Paper Info
Title
A Blind Zone Alert System Based on Intra-Vehicular Wireless Sensor Networks
Abstract
Due to the increasing number of sensors deployed in modern vehicles, intra-vehicular wireless sensor networks (IVWSNs) have recently received a lot of attention in the automotive industry, as they can reduce the amount of wiring harness inside a vehicle. By removing the wires, car manufacturers can reduce the weight of a vehicle and improve engine performance, fuel economy, and reliability. In addition to these direct benefits, an IVWSN is a versatile platform that can support other vehicular applications as well. An example application, known as a side blind zone alert (SBZA) system, which monitors the blind zone of the vehicle and alerts the driver in a timely manner to prevent collisions, is discussed in this paper. The performance of the IVWSN-based SBZA system is evaluated via real experiments conducted on two test vehicles. Our results show that the proposed system can achieve approximately 95%-99% detection rate with less than 15% false alarm rate. Compared with commercial systems using radars or cameras, the main benefit of the IVWSN-based SBZA is substantially lower cost.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/TII.2015.2404800
IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics
Keywords
DocType
Volume
mobile communication,false alarm rate,engine performance,wireless sensor networks (wsn),blind zone detection,sbza system,ivwsn,bluetooth low energy,side blind zone alert system,automotive sensors,vehicular networks,bluetooth low energy (ble),automotive electronics,car manufacturers,detection rate,wireless sensor networks,automotive industry,fuel economy,intravehicular wireless sensor networks,signal detection,vehicle safety,detectors,wireless communication
Journal
11
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1551-3203
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.61
34
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jiun-Ren Lin1504.54
Timothy Talty230235.23
Ozan K. Tonguz31641119.26