MICA2 - Modelling Interaction between cyclists and automobiles 2
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - Applied Mechanics |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 11 593 094 |
| Project duration | November 2019 - July 2023 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Traffic safety and automated vehicles -FFI |
| Call | Vehicle and traffic safety - FFI - 2019-06-11 |
| End-of-project report | 2019-03082engelska.pdf (pdf, 7658 kB) |
Important results from the project
Every year, about 41000 cyclists die in road crashes. Overtaking manoeuvres, where motorized vehicles circumvent cyclists, are particularly dangerous. While the FFI-project MICA (180401-191231) showed how driver models can help automated emergency braking systems become smarter and activate more effectively without compromising acceptability, the MICA2 project addressed the safety of the whole overtaking manoeuvre by developing and testing prototypical active and passive safety systems.
Expected long term effects
Insurance claims and crash databases were analysed to determine the crash scenarios and crash-causation mechanisms for each overtaking phase. Several behavioural models were developed to address the whole overtaking manoeuvre. The models were used for the activation of automated emergency braking and automated emergency steering. In addition, external airbags and expandable metal structures were developed and tested in the project. The project also performed a safety assessment on the systems. New methodologies for data collection were developed in the project.
Approach and implementation
The results from MICA2 not only enabled new safety systems, but they also provided a fresh input for the development of experimental protocols in Euro NCAP and the promotion of a safe interaction between automated vehicle and cyclists. Two PhD students graduated within MICA2. Further, the project produced more than 15 journal papers and conference contributions. Dissemination also included events in the SAFER network and a final even where the prototypical active and passive safety systems were demonstrated on the airfield in Vårgårda.