Collision avoidance in transportation

In transportation, collision avoidance is the maintenance of systems and practices designed to prevent vehicles (such as aircraft, motor vehicles, ships, cranes and trains) from colliding with each other. Examples include:

Uses

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In aviation

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Unmanned Aviation Vehicles use collision avoidance systems to operate safely.[2] TCAS is a collision avoidance system that is widely used.[3] It is a universally accepted last resort meant to reduce the chance of collisions.[4]

In autonomous driving

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Collision avoidance is also used in autonomous cars.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arizona Collision Center". Saturday, July 4, 2020
  2. ^ Tang, Jun; Lao, Songyang; Wan, Yu (2021-09-01). "Systematic Review of Collision-Avoidance Approaches for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles". IEEE Systems Journal. 16 (3): 4356–4367. doi:10.1109/JSYST.2021.3101283. ISSN 1937-9234.
  3. ^ He, Donglin; Yang, Youzhi; Deng, Shengji; Zheng, Lei; Su, Zhuolin; Lin, Zi (2023-10-15). "Comparison of Collision Avoidance Logic between ACAS X and TCAS II in General Aviation Flight". 2023 IEEE 5th International Conference on Civil Aviation Safety and Information Technology (ICCASIT): 568–573. doi:10.1109/ICCASIT58768.2023.10351533.
  4. ^ Sun, Jiayi; Tang, Jun; Lao, Songyang (2017). "Collision Avoidance for Cooperative UAVs With Optimized Artificial Potential Field Algorithm". IEEE Access. 5: 18382–18390. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2746752. ISSN 2169-3536.
  5. ^ Hu, Xinyuan; Ye, Naijia (2024-01-22). "Design of Active Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Driverless Cars Based on Machine Vision". 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Information Systems and Computer Aided Education (ICISCAE): 1042–1047. doi:10.1109/ICISCAE59047.2023.10392527.