SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

(Autonomous)

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FOR AUTOMOBILES
Presented by,

HARI KRISHNAN.V &

KARTHICK.S
(Department of Mechanical Engineering II year)

Contents
Introduction,
Collision Avoidance Features,
What is Adaptive Cruise Control,
Working of ACC,
Major Features of ACC,
Potential benefits of ACC,
Practical Applications of ACC,
Feature Prospects of ACC,
Conclusion

Introduction
Every minute, on average, at least one person dies in a
car crash.
All told the hospital bills, damaged property, and other
costs will add up to 1-3 percent of the world's gross
domestic product.
Supercomputers now let designers create car frames and bodies
that protect the people inside by absorbing as much of the energy
of a crash as possible.
By applying advanced microprocessors, radars, highspeed ICs, and signal-processing chips and algorithms
in R&D programs that reduces the accidents.

Collision Avoidance
Features
DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS:
brake

assist,
electronic stability,
adaptive cruise control,
acceleration skid control,
lane departure warning
system.

Adaptive Cruise Control

In

this system, it measures the distance to

a preceding vehicle and the relative
velocity of the vehicles, based on
information obtained by a milli metrewave radar, installed at the front of the
host vehicle.

Using

that data, it automatically controls the

speed by activating the throttle actuator
or the brake actuators

Requirements of ACC
Millimeters

wave radar
Image Processor
Stereo Camera
Fusion Processor
Head Control Unit
Links in the power train

Working of ACC
The

millimeter wave radar unit

continuously transmits & receives radio
wave pulse.

It

computes the distance to a forward

object from the time it takes for the reflected
wave to be received.

The

relative velocity is calculated from the

difference in the frequency
between
the transmitted & the reflected waves.

camera and radar report that, the

processor combines the data & controls the
car

The

head way distance is shorter than

the value set by the driver, the ACC
system automatically closes the throttle
valve to decelerate the host vehicle until it
returns to the present distance

When

the situation necessitates even

greater deceleration, the system also
automatically applies the brakes

Once

the head way distance becomes

longer than the set distance, as a result
of the preceding vehicle or the host vehicle
changing the lanes

The

driver can override the operation of

ACC system

Major Features of ACC:

coordinate

driving behavior
control both the throttle and
the brakes
smooth deceleration
Special actuator values

Potential of Benefits of
ACC
Reduction

in accident rate for vehicles fitted

with collision avoidance type systems.
Reduction in driver fatigue.
Increase in fuel efficiency due to very
gradual speed increase / decrease in traffic.
Interconnection to more advanced future
systems.

Practical Applications of
ACC
In

May 1998, Toyota became the first to

introduce an ACC system on a production
vehicle when it unveiled a laser-based
system for its Progress compact luxury
sedan.
Then Nissan followed with a radar-based
system, in the company's Cima 41LV-2, a
luxury sedan.

Future Prospects of ACC

Architectural approaches
used for automotive radar:
Advances in Radar
Technology
Cooperative Collision
Avoidance

Conclusion
Active

cruise control and its radar unit could

also bring the auto industry closer to the
electronic cocoon. In theory, the cocoon
is a blanket of technology and sensors
that protects the car and its occupants.
It is the next generation advancements
in the lane detection systems
References:
Treece, James B. (1997-08-04).
"Toyota offers radar on Japan's Celsior. (automobile) - Automotive News".
Encyclopedia.com (High Beam). Retrieved 2011-10-12.
Bloch, Alexander (2010-01-18).
"Die Technik-Highlights des neuen Audi A8" (in German). Auto-motorund-sport.de. Retrieved 2011-10-12.

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