Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Passive Pedestrian Detection Systems

The objectives of this project are to: Review state of the art of passive pedestrian detection systems (PPDS); Review and document how “near-misses” are defined and measured in the literature; Develop evaluation standards for PPDS; Design test scenarios for evaluation of PPDS; Evaluate field implementation of select PPDS; Provide recommendations to update the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards and guidelines for agencies and practitioners interested in deploying PPDS.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $280806
• Contract Numbers:

  BED31 977-34

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Vollmer, Derek

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  219 Grinter Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611
• Principal Investigators:

  Manjunatha, Pruthvi

• Start Date: 20241105
• Expected Completion Date: 20250630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Safety Design and Operations

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrian detectors; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle interface
• Identifier Terms: Florida Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01935928
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BED31 977-34
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 5 2024 3:03PM