Lane departure warning system is an ADAS integrated in a vehicle to assist the driver. It provides improved vehicle safety with a human-machine interface that prevents accidents by focusing on the major causes of collisions. This system works with the help of an integrated camera system that monitors road marking and determines whether the vehicle is running within the lane. The system is highly efficient in warning a driver whenever required and provides improved comfort and driver feedback.
All-wheel and 4-wheel drive systems are used in automobiles to allow all/four wheels of the vehicle to receive torque from the engine. The All-wheel system has a differential, whereas the 4- wheel drive system does not and so the latter can be used as a part-time 4-wheel drive system. In this mechanism, the torque from the engine goes to the transfer case and then to front and rear axles. These vehicles offer more safety as they are less prone to wheel slippage.
An electric bus is a passenger vehicle that uses an electric motor instead of an IC engine to propel it. The electric energy stored in the battery is converted into mechanical energy to run the vehicle. These vehicles offer users several practical advantages and are hence increasing in popularity and being adopted for use as a mode of public transport. Some of the advantages offered include reduced dependency on fossil fuels, reduction in air pollution due to low emission of greenhouse gases, high efficiency, improved performance, and lower maintenance costs when compared with traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles.
This report documents the study of baseline sensor technology for enabling condition based maintenance plus in Army ground vehicles. The sensor study was driven from Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) conducted on four high cost driver components in Army ground vehicles by Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The four high cost driver components in Army ground vehicles as identified by TARDEC are engines, transmissions, batteries, and alternators. This report provides an assessment of current ground vehicle sensor systems and new baseline sensor technologies that may be used to support prognostic/diagnostic fault mode coverage including structural and component health monitoring for enabling condition based maintenance plus (CBM +) strategies to increase the operational availability of Army ground vehicles.