Objective The aim of the PISa project is to develop and implement reliable and fail-safe integrated safety systems for a range of Powered Two Wheelers, which will greatly improve the performance and primary safety (handling and stability) and can link to secondary safety devices. PTW?s are single track vehicles, which means that the rider has a more difficult vehicle to control in relation to a car, in particular when cornering or braking, and even more so in emergency situations. Only a few (high-end) motorcycle brands are fitted with ABS and (partly) combined braking systems. Optimization of the PTW brake performance will reduce the impact speed in case an accident cannot be avoided and this will directly reduce the fatality rate and injury level. Within the project PTWs will be fitted with integrated safety systems to demonstrate the potential of such systems to reduce the incidence and severity of up to 50% of PTW accidents. The specification of components of such safety systems will be defined from relevant accident mechanisms and rider assistance functions identified and from identification of existing technologies and safety systems in cars. The systems will take human reaction to information, warning and support systems in to account. The system components include sensors, a PTW state estimator, logic control, warning devices, and advanced/ intelligent actuators within brakes and suspensions elements to assist the rider. Specific sensors and actuators will be developed and integrated into an operational safety system for PTW?s to allow for driver warning and assistance and to improve handling and stability, to be innovative and beyond current state-of-the-art. The developed systems will be implemented in PTWs and evaluated by executing road and track tests and performing simulations. The cost savings in terms of reduction in accidents and injuries will be related to the costs of fitting the integrated safety systems to PTWs. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssocial sciencespsychologyergonomics Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2005-3.4.1.4.2 - Research domain 4.13 (only for rail transport and powered two-wheelers) and research domains 4.15 and 4.16 Call for proposal FP6-2005-TRANSPORT-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EU contribution No data Address Schoemakerstraat 97 6060 DELFT Netherlands See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE - DIPARTIMENTO DI MECCANICA E TECNOLOGIE INDUSTRIALI Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazza San Marco, 4 FIRENZE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Ashby Road LOUGHBOROUGH See on map Total cost No data LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 MUNICH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRL LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride WOKINGHAM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IBEO AUTOMOBILE SENSOR GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address FAHRENKROEN 125 22179 HAMBURG See on map Total cost No data PAIOLI MECCANICA S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Ronchi Inferiore 30/d MINERBIO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MALAGUTI S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Emilia 498 SAN LAZZARO DI SAVENA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TVS MOTOR COMPANY LTD India EU contribution No data Address Harita HOSUR See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIRESEARCH BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Elektronicaweg 16c DELFT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CARVER ENGINEERING B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Einsteinstraat 50 DORDRECHT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data