Racing has always been a source of inspiration in the development of vehicle safety systems. In Top Fuel dragsters drop down tracks at speeds over 330 mph in a quarter mile race, serious security elements are essential.
Rescuing the benefits of years of research and provide evidence of shock, of top-notch security features, then it is in the passenger and commercial vehicle markets. It's not just filling and good brakes that ensure the most runners to survive the potentially fatal accidents. It is also the electronics and automotive engineering witty. Is the research, learn from each experience to maximize performance, and continually return to the drawing board.
Wireless alert systems, for example, alert drivers a caution condition on the track for the transmission of a message from race control to a wall or light receiver. Intended to supplement the care system of a track existing wireless warning systems allow brokers to add additional caution lights at key locations along the track, as in the exchange and Entries pit, and close observers. If the system is sufficiently rugged and portable, can be configured on different tracks for each race - for coded messages provide security, rapidly changing the transmission and reception frequency to decrease the possibility of interference from other radios, and act as a backup in case of power loss on the track.
While caution placing lights along the road typically is not realistic, wireless systems use similar concepts to alert the exit lane warning systems and side alert systems now used in some passenger and commercial vehicles. These systems, also attempt to warn the driver of a potentially dangerous situation through audio or visual alerts. When a vehicle begins to influence the other lane, sensors on the side panel are activated and emits a warning. When a potentially dangerous situation for the side of a vehicle occurs, a new alert is issued.
Some technologies in the races continue to provide inspiration for other vehicle markets. Accident data recorders are small, boxes mounted on lightweight racing cars that register certain signals from multiple sensors at speeds up to 1,000 samples per second. Additional parameters may include wheel speed, throttle position, steering angle, tire pressure, three axes of acceleration and loading belt. The sensors can be placed anywhere on the accelerometers on the rim, rolled the car to tip the driver, which can measure forces on the car and driver.
Top-notch recorders can collect data along a drag race around - compared to older models that have only a trigger event and periods before and after the engine stops. The best ones are modified to operate outside their own battery power - rather than add to the draw on electrical system the car - and to store data in memory recovered through a high-speed link data to a PC computer. This helps in the evaluation experts what was happening in a car at any given point during the race.
Accident data recorders provide information essential to decipher how and wherefores of the road accidents. Data collected from these recorders have proven useful for vehicle manufacturers, designers and engineers track to reduce the severity and number of injuries associated with crashes. They have also been instrumental along with medical reports, pictures and video recordings to determine if additional security features can be beneficial designed and implemented. Learning of high drama, experiences contribute their knowledge to the market older vehicles, allowing automotive engineers to use this valuable data in making passenger and commercial vehicles safer.
Many of safety systems developed for the races later to find their way into everyday vehicles. So the next time the belt in which work in the morning, observe all things that make you safer - and say thanks to the automotive engineers who develop technology race car.
About the Author:
Mike Trudel, Freelance Writer. Delphi is a leading innovator of automobile safety equipment and technology. To learn about Delphi's safety advancements, visit
www.Delphi.com/4safe
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Ode to the Racecar: Improvements in Vehicular Safety Are Inspired by Racing
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