Blind spot accidents involving trucks cause approximately 1,300 victims in Europe every year. Existing blind spot mirrors and cameras cannot always prevent accidents. “Blind spot mirrors are not always that effective,” says Kristof Van Beeck in Campuskrant . “They never show the complete blind spot, and if a truck hits an overhanging branch, the positioning of the mirror can already get out of control. A blind spot camera, which shows the blind spot zone on a screen via a wide-angle lens, works more accurately, but just as with the mirrors, you count on the drivers' attention. And it cannot be avoided that the attention sometimes falls. ”
Alarm
That is why the engineer developed a safety system that automatically warns truck drivers when someone is in the blind spot. “The system uses complex algorithms that analyze the images from blind spot cameras. The system uses image recognition to quickly and accurately detect cyclists or pedestrians. When someone shows up, an alarm goes off in the driver's cabin computer hardware skills.”
The new system has also been tested in practice with traffic simulations. These simulations show that the system works 95 percent accurately. The researchers are currently in talks with industrial partners to develop a commercial system for trucks. However, further research is needed for this, among other things to see whether the system can handle long journeys and is able to withstand rain and fog.
Van Beeck is a PhD student at EAVISE, the De Nayer Technology Campus of the KU Leuven in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
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