Driver Assistance Systems
IV. Find the ending to these sentences.
| 1. Seatbelts limit … 2. Airbags inflate … 3. Laminated windshields … 4. Padding of the instrument panel and other interior parts of the vehicle is likely… 5. Crumple zones … | a) to be struck by the occupants during a crash. b) absorb and dissipate the force of a collision. c) remain in one piece when impacted. d). the forward motion of an occupant. e) to cushion the impact of a vehicle occupant. |
V. Before reading the text “Driver Assistance Systems” answer the questions.
1. What do you know about driver assistance systems?
2. What are these systems used for?
3. What driver assistance systems do you know?
Notes: assistance, adj. – вспомогательный
infrared, adj.–инфракрасный
beyond,adv. –на расстоянии
glare, v. – ярко светить
traction control, n.– управление курсовой устойчивостью
emergency, adj. – экстренный
A subset of crash avoidance is driver assistancesystems, which help the driver to detect ordinarily-hidden obstacles and to control the vehicle.
Driver assistance systems include:
- Automatic Braking systems to prevent or reduce the severity of collision.
- Infrared night vision systems to increase seeing distance beyondheadlamp range.
- Adaptive headlamps control the direction and range of the headlight beams to light the driver's way through curves and maximize seeing distance without glaring other drivers
- Reverse backup sensors, which alert drivers to difficult-to-see objects in their path when reversing.
- Backup camera.
- Adaptive cruise control which maintains a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
- Lane departure warning systems to alert the driver of an unintended departure from the intended lane of travel.
- Tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) or Deflation Detection Systems
- Traction control systems (TCS) which restore traction if driven wheels begin to spin.
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which prevents loss of control.
- Anti-lock braking systems (ABS).
- Emergency brake assist systems.
- Cornering Brake Control (CBC) systems.
- Precrash system.
VI. Read the text “Anti-Lock Braking System” and say what it is used for.
Notes: locking up, n. запирание skidding, n.–занос
anti-lock braking system, n.–антиблокировочная тормозная система
front-to-rear brake bias, n. – контроль торможения при спуске
traction control system, n.–система контроля тяги
force distribution, n. – распределение усилия
traction control system, n.–система регулирования тягового усилия
electronic stability control, n.–система управления курсовой устойчивостью
hydraulic valve, n. – гидроклапан hub, n. – ступица колеса