Car In The Community

摘要

The number of pedestrians killed in urban traffic accidents could be reduced with new collision-prevention technology that automatically slows a car down when a person moves into its path.rnResearchers based at Warwick University are working on developing such advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) with support from Jaguar Land Rover. The team, led by Ying Ping Huang and Ken Young from Warwick Manufacturing Group, hope to have a proof of concept demonstration vehicle in three years.rnTheir technology would enable cars to use radar, lasers and camera sensors connected to a central control unit to detect and classify potential obstacles in city environments. The radar and lasers, mounted on the front of the car, would send radio waves and laser pulses respectively to determine the distance of potential obstacles. The range to the object would be determined by measuring the time delay between transmission of a wave or pulse and detection of the reflected signal.