Characterization of a C-ITS based VRU safety system: Methodology towards scenarios selection

Abstract

SAFE-UP is a research project funded by the European Commission, that aims to proactively address the novel safety challenges of future road mobility environment, by developing tools and innovative safety methods leading to improvements in road traffic safety, which are addressed by four demonstrators. This paper focuses on Demonstrator 4, which develops a safety system based on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technology that provides enhanced communication between vehicles, road infrastructure and vulnerable road users (VRU). This demonstrator aims at: (i) the provision of timely warnings which could support in avoiding safety-critical situations between passenger cars and VRUs, (ii) the engagement of an active safety system in cases where the reaction time is limited. This paper presents the method followed to characterize the selected scenarios for Demonstrator 4.