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Say Autoliv and most people think of safety belts and airbags. But in the future to automotive safety company not only to protect. The goal is to prevent accidents. A first step is a separate electronic stability control system that launched the 2014th.
It's dark and slippery. Suddenly the moose there on the road. But the
car's dark camera detects it and alerts. The driver still has time to
not swerve, but when the system notices that the collision is close to
taking the car over and guide the way.
Our goal is to prevent accidents. Then it is not enough seat belts and airbags. To be able to intervene actively, we must also take control of brakes, steering and suspension, said Autoliv's chief technology officer John Lofven Holm. The first important step to take command of all the car's safety system is already taken. Autoliv has recently revealed that the company's engineers have developed a proprietary anti-skid system. It will sit in a series-produced car 2014th. What is revealed yet. According to Johan Lofven Holm, it will be cheaper and have better performance than the competition.
He takes the help of a powerpoint slide to show why.
In a traditional traction control are electronics that control the
brakes with hydraulics, which physically makes sure that the wheels
braked in the right way to lift the cord.
The Autoliv has done is to move the brake electronics to the electronics box that controls the airbags and belt tensioners.
A seemingly simple maneuver, but the car's electoral something of a revolution, according to Johan Lofven Holm. He explains the benefits: It is possible to use cheaper components, as they leave the harsh environment in the engine compartment for a much nicer environment in my car. The calculations are done in one instead of two electronics boxes, which require smaller overall computing power. There is also a unit less for the car to talk to. The sophisticated gyroscopes and accelerometers that control airbags and belts can also apply to electronic stability control system, which thus can be read by the car's movements with greater precision. Together this should provide benefits that allow Autoliv can go up against Bosch and Continental, who leads the rapidly growing market for anti-skid system. This is not going to sell with a PowerPoint presentation. We have designed the braking system, built it into the cars and winter testing with the customer. I can proudly say that we are little better than the competition, says Johan Lofven Holm. Autoliv expects to capture significant market share. But the vision does not stop at the lift cords. In the long run would Autoliv build up all the car's safety systems and control them with a central electronic brain. Hit the car's regular camera, night vision cameras and radar is connected and give an eye on everything that happens around the car. At the same time follow the system as the driver makes the steering angle, throttle - and in future eye movement. The system will first warn, but then intervene if the driver fails to respond. Today's systems are separate, but there is a clear trend that the automotive industry does not want all these electronics boxes. The trick is to pair them and there are savings to be made. |
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