Automotive Sensors Steer Towards the Future.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 1996--Today's automobiles may be high-tech, but you haven't seen anything yet. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the new report from Frost & Sullivan, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Automotive Sensors Market, cars of the future are going to offer more options as a result of the use of automotive sensors. Under pressure from legislators, regulators, and consumers, auto makers are working to reduce exhaust emissions, increase safety and fuel efficiency, reduce vehicle cost and enhance comfort and convenience. Automotive sensors, are the technology that will make it happen. Sensors can contribute to these goals in many ways, and thus are seeing increasing automotive applications. By providing exact measures of parameters, sensors allow electronic modules to optimize settings of the vehicle and the systems that they control. For example, an electronic engine module can set ignition timing Ignition timing in an internal combustion engine is the process of setting the time that a spark will occur in the combustion chamber (during the power stroke) relative to piston position and crankshaft angular velocity. to minimize fuel consumption, minimize combustion by products, and maximize power. But that's not all sensors can do for your car. Electric steering is on the horizon. Adaptive systems will control the firmness of shock absorbers Shock absorbers See: Circuit breakers to suit road conditions. While this has been technologically feasible for some time, it has been too expensive. Soon, considering that installation of an electric steering system steering system, in automobiles, steering wheel, gears, linkages, and other components used to control the direction of a vehicle's motion. Because of friction between the front tires and the road, especially in parking, effort is required to turn the steering wheel. is easier than that of a hydraulic system Noun 1. hydraulic system - a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube , cost is not expected to be a major obstacle any more. Beyond the convenience of electric steering are sun and rain sensors that automatically control windows, sunroof, wipers
The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. , climate control and lights. Autonomous intelligent cruise control See adaptive cruise control. would slow a vehicle when following distance becomes too small; and collision avoidance and parking assistance systems will warn the driver of obstacles. These are only some of the new features that could be on your new car. Silicon micromachining(SMM (System Management Mode) An energy conservation mode built into Intel SL Enhanced 486 and Pentium CPUs. During inactive periods, SMM initiates a sleep mode that turns off peripherals or the entire system. ) has made possible mass production of extremely small sensors. SMM sensors are analog devices that provide continuous readings of the condition (temperature, pressure, or acceleration) that they monitor. As dynamic as the automotive sensor application market is, manufacturers revenues are projected to grow at a compound annual rate of only 1.0 percent from 1995-2002. Price declines are expected to almost completely offset volume growth. Steering and suspension sensors will not follow this trend and are projected to see 18.7 percent compound annual revenue growth over the 1995-2002 period because of the anticipated introduction of electric steering systems. Frost & Sullivan is an international automotive market research and consulting firm headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . It produces a variety of strategic worldwide industry and customer research reports. A free executive summary is available to the press on this report. -0- Report: 5511-18 Publication Date: August 1996 Price: $2495 For further information please contact: Kimberly Barney Kristina Menzefricke Nadege Keryhuel Mountain View London Paris 415/961-9000 44 171 730 3438 33 1 4742 9127 415/961-5042 (fax) 44 171 730 3343 33 1 4742 9129 kbarney@frost.com Or visit our web site: http://www.frost.com CONTACT: Frost & Sullivan Kimberly Barney, 415/961-9000 Kristina Menzefricke, 44 171 730 3438 Nadege Keryhuel, 33 1 4742 9127 |
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