Automotive Sensory Systems

ISBN-13: 9789401046596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 377 str.

C. Nwagboso

Opis

This book is essential reading for all those concerned, and interested in, the design and development of modern, safe and intelligent road vehicles.

Spis treści

Part One: Automotive sensors. Introduction to automotive sensory systems. Sensors in automobile applications. Part Two: Powerplant and transmission. Development of non-contacting capacitive torque sensor and system for vehicle application. Sensors and systems for crankshaft position measurement. Integrated sensors and control system for engines using gaseous fuels. Part Three: Vehicle ride and comfort. Automotive accelerometers for vehicle ride and comfort applications. A low cost multimode fibre optic gyrometer for automotive applications. Part Four: Security and safety systems. Development of Toyota air bag sensor and system. Sensor techniques using image processing for driver behaviour study. Part Five: Driver and occupant information systems. Development of dashboard information display system for automotive vehicles. Part Six: Vehicle navigation and communication. Autonomous vehicle guidance using laser range imagery. Vision systems for vehicle guidance. Beacon-vehicle link in the 1-10 Ghz frequency range. Part Seven: Sensors and systems in automotive manufacture. A perspective on machine vision at Rover Cars Group. Part Eight: Smart sensors and systems. Intelligent sensors for vehicles. Development of intelligent sensor technology in Japan.