NOW: ANTI-COLLISION RADAR FOR YOUR CAR

A 3-piece, easily installed device is described that alerts a driver of imminent collisions. Tested for 3 years, the smart device is now ready for use by cars or trucks. The article describes the development of the device by a small Michigan family firm. A narrow-beam antenna transmits microwaves at more than 24 GHz. Beam width, about that of a truck, limits reflections from road signs, parked cars, etc. Reflections from objects higher than the front bumper are converted into an electronic signal and fed into a processor which turns on a dashboard monitor alert lignt and computes distance, difference in rate of speed between the driver and objects, and whether the diver and the objects are changing speed. If the processor determines a collision is imminent, it turns a warning light and sounds a buzzer until the driver decelerates or swerves.

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• Authors:
  • Free, J
• Publication Date: 1986-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 74-76
• Serial:
  • Popular Science
  • Volume: 228
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Times Mirror Magazines, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0161-7370

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Electronic equipment; Highway safety; Radar
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 671
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM