Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies Program (ACAT) II - Nissan/University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

The Nissan/University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies (ACAT) project is focused on driver situational awareness in relation to lane-change/merge maneuvers that can result in crashes. This research will investigate the feasibility of developing a safety impact methodology that can estimate the safety benefits of lane change/merge countermeasures.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Research%20In%20Progress/files/AdvancedCrashAvoidanceTechnologiesProgram(ACAT)IINissanUMTRI.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Intelligent Technologies Research, Intelligent Technologies

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $2343800.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH22-08-H-00237

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Harding, John

• Performing Organizations:

  Nissan-UMTRI

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• Start Date: 20090101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101231
• Source Data: RiP Project 35145

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Highway safety; Lane changing; Merging traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety benefits
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490676
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-08-H-00237
• Files: RiP
• Created Date: Aug 29 2013 1:01AM