NOW, TRUCKS BRAKED BY RADAR DEVICE

THE MICROWAVE VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE DETECTS ANY OBSTACLE IN ITS PATH AND AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES AN CLOSES THE THROTTLE. IT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED AS AN ANTI-COLLISION RADAR DEVICE FOR TRUCKS AND HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED TO HEAVY TRUCKS. THE SECREATARY OF TRANSPORTATION FEELS THAT THE DEVICE HAS POTENTIAL MERIT AND HAS ASKED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU TO DETERMINE ITS PRACTICAL VALUE. WHEN THE RADAR SYSTEM DETECTS AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION, IT TRANSFERS THE INFORMATION INSTANTLY THROUGH ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS TO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVER WHICH OPERATES THE VACUUM-POWERED CONTROLS FOR BRAKES AND THROTTLE LINKAGE. THE DRIVER IS WARNED OF THE BRAKING ACTION BY AN AUDIO BEEPER IN THE CONTROL CONSOLE THAT IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DASH. HIGH CLOSURE RATES ARE SIGNALED BY LONG, REPEATED BEEPS. A TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE CONTROL PANEL CAN CUT OUT ALL BUT THE BEEPER, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BRAKE AT HIS DISCRETION. THE DEVICE HAS PROVED USEFUL IN FOG AND THE WARNING BEEP MAY ALERT THE DRIVER OF ONCOMING DANGER ON LONG NIGHT HAULS

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 65, No 4, P 48, 2 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fleet Owner
  • Publisher: Primedia Business Magazines & Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1070-194X
  • Serial URL: http://www.fleetowner.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerators (Devices); Automatic control; Brakes; Control devices; Crashes; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Radar devices; Safety; Trucks; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Accelerators; Truck brakes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223200
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1970 12:00AM