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AUTOMOBILE SAFETY
&
SECURITY

In addition to Telematics based Services like

Digital Satellite Radio
In car E-mail
GPS systems
Recent Advancement in Braking Technology have led to
Shorter stopping distance
I ncreased Control in PANIC situation
More control on CURVED turns

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Air Bags

Whats the main function of the System?

Material of Airbags?

Actual Working

Airbag Before Collision

Airbag After Collision

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Inflation unit
How does it INFLATES?

Effectiveness
This system has proven its effectiveness
In frontal crashes reduction in d rivers death reduced by
nearly 14%
Passenger side airbags reducing death by nearly 11%
NHTSA estimated reduction in risk by nearly 85% with the
combination of seat belt and airbags compared than only
seatbelt i.e60%
Car Model

Head Injury Risk

Airbag

No Airbag

Holden Commodore

28

48

Toyota Camry

20

44

Mitsubishi Magna

27

Ford Falcon

14

N. A.

This are some crash results which give the effectiveness of the system

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Different types of Airbags

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIRBAG

PASSENGER AIR BAG

Curtain Airbags

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Anti-lock Braking System

Introduction?
Advancement in the system?
Working?

How Does the system Works?

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Working
Conventional Braking
Whole process is controlled by driver applied break
paddle pressure;

ABS Braking
Electric Sensors monitor the wheel speed
ABS microprocessor Compares the wheel speed
Control valve is energized.

Advantages:
Achives the Shortest Stopping distance
Better chance on Steering around obstacle
Reduced risk of skidding

Disadvantages:
Precautions should be taken while driving
Proved less effective on gravel road or road
compacted by snow

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Traction Control
Next Generation ABS
Uses ABS as a Building block.
Can be is a combination of ABS & Engine
control

Mainly the system has to control some

or all conditions
Retard or Suppress the spark to one or more
cylinders
Retard fuel supply to one or main cylinder
Break one or more wheel
Close the throttle, if the vehicle is fitted by
wire throttle

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Electronic Stability Control

Main components of the system

A) active wheel speed sensors;

B) steering angle sensor;
C) Yaw rate sensor
D) attached electronic control unit (ECU)
E) motor;
F) pressure sensor,
G) hydraulic unit.

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Steering Angle Sensor

Understeering (plowing out)

Oversteering (spinning out)

Case Study

A S-Class Mercedes sedan testing Bosch's ESP system

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Central Locking System

Lock all the doors, boot, hood
Lock ignition
Panic Alarm

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