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Besides music systems and LCD screens, is there any significant role that electronics plays when it Admissions
comes to cars? That was a question asked by a reader, and here we attempt to answer it.
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JULY 2009: Necessity is the mother of invention. If you peep into the Fellowships
history, you would realise that cars were originally made of only
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mechanical parts, but today electronics constitute a major part. Be it the
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engine, the dashboard or any other part, the use of electronics can be
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Automotive is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. There is a
constantly growing requirement for environment protection. Also, the end users are demanding greater fuel Career Guidance
efficiency, security and safety. This has greatly contributed to the rapid development of the technology that can Academic Guidance
be employed in the automobiles. Cars, which used to be only mechanical, now contain more than 1000 electronic
System automatically
The engine. The engine is the heart of a car. The circuit that automates how much fuel should enter the engine is converts 2-D video to 3-D
governed by the electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU consists of sensors and microcontrollers, which govern Object recognition for robots
the flow of fuel into the engine. It decides the amount of fuel to be injected inside the engine with the help of the And now, the hopping robot
pressure sensor, throttle position sensor, oxygen sensor, fuel injector and many other components. The main aim
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of using the ECU is to increase the fuel efficiency of a car.
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The transmission. Typically, there are two types of transmission used in cars—manual and automatic, also
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referred to as manual gearing or automatic gearing. Electronics plays a more significant role in automatic-
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transmission cars. Herein, the automatic transmission of a car is controlled by the transmission control unit
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(TCU). The TCU collects information from the sensors attached to the vehicle. It further uses the data to do gear computer that operates on
shifting at the right time, which helps to increase the car’s performance and efficiency. water droplets
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The brakes. Anti-lock brake systems (ABS) are becoming increasingly popular in cars. These have two main Lighting Industry Will Offer
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advantages: they let you stop faster and they let you steer even while you have applied the brakes. The ABS has
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four major parts, namely, speed sensors, controllers, valves and pump. The first two are assisted by electronics.
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The ABS keeps itself updated by taking inputs from the speed sensor located at the wheel, such that it knows Using Sound Waves to Detect
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when the wheels are about to lock up. The valves are placed in the brake line of each wire. Whenever they open,
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the pressure from the cylinder is passed through the brake. Since it is capable of releasing pressure from the
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valve, a pump is also included in the module to fill the pressure back. The controller keeps itself updated with
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information of the sensors and the valve. solar cells
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The dashboard basically contains panels that show the readings of the different sensors that are used Monkey’s Thoughts Propel
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throughout the body of the car. The good-old dashboard has a steering wheel through which the analogue meter
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could be viewed. It gives indication of the fuel level, the speed at which the car is running, the tachometer and the
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information regarding the oil level, neutral state of car, etc. With electronics invading into the mechanical arena, Communications & Advanced
we find most of the analogue meter turning digital. Digital Communication
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representation about how close is an obstruction from the bumper. And, they are not limited to bumpers on the How to Cook Mobile APPS
hind side only. Many cars come with sensors on the front bumper too, to assist you in parking your car. Fresh Water Generator -
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automatically when it starts getting dark. The fundamental behind it is the light-dependent resistor (LDR) or AAPI India summit to focus on
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optical sensors used in the circuit of the headlamp. So as the light intensity decreases to reach a certain value,
the circuit triggers the headlights to turn on. India gears up for Mars
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Safety and security systems
US allows passengers to use
Today, cars are packed with many security and safety features. There are several layers of security that such gadgets in flights
systems would provide, such as: Improving the efficiency of
1. Security against theft. By means of anti-theft devices, user-recognition electronics and immobilisers solar panels
2. Security against car misbehaviour. By means of tyre pressure monitors, temperature sensors, and anti-skid and Facebook changes privacy
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power windows, central locking and door controls in cars. New Headset plays music and
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Tan adds, “Electronics can also help to reduce the ever increasing problem of vehicular theft. Consider the
implementation of such GPS units as part of the insurance coverage plan. In the first instance of car loss or an Google’s new tool to send
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accident, the insurance company will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the vehicle and thus enlist the
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authorities for help.”
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Anti-theft systems. Car alarms are the most popular way of preventing theft. There are different locations where Solar system with seven
car alarms can be installed. Different forms of sensors allow the possibility of theft to be detected from different planets discovered
points in the car. Some of the popularly used sensors include car-alarm door sensor, car-alarm shock sensor, car- Wipro launches mobility
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alarm windows and pressure sensor, and car-alarm motion and tilt sensor. The car alarm, in its simplest form, is
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nothing but one or more sensors connected to some sort of alarm.
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Today’s car alarms are much more sophisticated as these contain an array of sensors including the pressure
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sensor and the motion sensor. A siren of distinct sound could be used to identify a car. An auxiliary battery is recharge themselves in
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used so that the alarm operates even when the main battery is off.
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Car misbehaviour management systems. Do cars misbehave?—you may ask. Well, that’s the simplest name
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engineers could attach to problems that arise when the tyres of your car get punctured or your car skids on a Astronomers
In order to control the misbehaviour of the car, real-time sensing must be done. This is done with various PIO doctor develops AIDS
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electronic components, placed at the right locations inside the car, which could monitor the various parts of the
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car. The areas that are typically monitored include the tyres, engines and brakes. In order to monitor the tyres,
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pressure sensors are placed on them. These sense the pressure and make the data available on the display
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screen of the dashboard.
