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Stanford Engineers Create GPS Steering
Stanford (UPI) May 06, 2004 Stanford Center for Design Research engineers have created a car steering mechanism that uses the global positioning system. Chris Gerdes, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and co-director of the Stanford Center for Design Research, demonstrated how the mechanism worked by driving a Corvette through a series of cones without touching the steering wheel. Three GPS antennas on the car's roof identified the direction the car was traveling and its exact location within a few centimeters. Whenever the car started to drift, an onboard computer nudged it back toward the center of the lane. "This technology might save tens of thousands of lives each year," Gerdes said. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for people from childhood to their mid-30s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In almost half of all fatal motor vehicle accidents, the first harmful event occurs when the vehicle leaves its lane and collides with a fixed object. Gerdes' goal is to write software that creates an experience for the driver that is reliable yet unobtrusive. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers
Galileo GIOVEA Using Marotta Equipment For Its Propulsion Systems
Cheltenham, England (SPX) Jan 09, 2006Marotta UK is pleased to announce that it designed, developed and qualified equipment for the cold gas propulsion systems on board the Galileo GIOVE-A, part of Europe's Galileo navigation program, successfully launched by Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). |
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