H General Motors παρουσίασε ένα προσιτό σύστημα αποφυγής σύγκρουσης [w/video]

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Η General Motors παρουσίασε ένα προσιτό σύστημα αποφυγής σύγκρουσης. Το σύστημα μέχρι σήμερα συνήθως το συναντούσαμε σε πολυτελή αυτοκίνητα όπως η Mercedes S-Class αλλά η GM πλέον έχει ετοιμάσει ένα σύστημα το οποίο θα κοστίζει μόνο $295 και θα τοποθετηθεί αρχικά στο GMC Terrain του 2012.

Το σύστημα χρησιμοποιεί μια υψηλής ανάλυσης κάμερα, η οποία είναι τοποθετημένη στον μπροστά καθρέπτη και σκανάρει τις διαγραμμίσεις του δρόμου αλλά και για την ύπαρξη οχημάτων. Το σύστημα συγκρίνει τις φωτογραφίες και μπορεί να καθορίσει αν ο οδηγός αλλάζει λωρίδα χωρίς λόγο ή ότι πλησιάζει πολύ κοντά το προπορευόμενο όχημα. Όταν συμβεί αυτό, μέσω ηχητικού και οπτικού σήματος, ενημερώνει τον οδηγό, ενώ αν επίκειται σύγκρουση, φρενάρει μόνο του το αυτοκίνητο.

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New Camera-Based Collision Alert Debuts on GMC Terrain

Industry-first system designed to help drivers avoid front-end and lane departure crashes

DETROIT – The 2012 GMC Terrain smaller SUV features the industry’s first crash avoidance system that exclusively uses a single camera to help drivers avoid front-end and unsignalled lane departure crashes.

Terrain’s new active safety system uses a high-resolution digital camera mounted on the windshield ahead of the rearview mirror that looks for shapes of vehicles and lane markings. The system uses audible warnings and a high-mounted visual display to warn the driver if he or she is following another vehicle too closely, when a collision is imminent, or when departing a lane without signaling first.

According to National Automotive Sampling System estimates, rear-end crashes account for approximately 28 percent of the nearly 6 million police-reported incidents that occur annually. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration maintains that the majority of rear-end collisions involve driver inattention, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says forward collision warning systems have the potential to help prevent such crashes.

“Digital image sensors are used in just about everything from cameras to mobile phones to computers and this is making them a more-affordable alternative for use in vehicles,” said Raymond Kiefer, General Motors Technical Fellow for crash avoidance systems. “By combining a digital camera with state-of-the-art image processing algorithms, we’re able to estimate when a crash may be imminent.”

Terrain’s warning display contains green “vehicle ahead” and “lanes detected” icons, as well as flashing red “forward collision alert” and amber “lane departure warning” icons that are accompanied by warning chimes. Forward collision alert operates at speeds above 25 mph and warns a driver if they are following too closely or in imminent danger of a front-end crash. When a collision is predicted to be imminent, vehicle brakes are pre-charged to help drivers quickly reach maximum braking.

The forward collision warning software examines each frame captured by the camera – about 14 frames per second – searching for shapes characteristic of vehicles. Detected vehicles are then checked over successive frames for changes in size for calculating time-to-collision. The system also uses speed, directional change, and how the accelerator and brake pedal have been applied to determine when to alert the driver.

In order to operate in varying visibility conditions, the system combines four separate exposures to create each high-resolution image for analysis. This is particularly useful at night when short exposures are needed to get clear images of light sources while long exposures are needed to detect shapes and textures. Night time target recognition is also enhanced by looking for pairs of lights moving together that indicate taillights. The system operates as long as the camera eye is unobstructed, such as by snow or mud.

In addition to searching for other vehicles, the image processor also looks for lane markings to provide lane departure alerts. Available at speeds above 35 mph, the lane departure warning icon shines green when lane markings are detected to indicate the system is active. If the vehicle drifts out of the lane without a turn signal, the lamp switches to flashing amber and is augmented by warning beeps.

The GM camera-based forward collision alert system is listed at the Safercar.gov website as a result of passing three track tests required by the NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program.

“GM is committed to providing protection before, during and after a crash, but the best scenario is to avoid a collision in the first place, and this technology is designed to assist drivers for that purpose,” said Gay Kent, GM executive director of Vehicle Safety and Crashworthiness.

This dual-benefit crash avoidance system is available for $295.

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