Automatic lateral emergency collision avoidance for a passenger car

Abstract

Longitudinal collision avoidance controllers are of limited benefit for preventing head-on collisions between road vehicles travelling at high speed or for preventing rear end collisions when there is insufficient separation between the vehicles. In these circumstances, aggressive lateral vehicle manoeuvres are more appropriate. This paper develops a controller architecture to perform an emergency lateral collision avoidance manoeuvre. Simulation results indicate significant improvements in collision avoidance at vehicle speeds up to 100 [km/hr] using integrated automatic steering and braking.

Acknowledgements

This research is supported by the EU Sixth Framework Programme specific targeted research project Complex Embedded Automotive Control Systems (CEMACS), under contract 004175. The authors are grateful to Dr. Jens Kalkkuhl and Avshalom Suissa of DaimlerChrysler AG for useful discussions.