Real-Time Rear-End Collision-Warning System Using a Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network

The existing rear-end collision warning systems (CWS) that involve the variable perception-reaction time (PRT) have some negative effects on the collision warning performance due to the poor adaptive capability for the influence of different PRTs. To deal with the related problems, several studies have been conducted based on nonparametric approaches. However, the previous nonparametric methods are of doubtful validity with different PRTs. Moreover, there is a lack of consideration for the criterion to split the real-time data into training and testing sets in terms of enhancing the algorithm performance. In this paper, we propose multilayer perceptron neural-network-based rear-end collision warning algorithm (MCWA) to develop a real-time CWS without any influence of human PRTs. Through a sensitivity analysis, the optimal criterion for splitting real-time data into training and prediction is found in terms of a tradeoff between training time and algorithm accuracy. Comparison study demonstrates that the proposed algorithm outperforms other previous algorithms for predicting the potential rear-end collision by detecting severe deceleration in advance.

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