| APVRU | This project is in progress |
| The Advanced Protection of Vulnerable Road Users |
| Context Pedestrians are the least protected of all road users and form a quarter of all road casualties. DETR have ambitious targets for the reduction of injuries to pedestrians (especially children) by 2010. Aims To investigate the human factors and accident statistics relating to pedestrian impacts to quantify the required performance of the system and to identify the potential benefits To specify the components and required system performance in a pedestrian sensing system To investigate the reliability of the technologies developed in the programme and their likely safety benefits To build and evaluate the specified system in a test environment closely replicating the real world. Method Investigate accident statistics, human factors and existing technology. Develop the system specification, test procedures, test tools and rigs. Test at the component level. Develop system for demonstrator vehicle. Demonstrate the system and disseminate the findings. Benefits A reduction in the number and severity of injuries to pedestrians A new product for UK system suppliers Participants TRL Jaguar Cars Ltd InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd(IRISYS) University of Surrey |
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