@article{ref1,
title="Validation of pre-crash systems with vehicle hardware-in-the-loop experiments",
journal="International journal of vehicle safety",
year="2007",
author="Gietelink, Olaf and Lemmen, Paul and Leneman, Floris and Shah, Mamta and Kosiak, Walter and Cashler, Robert",
volume="2",
number="1-2",
pages="185-205",
abstract="Pre-Crash Systems (PCSs) use an environment sensor to improve the effectiveness of reversible passive safety restraints by activating them before a collision occurs. Obviously, a PCS should meet very high safety and reliability requirements. A PCS must therefore be thoroughly tested for a wide range of (near-)collision scenarios. This paper presents a new method for the validation of a PCS using Vehicle Hardware-In-the-Loop (VEHIL) experiments. The VEHIL laboratory enables collision-free testing of a PCS-equipped vehicle in a Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) environment, where only the relative motion between host and target vehicle is reproduced. With accurate and repeatable VEHIL experiments the validation of a PCS is carried out safer, cheaper and more efficient. The added value of VEHIL is demonstrated with a prototype PCS. This system uses a radar system to detect a pre-crash situation and a reversible belt retractor to bring the occupant in an optimal position for the crash.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1479-3105",
doi="10.1504/IJVS.2007.012591",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVS.2007.012591"
}