Reliability prediction for the vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and passive safety systems (PSS)

• Main Authors: Balbir S. Dhillon, Khashayar Hojjati-Emami, Kouroush Jenab
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Growing Science 2012-10-01
• Series: International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations
• Subjects: Reliability; Road Accident; Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); Human Error; Passive Safety Systems (PSS); Crash Avoidance System; Warning System
• Online Access: http://www.growingscience.com/ijiec/Vol3/IJIEC_2012_60.pdf

The human error has been reported as a major root cause in road accidents in today’s world. The human as a driver in road vehicles composed of human, mechanical and electrical components is constantly exposed to changing surroundings (e.g., road conditions, environment)which deteriorate the driver’s capacities leading to a potential accident. The auto industries and transportation authorities have realized that similar to other complex and safety sensitive transportation systems, the road vehicles need to rely on both advanced technologies (i.e., Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)) and Passive Safety Systems (PSS) (e.g.,, seatbelts, airbags) in order to mitigate the risk of accidents and casualties. In this study, the advantages and disadvantages of ADAS as active safety systems as well as passive safety systems in road vehicles have been discussed. Also, this study proposes models that analyze the interactions between human as a driver and ADAS Warning and Crash Avoidance Systems and PSS in the design of vehicles. Thereafter, the mathematical models have been developed to make reliability prediction at any given time on the road transportation for vehicles equipped with ADAS and PSS. Finally, the implications of this study in the improvement of vehicle designs and prevention of casualties are discussed.