eprintid: 13901 rev_number: 20 eprint_status: archive userid: 1903 dir: disk0/00/01/39/01 datestamp: 2012-12-20 18:23:44 lastmod: 2016-04-21 13:20:21 status_changed: 2012-12-20 18:23:43 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Alonso, Luciana creators_name: Milanés Montero, Vicente creators_name: Torre Ferrero, Carlos creators_name: Godoy, Jorge creators_name: Pedro Lucio, María Teresa de creators_name: Oria, Juan P. title: Ultrasonic sensors in urban traffic driving-aid systems ispublished: pub subjects: robotica abstract: Currently, vehicles are often equipped with active safety systems to reduce the risk of accidents, most of which occur in urban environments. The most prominent include Antilock Braking Systems (ABS), Traction Control and Stability Control. All these systems use different kinds of sensors to constantly monitor the conditions of the vehicle, and act in an emergency. In this paper the use of ultrasonic sensors in active safety systems for urban traffic is proposed, and the advantages and disadvantages when compared to other sensors are discussed. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) for urban traffic based on ultrasounds is presented as an application example. The proposed system has been implemented in a fully-automated prototype vehicle and has been tested under real traffic conditions. The results confirm the good performance of ultrasonic sensors in these systems. ©2011 by the authors. date: 2011 date_type: published publisher: MDPI official_url: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors id_number: 10.3390/s110100661 full_text_status: public publication: Sensors volume: 11 number: 1 pagerange: 661-673 institution: Car department: otro refereed: TRUE issn: 1424-8220 rights: by-nc-nd citation: Alonso, Luciana and Milanés Montero, Vicente and Torre Ferrero, Carlos and Godoy, Jorge and Pedro Lucio, María Teresa de and Oria, Juan P. (2011). Ultrasonic sensors in urban traffic driving-aid systems. "Sensors", v. 11 (n. 1); pp. 661-673. ISSN 1424-8220. https://doi.org/10.3390/s110100661 . document_url: https://oa.upm.es/13901/1/INVE_MEM_2011_115616.pdf