A DRIVE-BY-WIRE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SEVERELY DISABLED DRIVERS

The paper discusses the development of an automated drive-by-wire system for disabled drivers, developed at TRRL. The system uses no mechanical links between a driver and a vehicle's controls but only electrical connections. It is based on the principle of a driver operating a knob or joystick to generate an electrical signal which demands a required control action using electrically-controlled servo systems for steering, throttle and brakes. The paper describes the installation of the system in a number of vehicles and the results of trials carried out. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • PENOYRE, S
  • Staneman, B G
  • Feaver, J L
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 116-119

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerators (Devices); Advanced vehicle control systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Agricultural equipment; Automated vehicle control; Automatic control; Automation; Braking; Conferences; Control; Control devices; Development; Drivers; Electronics; Physical disabilities; Steering; Trials; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Agricultural machinery
• ITRD Terms: 1363: Accelerator (veh); 1057: Air transport network; 3882: Automatic; 1874: Braking; 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 9013: Development; 6965: Electronics; 1834: Steering (process)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conference Pub 141 Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 8 1977 12:00AM