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Another ‘misbehaviour’ could be heating-up of the engine. This is monitored by having temperature sensors Now, BBM in Android and
placed onto the engine, which output signals to the computer unit and the dashboard displays the temperature of iPhones
passengers. Primarily, these are warning systems, and sometimes they go to the extent of restraining the car World s first fully bionic man
walks, talks and breathes
from moving. The most common example is the seat-belt warning system, which is now available in most Indian
cars too. Herein, a sensor placed in the seat belt’s clip alerts the driver if the seat belt is not worn. Another RIP - online privacy
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example is door sensors, which alert the driver if any of the doors is open. Indian government s IT
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More sophisticated electronics comes into play in airbag systems. Airbags provide additional safety along with
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seat belts. An airbag consists of the airbag central unit (ACU), which monitors a number of sensors like
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accelerometer, impact sensor, door sensor and wheel sensor. Whenever the threshold is reached, the ACU triggers
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the ignition of the gas generator to rapidly inflate the nylon airbag. As the vehicle occupant collides with the bag, down and pay $110m
it squeezes the bag and the air escapes through the vent holes. Youth thinks technology can
be dehumanizing: Survey
Accident-avoidance systems. The basic ones alert the driver of possible threats like sharp bends or steep Biobots to explore difficult
terrain
inclines. Advanced systems being worked upon include auto-pilot systems, where the cars would be
automatically driven, and with the help of sensors and central GPS mapping systems, chances of collisions or Li-Fi: A cheaper, faster
alternative to Wi-Fi
crashing into road dividers would be avoided. Vehicle dynamics integrated management (VDIM) is an attempt in
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As indicated by its name, VDIM is a system that integrates steering, braking, vehicle stability and traction control. Facebook lifts restriction on
It acquires data from the sensors placed throughout the car. The information picked up includes wheel rotation, teen users sharing with public
brake pressure and movement of the car body. How IT training is changing
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In-vehicle communication systems students for innovative ideas
In-vehicle communication systems (IVCS) are just like networks in the world of computers. The key difference is Software builds your life
that in the case of IVCS, the communication is typically restricted within a vehicle, and is between different history from tweets
components of the vehicle; for example, the sensors within a fuel tank communicating with the digital display on Over 50% of internet users are
mobile-only: Report
the dashboard.
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For in-vehicle communications, many different protocols have been developed, popular ones being the controller
Indian techies develop tiny
area network (CAN) and the Flexray.
remote for smartphones
communication, in order to make them more reliable, safe and fuel-efficient while decreasing the wiring Artificial muscles to lift load
80 times to their weight, a
complexity. It is just like any other networking protocol which follows a layered approach to system
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implementation. The layered approach allows interoperability between products from different manufacturers.
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R. Natarajan, vice president-automotive and aerospace practice, Tata Elxsi, explains, “Besides CAN interface, the
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other technologies used in the automotive industry are LIN, FlexRay, Class2, Kline, MOST, SAE J1850, J1939 and infectious norovirus
Keyword2000, to name a few. Tata Elxsi is an associate member of the FlexRay Consortium.” Today s youth not as digitally
native as we think
Flexray. An alternative to the CAN, Flexray operates at ten times faster speeds. It uses two channels for 5 things employers look for in
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communication with an embedded redundancy mechanism. It is also time-deterministic, which means that it
ensures information will be sent accurately and quickly. Indian IT eyes bigger bite of
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• Blind-detection spot alerts: New models from General Motors, Mazda and Lexus have built-in blind-detection IIT-Kharagpur lends cutting
spot alerts. edge to the cuppa
• Vehicle slowdown system: GM’s vehicle slowdown system puts your car to an idle speed and switches on the Apax buys GlobalLogic, IT
outsourcing firm founded by
emergency flashers to enable vehicle recovery. If you want to find a restaurant, tell its navigation system
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“restaurant; 4 star; Thai food” and it will not only locate your dinner but route you there.
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• Traffic and weather alert navigation: In the future, drivers will be more informed about weather and traffic company eInfochips to hire
conditions with real-time information superimposed on GPS-based navigation systems. The weather or traffic 600 engineers
information is scaled and customised for the driver’s location and route. The service provides alerts about IISc showcases wind tunnel
models
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severe traffic and weather conditions that can help drivers avoid a massive traffic jam or a storm brewing on
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the road ahead. globally: Report
• Adaptive headlamps: A vehicle’s headlamps can now follow wherever the driver turns the steering wheel, to How to type like an expert
illuminate where the driver is looking instead of the car’s front end only. The adaptive headlamps system using keyboard
involves processing of information about the location of the steering wheel and the speed of the vehicle, which Google search making people
forgetful: Report
then signals electric motors behind the headlamps to turn left or right accordingly.
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• Collision avoidance system: The collision avoidance system monitors the distance between the cars or if any
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obstacle is ahead of the car. In the case of obstacle, or if the car comes very close to another, the system alerts
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the driver with flashing light, vibrating seat, tugging seat belt and more. In some cases when the vehicle is very security, says survey
close to another car, the system itself applies the brakes.
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Desmond says, “In the control LAN environment, Fujitsu has been an associate member of the FlexRay centre
Consortium started in 2000 and is instrumental in the development of this technology. Flexray is poised to India, China upbeat on cloud
computing: Study
replace CAN as the technology of choice. Recently, Flexray technology has been implemented in BMW’s X5
In the future, we will see introduction of many other new features in cars. Cars are becoming better and better 30% top IT service providers
every year. may exit market
are being integrated into cars. There are also technologies being integrated into cars that automatically summon
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help in the event of crashes and pinpoint the locations of stolen vehicles.” Another category of car that has made
services on cloud
its way in the market is the hybrid car.
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phone radiations with cancer:
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Indian-American develops
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