1. Safe-Cyclist Project (Night-Rider)
Anthony Rowe
Assistant Research Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Carnegie Mellon University

2. Is cycling safe? Yes and No 677 Killed in 2011 (32,367 by car)
2.17 per million riders (1.10 by car)
72% Urban
33% at Intersections
53% during evening commute (4pm-12am)
Average age for deaths 43
Est. 48,000 Injured in 2011
Average age for injury 32
Many not reported

3. Lots of activity in this space…
Hovding Airbag
“Gadgets to Boost Bike Safety” - NYT
Helios Bars
SMART sensor helmet
BLAZE Headlight

4. How can technology help?
Crowd-Source Safe Routes
Hazardous Zone Detection
Pot hole, stressful roads, user labels
Collision Avoidance
Smart Lighting
Adaptive and reactive
Auto 911 for accidents
Traffic Law Notification
Video Accident Logging

5. Electronics Pkg
IMU
Speakers
Smartphone Hub
-IMU, GPS
Battery
Front Video
Electronics
-DSRC, CPU
Radar, FLIR
optical flow,
Rear Video
Tail Lights
Rumble Bar
Laser Projection
Speed
Motor
Power / Cadence
Body Worn
- Heart Rate Monitor
Wind Sensor

6. Target Solutions Smartphone PnP Architecture
Vehicle Proximity Detection
Reactive Lighting
Connected Helmet
Rumble Bars

7. Existing Bike Peripherals
Bluetooth Strain Gauge
power meter + cadence
Heart Rate Monitor
Tire Pressure Monitor
Smartphone Mounts

8. Smartphone PnP Architecture
Rumbler Bars
Camera
Dictionary
Headlight
Accelerometer
Plugin
Plugin
PubSub
Tail light
DSRC
Plugin
Plugin
Helmet Audio
Plugin
Plugin
GPS
LED Mirror
Smartphone
Sensors
Logging
Actuators

9. Vehicle Proximity Detection
Previous attempts include:
Ultrasound, RADAR, LIDAR, cameras, …
DSRC + Differential GPS
Arada LocoMate ME
Bluetooth, DSRC, GPS
RTKLib + Radio PMUs

10. Reactive Lighting Connected Head / Tail light
Change color / brightness / tempo
Acceleration
Proximity
Environmental Conditions

11. Connected Helmet IMU tracks head motion Binaural alerts from speakers
Is the rider paying attention?
Have they looked back recently?
Binaural alerts from speakers
Electronics Pkg
IMU
Speakers

12. Rumble Bar
Virtual rumble strip inserts

13. Rideshare Commuter Bike
What about the bike?
Faraday Electric Bike
Rideshare Commuter Bike

14. Questions / comments? Team Connor Brem, Computer Science (Junior)
Spencer Barton, ECE (Junior)
Chris Palmer, ECE (Research Programmer)
Oliver Shih, ECE (Ph.D.)
Ali Momeni, Art Department (Assistant Prof.)
Bruno Sinopoli, ECE Department (Associate Prof.)