BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM
- 1. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. CONSEQUENCES OF BLIND SPOT. HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP REMOVE BLIND SPOTS? BLIND SPOT DETECTION. WORKING OF SENSORS. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. CONCLUSION.
- 2. INTRODUCTION • A BLIND SPOT IN A VEHICLE IS AN AREA AROUND THE VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE DIRECTLY OBSERVED BY THE DRIVER WHILE AT THE CONTROLS, UNDER EXISTING CIRCUMSTANCES. • BLIND SPOTS EXIST IN A WIDE RANGE OF VEHICLES: CARS, TRUCKS, MOTORBOATS, SAILBOATS. AND AIRCRAFT. • BLIND SPOTS CAN BE CAUSED BY THE WINDOW PILLARS, HEADRESTS, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER OBJECTS.
- 3. CONSEQUENCES OF BLIND SPOT • VEHICULAR BLIND SPOT EXISTS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DRIVER’S PERIPHERAL VISION AND THE AREA REFLECTED BY THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS. • THIS TYPE OF BLIND SPOT CAN SWALLOW UP ENTIRE VEHICLES, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO DANGEROUS TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT LOOKING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.
- 5. HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP REMOVE BLIND SPOTS? • MIRRORS CAN HELP REMOVE BLIND SPOTS BEHIND A DRIVER, BUT THEY TYPICALLY LEAVE LARGE DEAD AREAS TO BOTH SIDES OF A VEHICLE. • THE ADDITION OF A CONVEX BLIND SPOT MIRROR CAN ALLOW A DRIVER TO SEE OBJECTS THAT FALL INTO THAT TYPE OF BLIND SPOT, BUT THOSE IMAGES ARE DISTORTED AND CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO JUDGE DISTANCES. • IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO EVEN INSTALL A BLIND SPOT MIRROR IN SOME JURISDICTIONS.
- 6. BLIND SPOT DETECTION • BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEMS WARN A DRIVER THAT A VEHICLE IS IN HIS OR HER BLIND SPOT –AREAS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE THE DRIVER’S VIEW. • SO THAT ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED • AND DUE TO IT CHANGING OF LANE WILL BE EASIER AND SAFETLY. • SENSORS (CAMERA, ULTRASONIC, OR RADAR) MONITOR THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR VEHICLES (INCLUDING MOTORCYCLES) APPROACHING FROM BEHIND AND ALERT THE DRIVER WITH LIGHTS MOUNTED IN EITHER THE SIDE-VIEW OR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS, OR THE DOOR.
- 8. WORKING OF SENSORS • THESE SENSORS CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE VELOCITY AND DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO OBTAIN A DIGITAL PICTURE OF THE VEHICLE'S ENVIRONMENT. THE WARNING INDICATOR IS SWITCHED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES THE BLIND SPOT. THE SYSTEM ALSO EMITS AN AUDIO ALARM TO GIVE AN ADDITIONAL WARNING.
- 9. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND • THESE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DRIVING TASK. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER’S ATTENTION AND JUDGEMENT. • DO NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE SYSTEM. ALWAYS BE VIGILANT WHEN DRIVING. • DRIVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM AND THE CONDITIONS WHEN SYSTEM OPERATION IS DIFFERENT OR IS NOT GUARANTEED.
- 10. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT • THE BLIND-SPOT DETECTION DEVICE DEVELOPED BY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, EMPLOYS A PATENTED PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN SENSE THERMAL ENERGY RELEASED FROM THE TIRES OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. • THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE IS USED FOR TURNING ON THE RED LIGHT TO WARN THE DRIVER. MOST OF THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS CONSIDER EMPLOYING RADAR-BASED SENSORS AS THESE RADARS COVER A WIDE AREA FROM THE VEHICLE'S SIDE TO THE REAR AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DIFFERENTIATE MOBILE AND STATIONARY OBJECTS
- 11. CONCLUSION • BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM IS THE TECHNOLOGY TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND SAVE LIFE OF LIVING BEING WHICH IS PROVIDED IN NEW GENERATION VEHICLES. AS THE HUMAN LIFE IS THE KEY PRIORITY OF ANY COUNTRY SO THIS TECHNOLOGY IN VEHICLE IS BECOME HARD NEED.