Teh Fog, enemy to beat

SBS wins in adverse climatological conditions.

Technology has enhanced a lot, but it does not do too much in the areas of transmission of information during the braking process.

In adverse climatological conditions such as (dense fog, snow storms, intense rain, dust storms, and extreme temperatures), the sensors, cameras, radars, and laser light, have serious problems to send and receive complete signals without interruptions.

This could explain why the AEB did not run first with bad weather.

We decided to investigate AEB, Automatic Emergency Braking, and similar systems which use the mentioned Tech and how our Innovation can collaborate with these systems to beat the Fog.

We discovered an incisive article by Danny Bradbury, Forbes BrandVoice. CenturyLink.

“How Autonomous Vehicles Will Navigate Bad Weather Remains Foggy” Nov 29, 2016

“Rain and fog can interfere with laser light from the LIDAR sensor, potentially causing the computer to see obstacles that aren’t there. Sensors also can be confused or covered by falling snow, and obscured by condensation.”

“It has mortal enemies: The big one is fog. And also rain,” said Alex Wyglinski, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute of MA. USA and president of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Wyglinski said “Carmakers can tune short-range communication to look specifically for where other vehicles have been based on their location data, much like a driver in a blinding blizzard at night looks for tire tracks from cars ahead. Perhaps in some ways, then, tomorrow’s computerized drivers won’t be so different from us.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2016/11/29/how-autonomous-vehicles-will-navigate-bad-weather-remains-foggy/#42a1b507c230

After reading this article, we believe that in exceptional cases such as dense Fog and or in good conditions too, we need innovative systems such as the DPS Lamp which operates in Redundancy and is Complementary.

Also, it collaborates in Transitions Levels to take control and has been designed to be compatible with the rest of the V2V Tech.

Let me explain SBS Lamp briefly:

The system comprises a braking indicator located in the rear part of the vehicle, an electronic controller for processing the loss of the speed of the car and engine rpm signals, and a segment of lights connected to the electronic controller.

The diodes are lit up proportional to the loss of the speed of the vehicle in an intuitive way, from the center to the sides of the bar or vice-versa, both possibilities are available.

The lights or diodes and the rate at which the lights progressively light up transmit rapid information to other drivers on the deceleration as a result of action on the braking system of the vehicle and the sudden slowing of the engine.

Besides, we transmit if the vehicle is moving or completely stopped.

We are sure that SBS Lamp helps you to drive safely in a dense Fog.

Of course, this is a good option to beat this Big Enemy while we wait for the V2V Tech to win it definitely.

Most of the drivers have suffered experiences similar to this brief story, driving at night, with inclement weather, with dense traffic, or using the engine brake without pushing the brake pedal