Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications 2006

Preface

Table of Contents

Market

Prospects for MST Sensors in Automotive Applications

1 Introduction

2 MST Sensor Applications

3 MST Sensor Markets

4 Conclusion

5 Acknowledgements

Future Architecture for Inertial Sensors in Cars

1 Automotive Gyros are likely to generate 600M$ Value in 2010

2 Accelerometers for Automotive Applications: a 320M$ Industry in 2010

3 A Path through the Automotive Inertial Measurement Unit?

4 Conclusions

Safety

Three-Dimensional CMOS Image Sensor for Pedestrian Protection and Collision Mitigation

1 Introduction

2 3D Sensor Technology

3 Road Safety Applications

4 Car Evaluation Results

5 Outlook

6 Acknowledgements

EVENT-ONLINE – A Service Concept for large scale Events based on FCD Technology

Advanced Pressure Sensors with high Flexibility for Side Crash Detection

1 Introduction

2 Side Impact Tests

3 Operational Principle

4 Special Pressure Sensors for Side Crash Detection

Detection of Road Users in Fused Sensor Data Streams for Collision Mitigation

1 Introduction

2 Sensor Configuration

3 Collision Mitigation Application

4 Perception System

5 Conclusion

6 Further Work

7 Acknowledgement

Dynamic Pass Prediction – A New Driver Assistance System for Superior and Safe Overtaking

1 Introduction

2 Map Database

3 Electronic Horizon and Most-Probable-Path

4 DPP Driving Dynamics

5 HMI, Visualization and Results from real Test Drives

6 Conclusion

Requirement Engineering for Active Safety Pedestrian Protection Systems based on Accident Research

1 Introduction

1 Accident Research

2 Assessment of Pedestrian Compatibility with VERPS+

3 Collision Speed Reduction of Different Brake Assist Strategies

4 Deriving Sensor Specification from Accident Data

5 Summary

Biologically Inspired Multi-Sensor Fusion for Adaptive Camera Stabilization in Driver-Assistance Systems

1 Introduction

2 Biological Analogy

3 General System Description

4 Experimental Evaluation under Laboratory Conditions

5 Verification in Road Trials

7 Conclusions

Low Speed Collision Avoidance System

1 Introduction

2 The Measurement System

3 Low Speed Collision Avoidance Application

4 Typical Traffic Scenes

5 Conclusion and Outlook

Laserscanner for Multiple Applications in Passenger Cars and Trucks

1 Introduction

2 ADAS Applications Overview

3 Environmental Robustness of the Laserscanner System

4 Vehicle Integration

5 Applications

6. Conclusion

A new Approach for Obstacle Detection Based on Dynamic Vehicle Behaviour

1 Introduction

2 Scope and Objectives

3 Related Work and Contribution

4 Obstacle Detection

5 Prototype

6 Evaluation

7 Conclusion

Far Infrared Detection Algorithms for Vulnerable Road Users Protection

1 Introduction

2 Scope and Practical Context

3 General Properties of Detection-by-Learning Schemes

4 Boosting Techniques

5 Support Vector Machines

6 Conclusion

iBolt Technology – A Weight Sensing System for Advanced Passenger Safety

1 Introduction

2 System Design

3 Working Principle

4 Influences of Lateral Forces and Moments

5 Seat Integration and Performance

6 Summary and Outlook

Object Classification exploiting High Level Maps of Intersections

1 Introduction

2 Sensor Configuration

3 Preprocessing and Tracking

4 Precise Ego-Localization using Precise Digital Maps

5 System Evaluation

6 Conclusions

Performance of a Time-of-Flight Range Camera for Intelligent Vehicle Safety Applications

1 Introduction

2 Safety Applications and Sensor Requirements

3 Principles of Operation

4 Performance Characterization

5 Conclusions

Powertrain

Coordinated Cylinder Pressure Based Control for Reducing Diesel Emissions Dispersion

1 Introduction

2 Engine Application

3 Sensor Feasibility Study

4 Control Strategy Development

5 Control Strategy Implementation and Testing

6 Test Results

7 Conclusions

A High Temperature Floating Gate MOSFET Driver for on the Engine Injector Control

