Advanced Drive Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Nowadays traffic density is ever on the increase, especially in urban areas. At the same time, vehicles are becoming more and more dynamic, with large SUVs, saloons (sedans) also enjoying great popularity. All these developments, though, put ever greater demands on drivers themselves.
In order to relieve drivers of some of this stress and also to bring self-driving vehicles closer to perfection, vehicle manufacturers have been increasing their own focus on development and advancement of driver assistance technologies. Particular efforts are going into active synergy between the various systems.
The training systems from LN take up these ideas and develop this complex subject for its target audience with the help of carefully selected theory and practical exercises.
Front Facing Camera - Lane Keeping Assistant / Lane Centering Assistant / Lane Departure Warning
The lane departure warning system uses the front camera to monitor the vehicle’s own lane and issues a warning if the vehicle threatens to leave the lane unintentionally. An extension is the active lane assist, which not only issues a warning, but also generates an active counter-steering torque to drive the vehicle back into the centre of the lane. Both variants are part of this training system.
LIDAR - Autonomous Driving
One of the goals of the automobile manufacturers is the implementation of so-called “autonomous driving”. In addition to short-range, mid-range and long-range radar, cameras, infrared and ultrasonic sensors, LIDAR technology will also be used in modern vehicles in the future. The name stands for “Light Detection and Ranging” and reveals what this technology can do: Optical detection of the surroundings and the ability to correctly assess all movements, including distances to other road users.
Gesture Control and Capacitive Touchscreens
In their search for ever simpler forms of intuitive operating controls, car manufacturers are focusing more and more on alternative methods of entering commands: Instead of haptically actuated switches and control knobs, modern vehicles are increasingly equipped with on-board touchscreens and voice control systems. The latest trend is gesture control systems. These are systems that respond to finger pointing – without being touched. This is how you can, for example, use a hand gesture in the air to turn on the radio or control the sliding roof.
Park Assist System with Rear View Camera
The ever-increasing density of traffic not only leads to congested roads, but also all the difficulty of finding somewhere to park, especially in urban areas. What space there is needs to be utilised efficiently if we are come to grips with the problem at all. This inevitably means having to squeeze vehicles into relative tight parking places and gaps. The problem is accentuated further by the popularity of large vehicles (such as SUV and estates or station wagons).
These aspects and others are among the reasons that parking aids are becoming highly popular and are now installed in most new vehicles. Whereas a simple version relies exclusively on a certain number of ultrasonic sensors, nowadays camera systems are increasingly being deployed to work in conjunction with such sensors. They offer major benefits in terms of comfort and safety compared to conventional sensor-based systems. This training system allows you to learn about how such an installation works and about the diagnostic options available in the event of malfunction.
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) with Preemptive Speed Control
Camera-based traffic sign detection is able to identify, interpret and graphically display to the driver road signs, such as speed limits. They can be shown on a driver information system, a multimedia console or a heads-up display. A camera does have some physical limitations when it comes to recognising traffic signs. Processing and recognition of detected road signs require extensive calculation algorithms.
By interconnecting various systems it is possible to implement common functionality over a variety of separate sub-systems. This includes pre-emptive speed control which actively utilises information from traffic sign recognition systems.
Radar - Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Emergency Braking
This training system shows how the dynamic distance control works as well as the emergency brake assistant. While the ACC system controls the vehicle to a desired speed and a selected distance, the Emergency Brake Assist warns if there is a risk of collision and, if necessary, brings the vehicle to a complete stop before colliding with an obstacle, a person or another vehicle.
