Intelligent Co-Pilot Helps You Avoid a Crash
OCT 25, 2012
Mechanical engineers develop a safety system to avoid collisions and keep drivers safe
Intelligent Co-Pilot Helps You Avoid a Crash
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Semiautonomous - Providing some power to act independently. The “intelligent co-pilot” safety system only takes control of the vehicle when the driver moves out of a safe zone.
- Laser rangefinder - A device that uses a laser to measure its distance from another object.
- Safe zone - An area free of obstacles based on the measurements from the laser rangefinder.
