A systemic model to underpin enhanced management of powered-two-wheelers as part of a safe, sustainable transport system. Better management of motor scooters and motorbikes (Powered-2-wheelers or P2W) will deliver economic, environmental and social benefits. Road crashes involving P2Ws cost the Australian community in excess of $2 billion per annum. There are also the broader social impacts for crash victims, their families and communities from the potentially long-term pain, grief and debilitat ....A systemic model to underpin enhanced management of powered-two-wheelers as part of a safe, sustainable transport system. Better management of motor scooters and motorbikes (Powered-2-wheelers or P2W) will deliver economic, environmental and social benefits. Road crashes involving P2Ws cost the Australian community in excess of $2 billion per annum. There are also the broader social impacts for crash victims, their families and communities from the potentially long-term pain, grief and debilitating injuries. This project will provide insight into how the incidence and costs associated with P2W crashes can be reduced. In addition, congestion costs in each of Australia's capital cities are on the order of $3 billion per annum and there is potential for P2W research to reduce not only that cost but also the broader environmental impacts of travel by providing an alternative to cars.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100083
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Driving as a model for investigating and improving visual search abilities. Visual search is a fundamental skill that is required in several aspects of everyday life. Driving represents an example of high-stakes search: we must constantly scan the environment in order to identify both potential hazards and informational cues, such as traffic lights and signs. While most drivers are experienced (they have been driving for years) they are not experts (they have no special training or skills); this ....Driving as a model for investigating and improving visual search abilities. Visual search is a fundamental skill that is required in several aspects of everyday life. Driving represents an example of high-stakes search: we must constantly scan the environment in order to identify both potential hazards and informational cues, such as traffic lights and signs. While most drivers are experienced (they have been driving for years) they are not experts (they have no special training or skills); this lack of expertise potentially affects search accuracy and, in turn, road safety. This project aims to use and extend existing models of visual search performance in order to explore factors that influence drivers' visual search abilities, and to identify strategies for reducing these perceptual failures and, in turn, road crashes.Read moreRead less
Beam steering by Huygens metasurfaces for sensing applications. Beam steering by Huygens metasurfaces for sensing applications. This project aims to develop steerable radar systems for navigation sensors and surround monitoring in vehicles, using antennas operating in the millimetre-wave range, which have improved resolution and maintain long sensing distances. The boom in radar sensing technologies used for safety and comfort in cars has stimulated the need for cost-effective directional antenn ....Beam steering by Huygens metasurfaces for sensing applications. Beam steering by Huygens metasurfaces for sensing applications. This project aims to develop steerable radar systems for navigation sensors and surround monitoring in vehicles, using antennas operating in the millimetre-wave range, which have improved resolution and maintain long sensing distances. The boom in radar sensing technologies used for safety and comfort in cars has stimulated the need for cost-effective directional antennas for beam steering in sensing applications. This project will use the recently discovered concept of Huygens metasurfaces, which enable cost-effective devices with low transmission losses and strong tuning of beam-steering angle. The wider availability of such radars is expected to enhance collision prevention systems, adaptive cruise control and ultimately help create self-navigating cars.Read moreRead less