Adaptive cruise control.9780768017922 Adaptive cruise control An automotive cruise control system that automatically slows down the car if it is moving too close to the vehicle in front of it. A radar or laser unit located behind the grille determines the speed and distance of the vehicle in front. . Ed. by Ronald K. Jurgen. Soc./ Automotive Engineers 2006 474 pages $89.95 Hardcover Progress in technology automotive electronics series; PT-132 TL272 This book contains 62 papers covering the past 11 years (1996-2006) of research on the design of adaptive cruise control (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ) systems and components. Overview papers are followed by papers on ACC radar sensors and other types of ACC sensors. A final paper discusses the current state of ACC and what can be expected in the future. Some subjects covered are intelligent cruise control See adaptive cruise control. , macroscopic macroscopic /mac·ro·scop·ic/ (mak?ro-skop´ik) gross (2). mac·ro·scop·ic or mac·ro·scop·i·cal adj. 1. Large enough to be perceived or examined by the unaided eye. 2. analysis of traffic flow automated vehicles, test methods and results for sensors in a pre-crash detection system, a method for radar-based target tracking in non-uniform road conditions, and target vehicle detection using scanning laser radar laser radar n. See lidar. . There is no subject index. Jurgen has edited many other books in the series. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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