1 Introduction

2 System Overview

3 System Measurement

4 Conclusion

Comfort and HMI

Distributed Pressure Sensor Based on Electroactive Materials for Automotive Application

1 Introduction

2 Sensor Construction: Experimental

3 Results and Discussion

4 Conclusion

5 Acknowledgements

Intelligent Infrared Comfort Sensors for the Automotive Environment

1 Introduction

2 Automotive Comfort Sensing Application with Infrared Thermometers

3 Automotive Comfort Sensing Requirements on Infrared Sensors

4 Automotive Comfort Sensing Solutions

5 Possibilities of Infrared Arrays in Automotive Comfort Sensing

6 Practical Aspects of Automotive Comfort Sensing

7 Safety Applications

8 Conclusion

Gesture Recognition Using Novel Efficient and Robust 3D Image Processing

1 Introduction

2 The Proposed Gesture Recognition System

3 Experiments

4 Conclusions

Network of Excellence HUMANIST - Human Centred Design for Information Society Technologies INRETS & ERT

1 Introduction

2 Context

3 Joint Research Activities

4 Integration

Networked Vehicle

High Speed 1Gbit/s Video Transmission with Fiber Optic Technology

1 Introduction

2 Fiber Optic Transceivers

3 Transmission Performance

4 Optical Video Link

5 Conclusion

Components and Generic Sensor Technologies

Integrated Giant Magneto Resistors – a new Sensor Technology for Automotive Applications

1 Introduction

2 The GMR Effect

3 GMR Spin Valve System for Sensor Application

4. Technology

5 Incremental Position Sensors

6 Angular Sensors

7 Conclusion

Simulating Microsystems in the Context of an Automotive Drive Application

1 Introduction

2 System Modeling

3 Simulation Results and Conclusion

Miniaturized Wireless Sensors for Automotive Applications

1 Introduction

2 Requirements

3 Selecting Components

4 Integration Technology Selection

5 Prototypes

6 Conclusion and Future Work

7 Acknowledgements

3D-MID – Multifunctional Packages for Sensors in Automotive Applications

1 MID Technology Overview

2 Advantages of MID Technology for Automotive Applications

3 Examples of MID Sensor Packages in Automotive Applications

4 Qualification Status

PReVENT

Towards the Automotive HMI of the Future: Mid-Term Results of the AIDE Project

1 Introduction

2 Project Structure

3 Review of Mid-Term Results

4 Discussion: Towards the Future Automotive HMI

Accidentology as a Basis for Requirements and System Architecture of Preventive Safety Applications

1 Introduction and Background

2 From Accident Scenarios to Requirements

From Requirements to System Architectures for Preventive Safety Functions

4 Towards an Integrated Preventive Safety

5 Conclusions and Discussion

ADAS Horizon – How Digital Maps can contribute to Road Safety

1 Introduction

2 Functional Architecture

3 Functional Structure on Application Side of ADAS-Interface

4 First Test Results

Intersection Safety – the EC Project INTERSAFE

1 Introduction

2 Object Detection, Tracking and Classification

3 Localisation of the Host Vehicle

4 Functionality in the Test Vehicle

5 Scenario Interpretation

6 Risk Assessment

7 Warning/HMI

8 Conclusions

9 Acknowledgement

ProFusion2 – towards a Modular, Robust and Reliable Fusion Architecture for Automotive Environment Perception

1 Introduction

2 The Fusion Architecture

3 Conclusion

4 Acknowledgement

Integrating Lateral and Longitudinal Active and Preventive Safety Functions

1 Introduction

2 INSAFES System Design Layers

3 PReVENT Functions as a Starting Point of INSAFES

4 INSAFES Functions

5 Conclusions

Lane Detection for a Situation Adaptive Lane keeping Support System, the SAFELANE System

1 Introduction

2 System Components

3 System Requirements and Specification

4 Main Lane Recognition

5 Neighbour Lane Recognition

6 Lane Marking Classification

7 Object Mask Generation

8 Use of Digital Map Data

9 Conclusions

10 Acknowledgements

Appendix A List of Contributors

Appendix B List of Keywords