| Title | Development of Anticipatory Automobile Crash Sensors |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50271 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hopkins, John B.; Holmstrom, F. Ross; Apgar, E.; Hazel, Morrin E.; Newfell, T.; White, E. F. |
| Source | 106p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19710630 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IS CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE THE BASIC SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS AND REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR ANTICIPATORY SENSING OF IMPENDING AUTOMOBILE CRASHES. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION OF A WIDE VARIETY OF POSSIBLE SENSING TECHNIQUES AND SELECTION OF THOSE DESERVING OF FURTHER STUDY. TWO METHODS ARE CHOSEN, MICROWAVE RADAR AND ULTRASONIC SONAR, AND THE ADVANTAGES, WEAKNESSES, AND UNCERTAIN AREAS OF BOTH ARE DELINEATED. REALIZATION OF BOTH SENSORS IS DESCRIBED. THE RADAR SENSOR, COMPRISING STANDARD MICROWAVE COMPONENTS AND SOLID STATE CIRCUITRY, WAS INSTALLED ON A TEST VEHICLE FOR CHARACTERIZATION. RESULTS ARE PROMISING, BUT PRELIMINARY. THE SONAR APPROACH IS A TRANSLATION OF THE RADAR SENSOR INTO ACOUSTIC FORM. /AUTHOR |
| Rosap ID | dot:11663 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11663 |
| TRT Terms | Crashes; Crash injury research; Microwaves; Radar; Research; Sensors; Sonar; Ultrasonics |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Collision Avoidance Systems (Vehicles); NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-03; DOT-HS-820 200; PB-211 469 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50271/developmentofant00hopk.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |