Pedestrian accidents have generally become more severe due to the trend in designing more compact cars. A pedestrian injury mitigation system would therefore be an important means of improving road safety on the whole.
A camera and image analysis system makes it possible to identify pedestrians take measures taken to reduce human injury. This information can then be used to activate various injury mitigation systems in order to reduce human injuries. The analysis can be simplified considerably if a thermal infrared camera is used as this entails very little disturbance from different lighting conditions. Infrared cameras are primarily produced for military purposes and are all too expensive for automotive applications. However, new low-cost production methods are under development. A new concept has been developed by Acreo and the Royal Institute of Technology that can be adapted to different kinds of application.
The aim of the first phase of the project is to assess the technical and commercial possibilities for a pedestrian injury mitigation system based on a thermal infrared sensor.
Project budget: SEK 5.3 million
whereof state subsidy: SEK 2.9 million (SRA SEK 2.9 million)
University / Institute: SEK 2.9 million
Partners: Autoliv Development, Acreo AB, Royal Institute of Technology (S3)