ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM (ADAS)

In our day to day life, we come across many accidents on the road because
of human errors. Driving carries increasing risks. Luckily, technology comes to our
aid with Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) which is a combination of
mechanical and electrical system. These systems help drivers with tasks like
monitoring, warning, braking, and steering.

ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) is a system in which the vehicle

itself grasps the surrounding information in order to realize the safety and control
of the driver, displays accurately and warns the driver. In some cases, it can be
used in self driven vehicles. In simple words, ADAS is the one which is a collection
of functions that support driving (also driver).

As the technology is developing every day, new features are added to the
ADAS system to improve the safety and convenience while driving. Considering
the future of our society, various technologies are emerging. There are many
requirements for ADAS like sensor selection, price of processing chip, selection of
mounting position, etc.

Some important features in ADAS:

1) ACC [Adaptive Cruise Control System]:-

ACC is the function that contains Electronic Control Unit (ECU) which
manipulates the accelerator and brake of a vehicle based on information from the
external sensors. If you have a car in front, you can follow it keeping a constant
inter vehicle distance.

Also, if there are no vehicles, the driver can set the speed in cruise control
which can accelerate or decelerate the vehicle according to situation. Cruise
control is the representative function of ADAS which is currently installed in all
upcoming vehicles.
2) Forward Collision Warning [FCW]:

FCW is used in the risk of collision such as detecting the nearby vehicle
within space (say some distance) by the sensor, recognising the brake light of the
previous vehicle and measuring the distance between them and therefore gives
alarm to the driver.

3) Night vision/Pedestrian Detection:

Night vision/ Pedestrian detection is displayed as a thermal source on a

electronic display when it is difficult to visually confirm by the infrared cameras,
such as at night or dense fog. Stereo cameras are used for pedestrian detection.
There are also methods for combining millimetre waves and monocular cameras
for pedestrian detection.

Along with above technologies, we also use radar, ultrasonic sensor, etc.

A.P.DHAMODARAM

2018104017

B.E,EEE (3rd Year)