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Forward Collision Avoidance Assist Concept By Nissan

Rohit — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47:52 +0000

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced its “Forward Collision Avoidance Assist Concept,” a new technology designed to address both sides of potential rear end collisions: helping a driver avoid hitting the vehicle ahead in a lane of travel, while also helping reduce the potential risk of sudden braking – being rear-ended by a vehicle approaching from behind. The new system has the capability of avoiding possible collisions at forward speeds of up to approximately 60kph, the highest speed ever for forward collision avoidance systems. The concept utilizes a highly sensitive radar sensor to monitor the distance from the vehicle in front and its relative speed. When the system judges that deceleration is required, it alerts the driver using both a screen display and sound, then generates a force that pushes the accelerator pedal up and smoothly applies partial braking to assist the driver in slowing the vehicle down. If the system judges that there is the possibility of a collision, it will automatically apply harder braking and tighten the driver’s seatbelt. The new “Forward Collision Avoidance Assist Concept” detects the vehicle in front at an earlier stage and generates warnings so that the driver can take action to keep away from [...]

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Electric Driven Intelligent Brake System By Nissan

Rohit — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:57:06 +0000

Nissan has announced two innovative technologies for its upcoming Hybrid Nissan Fuga. We have already covered the first one – Electro Hydraulic Power Steering System. In this post I will share the second equally interesting innovation called the Electric Driven Intelligent Brake System. What Is Electric Driven Intelligent Brake System ? How Does Electric Driven Intelligent Brake System Work ? Before I tell you how this Electric Driven Intelligent system works, I would like to briefly tell you how a conventional Power Brakes System Works. Most of the power brake systems derive vacuum from the engine intake manifold and use this energy to apply brake force which greatly reduces driver’s pedal force and brakes become highly responsive and easy to operate. One major disadvantage of this system is that it puts load on the engine since the braking energy is extracted from the engine. Also the energy lost in stopping the car almost all goes waste in conventional braking systems. In the Electric Driven Intelligent Braking System, the braking force is provided with the help of a ECU controlled motor and ball screw arrangement. This means that no direct load on the engine while applying brakes. This means that a [...]

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New Honda Activa Has Combi-Brake Technology

Rohit — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:30:57 +0000

I was listening to the news of release ceremony of New Honda Activa 2009 version, they were telling about the new features. Like most of new releases, New Honda Activa 2009 has some more body styling, some added security features like Anti-theft alarm which is a good feature. The most un-conventional and innovative features I noticed was Combi-Brake System which really caught my attention. What is Combi-Brake? Combi-brake means that the brake will act on front and rear wheel together every time you apply the brakes. This means a lot of improved safety. Why Combi-Brake means more safety? In two wheelers (scooters and bikes), there are two separate brake controls for front and rear wheels. This is true for almost all two-wheelers that I have ever seen or ridden. Most of two-wheeler riders apply only rear wheel brake, or use only rear brake in most of the cases. However for most effective braking and stopping in small distance safely without loosing control, both front and rear brakes should be used together. Most people fear using front brakes too much because if you press them too hard, the scooter/bike may skid and the rider will fall badly. Combi-Brakes will apply the [...]