Using ADAS sensors in implementation of novel automotive features for increased safety and guidance

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems which was once limited to high end luxury vehicles are available to low end economy vehicles. This is as a result of the advancements in high density chip manufacturing and cost efficient sensor fusion techniques. Most of these features are implemented using a forward looking long/mid-range RADAR, rear radar, stereo and mono cameras which can monitor the entire surroundings of the vehicle, LIDAR sensors, IR sensors and ultrasonic sensors. This paper explores on some novel features that can be implemented using these sensors which are presently not researched on by the automotive community. Automatic power door, power tailgate and power hood opening limiter based on the static and dynamic obstacle information from ultrasonic sensor and radar is explored here. The application level algorithm, implementation details, sensors and actuators used and the bus interface are discussed too. The Paper also deals with how the dynamic traffic details and traffic sign status from the camera and information from V2V and V2X sensors can be used in fine tuning and recalculation of the Estimated Time of Arrival in navigation feature. Another novel feature is to assist the driver in safe overtaking of the vehicle. Such features and its implementation details are discussed in detail which can pave way to its realization in future vehicles.