display or through an in-helmet audio system. Drivers can view information on the status of cars and motorcycles in their vicinity and receive warnings on, for example, their navigation system display.
Honda’s advanced Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
The effectiveness of a V2V system depends on the HMI concept. Honda’s Car 2 Car demonstration uses a simple HMI for faster and easier recognition. The visual HMI warning is located on the upper edge of the motorcycle dashboard as close to the line-of-sight as possible. This allows the rider to spot the information and warnings easily without actually having to take his eyes off the road. The intensity, color and the position of the lights provide intuitive information on the seriousness and the location of the danger ahead. To increase the riders' recognition and further specify the hazard ahead, an acoustic warning is given in the helmet to improve safety even further.
Other innovations
Besides research into ASV systems, Honda was the first to include an in-car navigation system. Work is also progressing on collision mitigation braking systems which initiate occupant restraints and the brakes in pre-collision situations, lane keeping assist systems, intelligent night vision system to recognize pedestrians and the first floating car data system that transmits data from an equipped vehicle in real-time to an operations center and returns updates about traffic jams, road accidents and other navigational information back to the driver.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Honda_ASV_Car2Car_system_for_motorcycles.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – Oct. 22, 2008
Car to Car communication safety is not just for cars anymore.
Honda’s main automobile safety thrust over the past year has been a campaign called “Safety for everyone”. Today, Honda stepped it up another notch by including the most vulnerable road users, motorcycle riders. Honda's breakthrough motorcycle to car communication system is being demonstrated for the first time in Europe at the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium in Dudenhofen, Germany today.
The system generates warnings to both the bike rider and drivers of other nearby automobiles via a continuous exchange of positioning data from GPS sources. This is particularly relevant as a driver/rider approaches an intersection and is alerted about other vehicles possibly on a collision course.
The demonstration will exhibit the interoperability of the Honda life-saving system that communicates with vehicles from 8 other manufacturers.
European research has shown the majority of accidents involving a motorcycle are caused by perception vs. avoidance and Honda’s system is specifically designed to reduce this type of recognition failure.
Honda's inter vehicle communication for motorcycles is meant to include not just prevention by early perception but also includes both Active and Passive safety.
Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) Systems
Honda ASV technology (Advanced Safety Vehicle) program is now in its fourth phase of development. This ASV-4 system uses wireless communication to determine the position, speed and direction of travel of cars and motorcycles in relation to each other with a Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) system that provides riders and drivers with information on approaching vehicles. Motorcycle riders receive warnings about vehicles near them on a Heads-up Display or through an in-helmet audio system. Drivers can view information on the status of cars and motorcycles in their vicinity and receive warnings on, for example, their navigation system display.
Honda’s advanced Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
The effectiveness of a V2V system depends on the HMI concept. Honda’s Car 2 Car demonstration uses a simple HMI for faster and easier recognition. The visual HMI warning is located on the upper edge of the motorcycle dashboard as close to the line-of-sight as possible. This allows the rider to spot the information and warnings easily without actually having to take his eyes off the road. The intensity, color and the position of the lights provide intuitive information on the seriousness and the location of the danger ahead. To increase the riders' recognition and further specify the hazard ahead, an acoustic warning is given in the helmet to improve safety even further.
Other innovations
Besides research into ASV systems, Honda was the first to include an in-car navigation system. Work is also progressing on collision mitigation braking systems which initiate occupant restraints and the brakes in pre-collision situations, lane keeping assist systems, intelligent night vision system to recognize pedestrians and the first floating car data system that transmits data from an equipped vehicle in real-time to an operations center and returns updates about traffic jams, road accidents and other navigational information back to the driver.