automated car

Automated car

Presented by:-

G. Kethan kumar (ECE)

When life becomes so hectic that…

When such hectic turns out as tragedies

THE SOLUTION

FORTHIS IS…….

Google Driverless Car

ContentsIntroductionHistoryTechnology involvedBlock diagram ComponentsAdvantagesDisadvantagesConclusionAdoption challengesFuture implication

Introduction The Google Driverless Car is like any car, but: 

It can steer itself while looking out for

obstacles.

It can accelerate itself to the correct speed

limit.

It can stop and go itself based on any traffic

condition.

History

The project is currently being led by: Sebastian Thrun.

Director of the Stanford

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Co-inventor of Google Street View.

Block diagram of automated car

Devices involved

ComponentsGoogle Maps

Wheel speed sensorsRadars

LIDAR

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POSITION ESTIMATOR

DISTANCE SENSOR

Automotive Night Vision

Artificial Intelligence

Google MapsProvides the car with road information.Google Maps interacts with GPS and acts like a database.

Speed Limits.Upcoming intersections.Traffic Report.Nearby collisions.Directions.

WHEEL SPEED Sensors

Radars

LIDAR“Heart of the system“LIDAR stands for Light Detection And Ranging.It can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target by illuminating the target with light.Scanning distance of 60 meters (~197 feet).

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Detects upcoming traffic light.

DISTANCE SENSOR

Allow the car to "see" far enough to detect nearby or upcoming cars or obstacles.

POSITION ESTIMATOR(Wheel Encoder)

Determines vehicle's location and keeps  track of its movements.

Automotive Night VisionIncreases vehicle driver’s perception and

seeing distance in darkness and poor weather conditions. Even those distances which are beyond the reach of vehicle’s headlight.

Artificial IntelligenceGoogle Maps and the hardware sensors

data are sent to the AI.

AI then determines:

how fast to acceleratewhen to slow down/stopwhen to steer the wheel

Goal of AI

The agent's goal is to take the passenger to its desired destination safely and legally.

Central processor of a AUTOMATED CAR

TECHNOLOGIES MAKING A SYSTEM FULLY AUTONOMOUS

Anti-lock brakes(ABS)

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Cruise controlLane Departure Warning

System Self Parking

Automated Guided Vehicle Systems

AdvantagesAvoid accidents.

Current location can be easily identified by GPS.Manage traffic Flow.Smoother ride.Relief of vehicle occupants from driving and navigation chores.Reduction in car theft, due to the vehicle's self-awareness.

DisadvantagesIf the user is using internet with less security then it

can be caught by the hackers.Hackers can turn system on or off.Hackers can change the route.In case of failure in main senor and backup sensor the vehicle can create chances of accidents.Chris Urmson of Google said That the LIDAR technology cannot spot a police officer signaling car to stop.The vehicles are unable to recognize temporary traffic signals. According to Google, projects having these issues fixed by 2020.

Adopting Challenges

HARD WARE COMPARISON BETWEEN MAN

&MACHINE

1. Reduction in car accidents

Automated collision avoidance systems Less fatalities Avoid human errors No sleepy, grumpy, texting humans

2.Optimal speed

Fuel efficient driving Saves 10-15% FUEL “Eco – friendly”

3.Efficient use of highways

Closer car-to-car distance

Less need for building more road lanes

4. Application in various industry

Elimination of breaks in between

Lessen the burden of the truck drivers

Taxi industry??

5. Saving of parking space

Independently seek parking

Demand for adjacent parking decrease

Conversion to other land uses

Challenges

Technology & Maintenance issues

Challenges

Political & Regulatory Issues

Can “passengers” be drunken?

Companies offered Automated Cars

Future Implication

Use of Wifi (incl. 3G) technology

Critical criteria(in order of significance)

Wifi Bluetooth

Range 300 feet+ ~30 feet

Security Higher(if configured properly)

Lower

Interconnectivity with relevant stakeholders

Higher (server/network concept)

Lower (device-to-device concept)

Cost Higher (yet acceptable)

Lower

Overall Better Worse

The driverless car improves vehicle’s stability helps to minimize the loss of control.

Main aim is to minimize the road accidents.

CONCLUSION