Friday, September 12, 2008

Communication Technology

Today I researched car to car communication and found a few examples of technology that has been used in the past to aid such communication. If you are interested you can look further into any of these. Volvo's EyeCar seems crazy, I wonder if it actually worked.

Lidar - Lazer/Radar sensors
Monolithic Microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) - light sensors origionally developed for millitary use
High intensity discharge lighting (HID) - type of headlight
Hellaa - lanechange warning system
Mazda 626 SensorCar
Volvo's EyeCar - measures where drivers eyes are and adjusts headlights for optimal visibility
Donnelly VideoMirror Camera Vision System

2 comments:

SammyV23 said...

here is a link to more info on the Volvo Eyecar http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9255

SammyV23 said...

here is another look at that eye car technology on the volvo SCC (Safety Concept Car) http://www.wayward-volvo.org/drop/volvo_scc.html