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1. Motivation |
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Source: Bosch Accident Research |
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The last decade has seen increased awareness of the plight of vulnerable road users at the national and EU level. In 2003, the EU passed Phase 1 of Directive 2003/102/E on pedestrian protection, focussing on passive safety, i.e. meaning to reduce injury levels upon impact, by specifying various maximum impact criteria (e.g. head, leg). More recently, June 2008, the EU Parliament approved the Phase 2 draft legislation, which specifies a combination of passive and active safety measures. In particular, Phase 2 requires new passenger cars to be fitted with Brake Assist Systems (BAS) as early as 2009. Pedestrian protection is meanwhile also a major theme for consumer rating groups like Euro NCAP. Passive pedestrian safety measures involve vehicle structures (e.g. bonnet, bumper) that expand during collision in order to minimize impact of the pedestrian leg or head hitting the vehicle. |
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2. Aim & Challenges |
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Although important, passive pedestrian safety measures are constrained by the laws of physics in terms of ability to reduce collision energy and thus injury level. Moreover, passive measures cannot account for injuries sustained in the secondary impact of the pedestrian hitting the road. |
3. Our Vision-based Pedestrian Detection Research |
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4. Benchmarking |
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5. The Road Ahead |
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