Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Foot Pedestrian Detection For Volvo S60



Famous Swedish car manufacturer known for its safety technology, Volvo, now transplanting sophisticated technology that can detect pedestrians in one of its newest product, S60.

That system is called the "Pedestrian Detection with full Auto-Brake." That is, the system will detect or confirm the existence of a pedestrian crossing in front of the car. Furthermore, if the driver does not have time to brake, the system automatically stop the car. According to Volvo, the performance is guaranteed safe technology. So also the quality and performance.

Radar & Camera
Pedestrian safety is a major element in its product research Volvo, S60 kupe four doors. Technology development including the use of two wide-angle mode radar units are assembled on the front grille and a camera mounted on the side rearview mirror. The two "eyes" are then connected to a central control unit.

Radar detects any object in front of the car and determine its distance from the vehicle, while the camera "to ensure" type object.

"Detecting pedestrians with a high enough level of reliability is a very complex challenge," said Thomas Broberg, Volvo's Senior Safety Advisor. Section, so that the automatic brake to work, it needs the certainty of object from the radar and cameras.

"Technology innovation is programmed to track the movement of pedestrians and calculate whether he stepped to the front of the car or menjuah," he explained. The system can also detect and determine Penjalan foot adults or children based on height, above 80 cm.

When the system is activated, the audio sound will come out, blinking red lights on the windshield (HUD system) and immediately activated the brakes a bit. If the driver does not act, directly activated the brake fully and automatically.

The system can avoid tabrakand with Penjalan at speeds 34 km / hr. At high speeds, reduced vehicle speed as quickly as possible to reduce the risk of collision. Volvo said that if kcepatan half of the 48 km / h, the risk of fatal reduced to 20 percent. In certain conditions can reach 85 percent.

Other security systems for the S60 is warning motorists (reminding already tired and the concentration was broken), Blind Spot Information, bi-xenon headlights and a warning is active when moving lanes.

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