vehicle systems

ABS (Automatic Breaking System)

Today, virtually all cars come with ABS as standard equipment or as an option.ABS was designed to help you maintain directional control during emergency stops and when road conditions are poor. By maintaining control, you have better chances of avoiding a crash. ABS is especially useful on wet and slippery roads. You should never pump the brake pedal on a car with ABS, since the system itself “pumps” the brakes automatically. All you need to do is apply firm and continuous pressure to the brake pedal to activate ABS operation. When the ABS system operates, you may feel a pulsating sensation from the brake pedal. When ABS operation is no longer needed, the braking system reverts to conventional hydraulic operation without intervention from the ABS system.


Driver Alertness Monitor

The system has been designed to be easy to see, easy to use, and easy to understand. The birds-eye view makes it easy for the driver to position the vehicle for parallel parking. The front/rear view enables the driver to simultaneously confirm the front or rear of the vehicle. (Right image).Information of the sonar, equipped on the vehicle corners for camera assistance, is shown on the display in an easy-to-understand way.

Line Departure Warning

In road-transport terminology, a Line departure warning system is a mechanism designed to warn a driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads. These systems are designed to minimize accidents by addressing the main causes of collisions: driver error, distractions and drowsiness. United States of America has strictly implemented this system.
Line warning/keeping systems are based on:     

v  Video sensors in the visual domain (mounted behind the windshield, typically integrated beside the rear mirror)

v  Laser sensors (mounted on the front of the vehicle)

v  Infrared sensors (mounted either behind the windshield or under the vehicle)

Around View Monitor

Its name itself describes its use. This system will provide a clear view of all sides with the help of LCD screen. This helps driver during parking and driving. The cameras are fitted on all sides.

Airbags

Most new vehicles have air bags to provide vehicle occupants extra protection in a collision. They provide a protective cushion between the person and the steering wheel, dashboard, and windshield. Note that seat belts and air bags are designed to work together, and injuries may occur if seat belts are not used in air-bag-equipped vehicles.

Technology  plays  a  major  role  in  the  auto mobile  field  also  A car  gets  plenitude  o  when it  has  these  systems.  Then only it will become venerable. The people will get attracted on it.  In  the  royal  Benz  and  ordinary  bullock  cart,  the  journey  will  be  comfortable   only  when   there  are  safety   features.  This technology known as Auto Electronics is fast developing. The engineers in this field Las good scope. Most this systems will protrude out from common man’s head, not from that of erudite. Car alarms - there are a wide variety of systems available today, many of which are linked to an engine immobilizer.

On going through a magazine we came to know that first documented case of car theft was in 1896. From that early era to today, cars have been a natural target for thieves. They are valuable, and very easy to resell. Some studies claim that a gets broken into every 20 seconds in India alone.