Vehicle collision avoidance system [VCAS]

Author

Wong, Chan Yet ; Qidwai, Uvais

Author_Institution

EECS Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

24-27 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

316

Abstract

In this paper, we present a system to analyze the lane merging dynamics of the vehicle and prevent vehicle collisions based on the multiple inputs from the sensors and actuators of the system. Sensors and actuators are used to obtain the values of the velocity, stiffness of the suspension, yaw, steering angle, roll rate and acceleration of the vehicle. All the inputs are processed in the VCAS electronic control unit (VECU). Steer-by-wire, anti-locking braking system (ABS), and adaptive cruise control (ACC) are the technologies that can utilize VCAS to generate the necessary control.

Keywords

automotive components; automotive electronics; brakes; collision avoidance; sensor fusion; steering systems; suspensions (mechanical components); vehicle dynamics; ABS; ACC; VCAS electronic control unit; VECU; acceleration; adaptive cruise control; antilocking braking system; multiple actuators; multiple sensors; roll rate; steer-by-wire; steering angle; suspension stiffness; vehicle collision avoidance system; vehicle lane merging dynamics; velocity measurement; yaw; Acceleration; Actuators; Adaptive control; Adaptive systems; Collision avoidance; Control systems; Merging; Programmable control; Sensor systems; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensors, 2004. Proceedings of IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8692-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSENS.2004.1426165

Filename

1426165