The Delphi Audi relied on six long - range radars, four short - range radars, three vision - based cameras, six lidars (laser -
based radar systems), a localization system, intelligent software algorithms, and a full suite of active safety systems — a kitchen sink's worth of tech that underscores how much extra equipment automated cars will likely need.
Conventional ground -
based radar systems are expensive to run, become less accurate at determining position the further away a plane is, and are slow to calculate an aircraft's speed.
Not exact matches
A Virginia -
based defense firm known as Artis, developer of the Iron Curtain APS
system, uses two independent sensors,
radar and optical, along with high - speed computing and counter munitions to detect and intercept approaching fire, according to multiple reports.
Japan formally decided in December it would expand its ballistic - missile - defense
system with US - made ground -
based Aegis
radar stations and interceptors.
The New York -
based company's microwave assemblies are used in the United States» Long Range Discrimination
Radar (LRDR), the
system the U.S. military is developing to track intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from places like North Korea.
The U.S. media somehow neglect to mention that the U.S. Government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars abroad not only in the Near East for direct combat, but to build enormous military
bases to encircle the rest of the world, to install
radar systems, guided missile
systems and other forms of military coercion, including the color revolutions that have been funded and are still being funded all around the former Soviet Union.
I think of guys like Pigrome who were not even on Maryland's
radar before Bell came on board and probably chose to come here
based on the
system that Walt Bell sold to him.
Gradually being deployed worldwide, ADS - B improves upon the
radar -
based systems that air traffic controllers and pilots rely on to find out the location and velocity of aircraft in their vicinity.
A national flood warning
system based on
radar, established two years ago by Britain's Meteorological Office, is failing to predict major downpours and flash floods.
And instead of hitching planes to an umbilical cord of
radar -
based navigation aids, the satellite
system will open routes around the globe, enabling planes to take more direct paths.
An inability to handle misty driving conditions has been one of the chief obstacles to the development of autonomous vehicular navigation
systems that use visible light, which are preferable to
radar -
based systems for their high resolution and ability to read road signs and track lane markers.
The new results, published in AIP Advances, from AIP Publishing, could also lead to skyrmion -
based devices such as microwave nano - oscillators, used in a range of applications including wireless communication, imaging
systems,
radar and GPS.
The Volvo
system is the latest in a line of developments made possible by sophisticated sensors
based on cameras,
radar and lasers.
The Air Force keeps a catalogue of all known orbiting objects through its Space Surveillance Network, an integrated
system of ground - and space -
based telescopes and
radar.
By the late 1990s, they had designed a permanent upward - facing
radar system,
based at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, U.K., that automatically logs insects of different sizes.
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture
Radar — A proposed satellite - based monitoring system that, if funded, will track the movement and deformation of the North American and Pacific plates by bouncing radar waves off the surf
Radar — A proposed satellite -
based monitoring
system that, if funded, will track the movement and deformation of the North American and Pacific plates by bouncing
radar waves off the surf
radar waves off the surfaces.
Similar devices are found in mobile phone
base - stations and
radar systems, and will be required in large quantities in the construction of quantum computers.
The P - 3 Orion,
based at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, will carry IceBridge's most comprehensive instrument suite: a scanning laser altimeter that measures surface elevation, three types of
radar systems to study ice layers and the bedrock underneath the ice sheet, a high - resolution camera to create color maps of polar ice, and infrared cameras to measure surface temperatures of sea and land ice.
Using lidar, a light -
based system like
radar, the instrument can detect organic particles that indicate living organisms, and even determine how recently that life may have been present.
«About 16 % of near - Earth asteroids larger than 200 meters in diameter [those detected by Earth -
based radar] may be binary
systems.»
We created a notification
based location
based discovery
system «
Radar».
Standard kit includes
radar -
based Pre-Crash Safety and Adaptive Cruise Control, eight airbags, LED headlights, a reversing camera and an eight - speaker audio
system, among other trinkets.
As with similar
systems on many other cars, AEB can apply the Genesis's brakes if it detects an imminent collision,
based on input from the cruise control
radar and the lane - departure camera.
But we trust that any legislation will include new resources for technology in the cockpit; new resources to move from a national ground -
based radar surveillance
system to a more accurate satellite -
based surveillance
system; and a broader effort to increase fuel efficiency and cut airport noise for people who live and work near airports.
It's a unique setup — most manufacturers tend to choose one type of object detection method or the other: Subaru's EyeSight is solely camera
based, while forward collision warning
systems on Mazda, Chrysler, and Ford products (among others) are solely
radar -
based.
