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PRE FINAL YEAR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,KANCHEEPURAM.
ADVANCEMENTS IN VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT :
Nowadays vehicles become the heart beat for all
countries.In recent times automobile sector had
developed a lot.The car manufacturers working
hardly to enhance new technologies that satisfies
the peopleneeds in terms of safety,economy,
comfort. These innovations and advancements
can be found in most of the new cars .
INTRODUCTION:
SAFETY:
1.Stability Control:
This helps in avoiding car crashes
and the function is regulated through electronic
computerized technology. It also becomes
functional when the driver loses steering and
directional control. During normal driving, ESC
works in the background, continuously monitoring
steering and vehicle direction. ESC compares the
driver's intended direction (by measuring steering
angle) to the vehicle's actual direction (by
measuring lateral acceleration, vehicle rotation
(yaw), and individual road wheel speeds).
ESC only intervenes when it detects
loss of steering control, i.e. when the vehicle is not
going where the driver is steering. This may
happen, for example, when skidding during
emergency evasive swerves, understeer or oversteer
during poorly judged turns on slippery roads, or
4.Airbags:
These are very useful because they automatically
form cushions to protect the car occupants in case
of car crash or accidents. These airbags are either
fitted on the doors, rear seatbacks or in front of the
drivers seat.
6.Traction Control:
This also works in conjunction with the antilock
brakes to prevent wheel locking, skidding and loss
of traction. The basic idea behind the need of a
traction control system is the difference between the
7.Crumple Zones:
Car makers have come up with features where in
the car gets crumple up in a predetermined pattern
to absorb the collision energy by displacing the
crash impact and diverting it from the passenger
compartment, keeping the occupants safe. This
devices are one of the most underrated safety
features in modern vehicles since vehicles are
designed to crumple in order to absorb the impact
from a crash accident nevertheless maintains the
entirety of the passenger compartment thus ensuring
the safety of the driver as well as the passengers.
8.All-Wheel Drive:
This provides power to all the four wheels in order
to maximize traction during high acceleration and
prevents car skidding .
ECONOMY:
9.Emergency Response:
Different responses are required during
different emergencies. The emergency response
system helps in detecting the cause and responds in
accordance. Depending on the emergency cause, the
system automatically turns on the interior lights,
unlocks doors, cuts down fuel flow, switches hazard
lights, and makes the crash details available to the
driver in advance.
2.ALTERNATIVE FUELS:
Today, several technologies compete
to replace current dependence on fossil fuels,
which are environmentally unfriendly and will
eventually run out. Renewable fuels including
biodiesel and ethanol have made significant inroads
on the premise that we can always grow more. But
3.HYBRIDS:
Hybrids combine a traditional
internal combustion engine with an electric motor to
deliver increased fuel efficiency. Currently, allelectric cars are the "Holy Grail" of clean
transportation. They produce zero direct emissions
and automakers have made wall-socket recharging
capability a must on the vehicles they plan to
release to the public. What's even more enticing
about electric cars is the potential to make them
completely non-polluting by recharging them with
emissions-free solar or wind energy.
Mercedes-Benz Splitview
Technology:
Because U.S. regulations prohibit frontseat passengers from viewing video media unless
the vehicle is parked, Mercedes-Benz has developed
a screen that displays two images: one over the top
of the other. From the driver's perspective, only the
navigation map is seen, while the passenger sees
only the movie or whatever video has been
programmed.
Audi's GPRS/EDGE:
An optional modem for Audi's MMI navigation plus
system will allow the user direct access to Google
for points ofinterest. The results are displayed on
the navigation map. It will be available in the 2011
Audi A8.
CONCLUSION:
BMW's Car-to-car
Communication: