Development of Anticipatory Automobile Crash Sensors

Hopkins, John B.; Holmstrom, F. Ross; Apgar, E.; Hazel, Morrin E.; Newfell, T.; White, E. F.

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Development of Anticipatory Automobile Crash Sensors

1971-06-30
By Hopkins, John B. ; Holmstrom, F. Ross ; Apgar, E.

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Creators:

Hopkins, John B. ; Holmstrom, F. Ross ; Apgar, E. ; Hazel, Morrin E. ; Newfell, T. ; White, E. F.
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
- Collisions
- Crash injury research
- Microwaves
- Radar
- Research
- Sensors
- Sonar
- Ultrasonics
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-03 ; DOT-HS-820 200 ; PB-211 469
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ; NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Collision Avoidance Systems (Vehicles) ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY
Abstract:

A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IS CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE THE BASIC SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS AND REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR ANTICIPATORY SENSING OF IMPENDING AUTOMOBILE CRASHES. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION OF A WIDE VARIETY OF POSSIBLE SENSING TECHNIQUES AND SELECTION OF THOSE DESERVING OF FURTHER STUDY. TWO METHODS ARE CHOSEN, MICROWAVE RADAR AND ULTRASONIC SONAR, AND THE ADVANTAGES, WEAKNESSES, AND UNCERTAIN AREAS OF BOTH ARE DELINEATED. REALIZATION OF BOTH SENSORS IS DESCRIBED. THE RADAR SENSOR, COMPRISING STANDARD MICROWAVE COMPONENTS AND SOLID STATE CIRCUITRY, WAS INSTALLED ON A TEST VEHICLE FOR CHARACTERIZATION. RESULTS ARE PROMISING, BUT PRELIMINARY. THE SONAR APPROACH IS A TRANSLATION OF THE RADAR SENSOR INTO ACOUSTIC FORM. /AUTHOR
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11663/dot_11663_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 6.01 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:0a8e03a9fca0e3f1790bd7da6b5f7e0223b189ce108b34400afc628da9925026

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English

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