1. Vehicle Automation
Mathankumar B
Arjun R

2. Outline
• Definition
• Motivation
• Features
• Problems
• Future trends
• Summary
• References

3. Definitions
• Vehicle Automation
involves the use of mechatronics and artificial intelligence
• Mechatronics
a multidisciplinary field of engineering.
• Artificial intelligence
the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.
- John McCarthy

4. Motivations
Increased concern to
• improve safety
• avoid traffic congestion
• enhance driver comfort

5. Features…
• Adaptive headlamps

6. Features…
• Automotive night vision with pedestrian detection

7. Features…
• Blind spot monitoring

8. Features…
• Driver Monitoring System

9. Features…
• Lane departure warning system

10. Features…
• Automatic Parking

11. Features…
• Traffic Sign Recognition

12. Features
• Smart Airbags

13. Problems
• The next victims to cyber attacks

14. Future Trends

15. Summary
• Fully autonomous systems will not appear for some time although
they may be introduced sooner if the traffic environment is greatly
constrained.
• Will provide platform for providing the technology for fully
autonomous systems.

16. References
• Ljubo Vlacic, Michel Parent, Fumio Harashima(2008),”Intelligent
Vehicle Technologies”.
• Austin, Ian (October 31, 2005). "Illuminating Road Hazards That
Lurk Beyond Lights". New York Times.
• Bishop, “A Survey of Intelligent Vehicle Applications Worldwide”,
Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2000.
• http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-
devices/
• http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/embedded-
systems/cars-the-next-victims-of-cyberattacks
• http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-07/smartening-car
• http://www.sociotechnic.com/papers/

17. Thank You