On October 13^th, 2022 at 11.30 am Stefano Carnier, PHD Student in Information Technology, will hold a seminar on "Advanced driving assistance in hydroplaning: detection and vehicle control" in DEIB Conference Room.

Adverse weather conditions leading to a severe loss of friction between the tires and the road surface are among the major contributors to vehicle accidents. Particularly, hydroplaning is extremely hazardous since it appears suddenly and may not be noticed early enough to safely handle the vehicle. Current measures to avoid or limit the risks related to hydroplaning are almost exclusively passive, (i.e., infrastructure-based methods such as roadway draining and speed limits). In this seminar, we present an active advanced driving assistance system tailored to hydroplaning conditions. Firstly, we discuss hydroplaning detection based on vehicle stock sensors and advanced smart tire measurements. Then, we focus on the active control strategy which acts on the vehicle throttle and brake distribution relying on the estimated hydroplaning levels.