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Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens

Boslem, Stephen; Moore, David; Charissis, Vassilis

Authors

Stephen Boslem

David Moore



Abstract

Rapid mobilization of emergency vehicles in the urban or rural road network presents a high probability of collisions and other related hazards to other drivers. Yet uninterrupted high speeds of the emergency vehicles through traffic are imperative for the successful patient transfer or negotiation of fire and flood emergencies. The utilisation of contemporary emergency vehicle sirens as an early warning system has proved inefficient and in some cases unsafe as the localisation characteristics of siren patterns, combined with ambient noise, has a detrimental effect on the average driver's ability to spatially define the position of the incoming emergency vehicle. This paper examines the inherent issues in the localisation of the incoming emergency vehicle audible warning systems and suggests a prototype system for faster localisation propensity of the incoming vehicle.

Citation

Boslem, S., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2011, April). Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens. Presented at SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition, Detroit

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (published)
Conference Name SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition
Start Date Apr 12, 2011
Publication Date Apr 12, 2011
Deposit Date Apr 11, 2023
Series ISSN 2688-3627
Book Title SAE 2011 World Congress and Exhibition
DOI https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0049
Keywords siren localisation; emergency vehicles; RDS; head up display; computer simulation