ELECTRONICS CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

The increasing influence of electronics in vehicles and the development of driver assistance systems are improving ride comfort, convenience and safety. New systems include autonomous intelligent cruise control (AICCS), systems for monitoring blind spots and unintentional lane changing, and automatic vehicle track guidance systems. Developments in AICCS and automatic emergency braking and collision avoidance systems are outlined. The electronic concepts required for the implementation of these systems are discussed: ultrasonic systems, radar systems, laser systems and video systems. New-generation driver assistance systems require comprehensive monitoring of the area surrounding the vehicle by sensor fusion. The aims of sensor fusion and the different methods of sensor fusion (redundant/competitive, complementary, cooperative and multilevel sensor fusion) are described. The use of the Kalman filter to achieve sensor fusion is outlined. Future prospects for autonomous driving and collision avoidance are discussed. For the covering abstract see ITRD E120563.