Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, are systems to help the driver in the driving process. When designed with a safe Human-Machine Interface, they increase both, car safety and road safety. Examples of such systems are: In-vehicle navigation system providing up-to-date traffic information; Adaptive Cruise Control; Lane/Road Departure Detection/warning system; Collision warning system; Intelligent Speed Advice or Intelligent Speed Adaptation; Night Vision; Adaptive Light Control; Pedestrian Protection System; Automatic parking. A host of sensors using light, radar, radio waves send information to microprocessors which control these systems.
Cypress has introduced an evaluation kit for its automotive image sensor technology for applications like night vision, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot detection, lane departure warning...
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Texas Instruments has introduced the TMS570F microcontroller (MCU), an ARM Cortex-R4F processor-based floating point, lock step dual-core automotive MCU.
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Melexis launches its newest CMOS image sensor, the MLX75307, specifically designed for automotive front vision applications, like Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), high beam assist and...
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Micron has introduced a new automotive image sensor that enables a more perceptive driving experience by providing an intuitive look at the drive ahead or the view behind.
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Renesas Technology has announced the SH74504 and SH74513, 32-bit MCUs with on-chip flash memory for driver-assist system control to achieve “active safety” in automotive applications.
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By Gene Frantz, Texas Instruments Smart, programmable cameras with a high degree of analytical intelligence will be the workhorses that enable the next generation of applications for the security and automotive markets to name just a couple. The technology will be in place. Are we ready for it as human beings?
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With the latest developments in the design and manufacturing of integrated electromechanical systems (iMEMS) using surface micromachining technology, levels of performance in acceleration sensing...
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Renesas offers a dedicated road map with the M32R, a 32bit RISC MCU with large RAM and fast transfer of data from Camera or Radar systems to the internal RAM to speed up the data processing.
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ST provides a broad range of ICs to increase vehicle-occupant safety, with products for airbag, anti-lock brakes, traction control, electric power steering and suspension systems.
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Rollover accidents often have very serious consequences. As rollover is normally the result of skidding and losing control of the vehicle, ESP provides a good primary source of protection. But...
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Autopad is a non-contacting inductive approach to rotary, linear, and multi-axis position sensing. , and offers improved accuracy, flexibility, and robustness when compared to existing sensor...
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The number of electronic control modules within the vehicle continues to increase. Systems to aid the driver in handling the blind spots that exist on vehicles, especially the larger SUVs, are...
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eASIC announced eDiVeo low-cost single chip audio and video CODECS. The eDV9100 supports MPEG-4 video providing encoding or decoding for full motion VGA.
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OmniVision and eASIC have announced an MPEG-4 camera reference design suitable for camcorders, security and surveillance cameras and automotive vision systems.
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The ECK100 evaluation kit contains an ACM100 camera, control box, cable, management software, and API, for applications as lane-departure or forward-collision warnings.
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By Gene Frantz, Texas Instruments Smart, programmable cameras with a high degree of analytical intelligence will be the workhorses that enable the next generation of applications for the security and automotive markets to name just a couple. The technology will be in place. Are we ready for it as human beings?