Crash avoidance systems and collision safety devices for vehicle occupants

Abstract

Numerous efforts have been made to improve safety on our roads, including the vehicle safety, from passive elements to advanced active systems that are affecting vehicle stability and influencing vehicle dynamics. This paper presents a basic classification of vehicle safety systems, devices and futures. Presented information was compiled from different sources, and is based on the function of these systems over time and their cooperation characteristics. The purpose of this text is to establish a general structure for classification of these systems that make possible the providing of their overview in a comprehensive way.