They are one of the greatest road safety advancements in the history of transport
Driving assistants and aids, also known as ADAs, represent one of the greatest road safety advancements in transportation history and are the first steps towards semi- or fully automated driving. Systems such as ACC Adaptive Cruise Control adjust speed and maintain a distance from the vehicle in front, reducing driver physical and psychological fatigue.
IVECO S-WAY’s ADAS systems warn the driver of risky situations, help him drive more safely and can take control of the brakes to avoid an accident or mitigate its consequences. These systems also reduce fatigue on the road by relieving the driver of certain tasks; and increase efficiency, at a smoother speed.
Matching the speed and maintaining distance with the vehicle in front of us is a task that requires a driver to devote a lot of time and energy to. Adaptive Cruise Control ACC is able to perform this task independently, reducing the physical and psychological fatigue of the driver, who does not have to constantly make visual measurements, calculations and corrections to the accelerator or brakes. In addition, ACC does not underestimate or put into perspective the speed and distance with the vehicle in front of us, as can happen to a driver.
ACC works with a radar – installed in the center of the front bumper – that has a field of vision of 120 meters and constantly measures the distance and relative speed of the vehicle in front in the same lane. The ACC system processes and compares sensor data about driving speed, own speed and driver actions. Based on this information, your “brain” calculates the best approach and distance maintenance strategy in an efficient and progressive way. First, it controls the engine torque and activates the engine brake and the Intarder if necessary. The speed, acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle are actively monitored to respect the distance with the vehicle in front of us.
ACC’s automatic braking power is limited to approximately 30% of the vehicle’s braking power under optimal conditions. If this braking power is insufficient to cope with an emergency, Adaptive Cruise Control gives the driver a visual and audible notification.
The Adaptive Cruise Control can be easily adjusted via the controls on the steering wheel at a speed between 30 km/h and the maximum available speed in the vehicle.
When ACC detects a vehicle, IVECO S-WAY adapts to the speed of the detected vehicle and maintains the distance according to the value selected by the driver. This distance can be set in five positions, which corresponds to a distance between vehicles of 85, 70, 53, 48 and 43 meters at a speed of 90 km/h.
This system is one of the systems that prevents the most accidents, injuries and casualties, by significantly reducing the number of rear-end collisions and their consequences. AEBS measures the distance from the vehicle in front, calculates the time of a possible collision and gives a double warning (visual and auditory). If the driver reacts, the system assists him by acting on the brakes to avoid a collision. If the driver does not react, the AEBS system will brake autonomously to full braking power.
In the event of a possible collision with a stationary obstacle, the AEBS function also gives warning signals and causes a noticeable reduction in speed. But additional driver intervention is needed to avoid a potential collision. That is, the AEBS braking serves to mitigate and not necessarily prevent a collision.
The IVECO S-Way also helps the driver to keep the truck within its lane through the LDWS. This system has a camera and processing unit mounted on the dashboard, near the windshield. The system’s optical sensor detects and tracks lane markings. The images are digitized and analyzed by the processor to detect and track lane markings and provide warnings when unwanted lane deviations are detected.
The Lane Departure Alarm is generated one second before the outer edge of the vehicle tire touches the inner edge of the lane marker. The system also works at night, as long as the vehicle’s illumination distance is between 6 and 12 meters in front of the truck. Weather conditions (eg rain, fog, etc.) do not affect its operation, as long as the lane markings are visible in the required field of view. As for curves, the system can follow lane markings with a radius of more than 125 m.
Source: La Verdad
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