Stone, Nicholas and Billingsley, John (2000) Development of low cost range sensing instrumentation for collision avoidance applications. In: Billingsley, John, (ed.) Mechatronics and machine vision. Robotics and Mechatronics Series (3). Research Studies Press, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, pp. 127-133. ISBN 0 86380 261 3
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Abstract
[Abstract]: Vehicle collision avoidance and warning systems presently exist, however are generally extremely expensive and limited to luxury vehicles. This paper describes the design of a very low cost vehicle range sensor intended for the detection of tailgating vehicles and imminent collisions. The produced system is completed and has been pursued to a stage ready for manufacture. It is compact, low cost (less than twenty US dollars), and capable of measuring ranges between 5cm and 70m. Because of the very low cost and configuration flexibility of this device it has widespread applications not just in vehicle collision avoidance but potentially in mobile robotics and mechatronic systems.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Additional Information: | Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Published version deposited with permission of the Editor. 2 print copies held in USQ Library at call no. 621 Mec. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | tailgating, headway, range, distance, sensing, mechatronics |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 09 Engineering > 0913 Mechanical Engineering > 091399 Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified 09 Engineering > 0910 Manufacturing Engineering > 091007 Manufacturing Robotics and Mechatronics (excl. Automotive Mechatronics) |
| Subjects: | 290000 Engineering and Technology > 290300 Manufacturing Engineering > 290301 Robotics and Mechatronics 290000 Engineering and Technology > 290500 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | UNSPECIFIED |
| ID Code: | 5567 |
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| Deposited On: | 19 Aug 2009 15:15 |
| Last Modified: | 24 May 2010 16:02 |
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