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How it works
System Configuration
Warning Devices
Collision Avoidance Maneuvers
Conclusions
First, the radar measures the distance between the car and
other vehicles up to 100 meters ahead and any differences in
speed, and an onboard computer judges the risk of a collision
based on this information and on data about the course of the
car.
Then if the system judges that there is a risk of a crash, such
as when the car gets too close to the vehicle in front, it alerts
the driver by sounding an alarm and lighting up a BRAKE
warning on the dashboard. This is the first warning stage,
aimed at alerting the driver to the danger and encouraging the
driver to slow down.
The system works in conjunction with the "EPretensioner" seatbelt retraction system. If the car
continues to get closer to the other vehicle and the
computer decides that it will be hard to avoid a collision, it
tightens the seatbelt more firmly and applies the brakes
forcibly and hard.
An audible warning,
An audible warning, light braking and light seat-belt
retraction.
An audible warning, strong braking and strong seat-belt
retraction.
Table 2
Sensor Devices' Measures of Performance
Sensor
Ultrasonics
Passive
Infrared
Laser radar
(lidar)
Sensing
Range
Resolution
Directional Response
ity
Time
speed of
30 deg. (min)
sound
10 m. (max)
10 mm.
10 m. (max)
100 m. (max),
0.5 m. (min)
poor
90 deg.
1mm. (min)
1deg.
2 deg. or
wider
FMCWRadar
150 m.
Impulse
Radar
50 m. (max)
10 mm.
Capacitive
Vision
Systems
2 m. (max)
10 mm.
25 deg.
90 deg. Or
wider
100 m.
poor
good
10 mm.
Cost
$15
1sec.
fast (10
msec.)
under $10
fast (1msec)
over $200
Fast (1msec)
over $100
fast (1msec)
$1
100 msec.
Over $200
over $50
Size
30 mm.
diameter
20 mm.
square
50 mm. x100
mm.
250 mm. x150
mm.
250 mm. x100
mm.
small
40 mm. x100
mm.