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

Stephen Boslem; David Moore; Vassilis Charissis

doi:10.4271/2011-01-0049

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

Stephen Boslem
, David Moore
, Vassilis Charissis

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

5 Citations (Scopus)

66 Downloads (Pure)

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SAE 2011 World Congress and Exhibition
Place of Publication	Detroit
Publisher	SAE International
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0049
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2011 World Congress and Exhibition - Detroit, United States Duration: 12 Apr 2011 → 14 Apr 2011

Conference

Conference	Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2011 World Congress and Exhibition
Country/Territory	United States
City	Detroit
Period	12/04/11 → 14/04/11

Keywords

siren localisation
emergency vehicles
RDS
head up display
computer simulation

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10.4271/2011-01-0049

5 Citations
1 Conference contribution

Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system
Moore, D., Boslem, S. & Charissis, V., 2011, Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2011. Marcus, A. (ed.). Springer Nature, p. 177-186 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 6770).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
5 Citations (Scopus)

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Boslem, S, Moore, D & Charissis, V 2011, Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens. in SAE 2011 World Congress and Exhibition. SAE International, Detroit, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2011 World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 12/04/11. https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0049

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

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Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system

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