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Quantifying the Pedestrian Detection Benefits of the General Motors Night Vision System
Technical Paper
2005-01-0443
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This research compared driver detection performance with low-beam halogen headlamps supplemented by a General Motors production Night Vision system to low-beam halogen headlamps alone. This research was conducted with 18 participants between the ages of 40 and 70 years on a 3.2km (2-mile) section of closed road. Participants encountered seven scenarios, including crossing or standing pedestrians dressed in either white or black clothing. Additional scenarios included pedestrians in a curve and near an oncoming glare vehicle, as well a tire tread. Results indicated that the GM Night Vision system improved drivers' detection distances in nearly all pedestrian scenarios examined.
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Hankey, J., Kiefer, R., and Gibbons, R., "Quantifying the Pedestrian Detection Benefits of the General Motors Night Vision System," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-0443, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-0443.Also In
SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems
Number: V114-6; Published: 2006-02-01
Number: V114-6; Published: 2006-02-01
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