Dial in the navigation
system, activate its safety suite, including lane keep assist and
radar -
based cruise control, crank up the 19 - speaker Revel Ultima sound
system to an appropriate level, and get rolling.
Standard equipment includes a
radar -
based collision avoidance
system; Attention Assist which detects a drowsy driver; and Benz's Pre-Safe
system, which closes windows, tightens belts, and adjusts front seats to prepare occupants for a collision.
Driver assistance
systems continue to include adaptive cruise control,
radar -
based side monitoring, lane - keep assist, and a night vision camera.
Volvo's
radar - and camera -
based system can detect pedestrians in front of the car, warn the driver if anyone walks out into its path — and then automatically activate the S60's full braking power if the driver fails to respond in time.
A few more active safety features are available, including adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning and emergency braking, while the previously offered blind - spot warning
system transitions to a
radar -
based system and is standard on SV and SL trim levels.
New safety features include Collision Prevention Assist Plus, which works with the
radar -
based brake assist
system to automatically slow down the vehicle when collision is imminent.
Another unexpected test: the car's
radar -
based adaptive cruise control
system, which comes into play during an inexplicable slowdown along a hopelessly tedious stretch of California Interstate 5.
In keeping with the family - oriented nature of the SUV, Toyota added a range of safety options, including parking aids, blind - spot detection, a lane departure warning
system with automatic high beam headlights, and a
radar -
based pre-collision detecting
system.
The MDX has a
radar -
based automatic braking
system, and a climate control
system that uses GPS to compensate for the position of the sun relative to the car, but it doesn't park itself or chill your beverages, and it's the only car of the four without keyless entry / ignition.
Or take aviation, where we're making a huge technological leap forward and transitioning from a
radar -
based air traffic control
system to a satellite -
based one.
If that's not enough to geek out on, try this: a
radar -
based collision warning
system is standard on all 2014 E-Class models, but a new, optional camera -
based system can also detect pedestrians and can automatically brake the car from speeds up to 30 mph.
America's transition from the
radar -
based airspace management
system of the 20th century to the satellite -
based airspace management
system of the future is at a standstill.
The FY 2013 budget includes more than $ 1 billion to modernize America's air - traffic control
system and help transition from the
radar -
based air traffic control
system of the past to the more reliable, efficient, satellite -
based system of the future, known as NextGen.
New options include third - generation
radar -
based cruise control, dual - zone automatic air conditioning, keyless ignition, a Burmester sound
system, and even more elaborate power seats.
Engine immobilizer and alarm
system with contact - sensitive exterior protection and
radar -
based interior surveillance (with deactivation switch in lower B - pillar on driver side)
Other goodies include a lane - departure warning
system,
radar -
based cruise control, parking assist and blind - spot monitoring.
Optional safety and driving aids include a pre-collision warning
system with pedestrian detection,
radar -
based cruise control, blind - spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking and lane - departure alert.
Tech features include
radar -
based cruise control and pre-collision
system, a dual - screen DVD rear - seat entertainment
system, surround camera
system and — for audio enthusiasts — a superb Mark Levinson audio
system with 19 (yes, nineteen) speakers.
CAR understands that Distronic
radar cruise control, adaptive LED headlamps and camera -
based safety
systems will all feature.
Collision Prevention Plus — This
radar -
based system detects vehicles that slow suddenly ahead of you, and it can help prevent a collision from occurring.
Other tech includes a lane - departure warning
system,
radar -
based cruise control, parking assist and blind - spot monitoring.
Other features included in the updated Toyota Safety Sense pack are the likes of pre-collision
system with pedestrian detection, dynamic
radar -
based cruise control (active at speeds between 0 and 110 mph), lane departure alert with steering assist and automatic high beam.
More relevant for most will be the RLX's semi-autonomous driving features, which can follow the car ahead via
radar -
based cruise control and even keep it within lanes via the now - standard Lane Keeping Assist
System.
The 2017 Toyota Prius starts at $ 27,055, and for that we see 15 - inch alloy wheels, heated cloth seats, a 6.1 - inch in - dash touchscreen display, a backup camera, smart key access with push - button start, and LED headlights — plus, the
radar - and camera -
based Toyota Safety Sense P suite, including lane departure alert, adaptive cruise control and pre-collision
system with vehicle and pedestrian detection.
Standard equipment includes Distronic Plus, a
radar -
based semi-automatic
system allowing the new C - class to follow the vehicle ahead.