Radar based automatic braking system in cars

frozen2ice001

hi crazy engineers
im deepak from india, i have this project idea of making a radar ( or laser ) based braking system in cars.
the transmitter transmits these waves which when detects any obstacle within a critical distance alarms the driver and applies automatic brakes to a safer speed or halt.
can anyone share some of their ideas with which i can start with, 4 im in my prefinal year and my brain hasnt yet touchd the radar fields...

frozen2ice001

hi crazy engineers
im deepak from india, i have this project idea of making a radar ( or laser ) based braking system in cars.
the transmitter transmits these waves which when detects any obstacle within a critical distance alarms the driver and applies automatic brakes to a safer speed or halt.
can anyone share some of their ideas with which i can start with, 4 im in my prefinal year and my brain hasnt yet touchd the radar fields... help me guys.

MaRo

Good one, it can receive the radar frequency and automatically do brake, but it will be TOTALLY illegal for automobile companies to add it to their products it can be a small hack to the car, but a small hack to the radar can detect the receiver.

Anyway, good idea (Y)

xheavenlyx

Very interesting topic. Please, first do some research online on similar projects or on radars and tell us what you have worked on and learnt?

Give us a direction.

Plus, I think practically this project is unfeasible or - well - NOT recommended. IMO, even I used to think about this for the poor truck drivers who have to drive to so many places at minimum speeds and long distances. For them, it would be very useful. But after some thinking realized that, putting a vital function of a vehicle in the hands of a computer is just too risky. Computers do not make complex decisions which have infinite outcomes. Its just not possible. Sometimes not breaking while hitting something helps. Think about it. Any suggestions CE'ians?

voialette

may be u should start off with gatherin info bout any one who has previously attempted it...also thinking on the 'prototype' level might help! the over all idea is really interesting!

krishnakumar

hi even me searching for that ... did u get anything...?

sauravgoswami

Dude,you can go for a proto-type,and we may find its application in other feild,say in controlling a remote machine,anyhow i will look into my resources i will suggest you u shud study the rovers and remote controlled cars tat will help u in a vague idea,then u just have change the frequency of the signal & you will reach your objective!!!

technospartan

well thats a damn good idea! how about using global positioning system (GSM)?

just2rock

Deepak,
A good idea,to crack knowhows for ur skillsets.Let me tell you, this is nearly 2 yrs that researchers like us are wrkin on Radar based GPS devices to cater interfacin.A bit hard to get my views now..but read carefully often when i send replies to any Topics..
Now:-
1>Let me know 1st how far u hve advanced on this project?
TO DO:
1>it needs Radar..but besides most important .it needs its GPS.
2>Needs Localizer like cameras to identify sudden obstacles
3>Software interfacing with braking system to program few important "For Loops".

Soumik,INDIA

ash

Quote:

Originally Posted by just2rock

Deepak,
A good idea,to crack knowhows for ur skillsets.Let me tell you, this is nearly 2 yrs that researchers like us are wrkin on Radar based GPS devices to cater interfacin.A bit hard to get my views now..but read carefully often when i send replies to any Topics..
Now:-
1>Let me know 1st how far u hve advanced on this project?
TO DO:
1>it needs Radar..but besides most important .it needs its GPS.
2>Needs Localizer like cameras to identify sudden obstacles
3>Software interfacing with braking system to program few important "For Loops".

Soumik,INDIA

Can standard GPS devices be realiable? You'd need to have one with a very fast response time (and accuracy) if you want to use it for braking purposes.
In fact, why would we need GPS in the first place?

Maybe its a better idea to stick to um.. smaller ranged ideas. Like a proximity detector and the like. I like the idea of using image recognition too.

xheavenlyx pointed out about trusting computers up to a certain extent. While thats true.. I'm sure the computer can work out several situations in which the vehicle will have an imminent collision head on. At least it'll have a faster response than a human!