1. Intelligent Cruise Control Timothy Egan Phillip Elliot Kerry Frisby Ali Nazar Hussian Michael Janda

2. Organization

3. Outline • Societal Issues and Background • Solution • Goals and Objectives • Management Plan • Budget and Funding • Marking • Questions

4. Societal Problem The slow decision making ability and reaction time of drivers to adapt to changing traffic patterns in fast pace driving

5. Statistics • Rear end collisions are the most common • Over two million accidents per year are reported • Millions of dollars in accident cost

7. Statistics • 70% of new cars will have standard cruise control installed • 55 Million cars are manufactured each year • 38.5 Million cars will be equipped with cruise control

8. Goal Assist all drivers in maximum use of cruise control for convenience and safety

9. Objectives • Warn driver of impending collision • Increase drivers decision making in impending dangers • Increase the efficiency of cruise control systems

10. SolutionThe Intelligent Cruise Control • To modify current cruise control by adding a radar system • able to detect the speed, the distance, and the closing speed of the car in front of you • adjusts your speed accordingly to maintain a safe following distance

11. Current Cruise Control • Keeps current speed • Allows manual decrease of speed

12. Intelligent Cruise Control • Constantly searches targets in front of car • Automatically decreases speed when necessary • May prevent accidents

13. Product Goals • Introduce before competition • Provide a quality product which increases travel reaction time helping to save lives and cost in property damage • Market to electronic business

14. Principle

15. Technical Approach Components: • Radar • CPU • Light Indicator • Buzzer

16. Component Diagram

17. Radar • Located in front of car • Transmit data to CPU • Detects distance, speed, and closing distance of vehicle in front of you

18. Chaotic Radar

19. CPU • Located in current location in vehicle • Analysis received calculations and determines needed action

20. Light Indicator • Alerts driver when assistance is given • Alerts driver to take action

21. Buzzer • Gives an audio warning to alert driver to take action

22. Product Layout

23. User Interface

24. Expanded Management Structure

25. Phase I Personnel • Auto mechanic (1) • Electronic Engineer (1) • Project Manager (1) • Software Developer (1)

26. Phase II & III Personnel • Auto mechanic (3) • Electronic Engineer (1) • Project Manager (1) • Software Developer (1) • Document Specialist (1) • Lawyer (1) • Contract Manager (1)

27. Contracts Aspects Legal • Liability insurance • Electronic retail contracts

28. Schedule • Phase I - Specifications • Phase II – Prototype and Funding • Phase III – Production of ICC

29. Phase I • Final Management Plan • Jan 2003 – Feb 2003 • Software Development • Hardware Development • Jan 2003 – Mar 2003 • Installation and Testing • Jan 2003 – Dec 2005 • Shift to Production Phase • Sept 2004 – Dec 2005

30. Phase II • Final Management Plan • Jan 2003 – Feb 2003 • Software Development • Hardware Development • Jan 2003 – Mar 2003 • Installation and Testing • Jan 2003 – Dec 2005 • Shift to Production Phase • Sept 2004 – Dec 2005

31. Phase III • Final Management Plan • Jan 2003 – Feb 2003 • Software Development • Hardware Development • Jan 2003 – Mar 2003 • Installation and Testing • Jan 2003 – Dec 2005 • Shift to Production Phase • Sept 2004 – Dec2005

32. Phase I Evaluation Criteria • Scientific/technical merit and feasibility • Experience qualifications and facility • Effectiveness of proposed work plan • Commercial merit and feasibility

33. Phase I Budget Summary • Total Phase 1 Budget $100,000 • Personal $50,000 • General and Administrate Cost $20,000 • Miscellaneous Resources $ 5,000 • Materials$ 5,000 Totals $100,000

34. Gantt Chart

35. Phase 1 Recourses (Software) • Microsoft Office 2000 (1) $439.00 • Microsoft Project 2000 (1) 599.00 • Coffee Cup Html Editor (1) 49 .00 • Quicken 2003 (1) 89.00 • Total $1,177.00

36. Phase I Resources (Equipment) • Dell Dimension 8200 (1) $1,7800.00 • Dell Dimension 2300 (1) 588.00 • HP Laser Jet 4100 (1) 1,830.00 • Craftsman Tool Set (1) 1,600.00 • Craftsman Tool Drawer (1) 129.00 • Miscellaneous 500.00 • Total $4,705.00

37. Evaluation Methods • Program design Review • Critical Design Review • Factory acceptance Test • Customer Acceptance Test

38. Marketing • Advertise at the local computer shows (Market Pro) • Contracts with the local electronic stores (Best Buy, Circuit City,etc)

39. Risks • External forces may jam radar • People may be slow to use the new technology

40. Conclusion . The ICC will be the future tool to allow technology to assist driver and to help insure safety on the highway system

41. Questions and Answers

42. Pros • Allows for more reaction time so that a driver may prevent accidents • If accident, will lessen impact velocity, thus lower cost for repairs, and more importantly, less of a serious impact to driver and passengers • Relative easy implementation

43. Cons • Cars must already have an existing cruise control system  • Cars without a easily mounted Cruise Control system will make installation difficult

44. Will Do • The ICC is able to detect a vehicle in front of it. • Based on the distance, actual speed and speed differences, the system calculates the needed acceleration or deceleration to maintain a safe distance. • The ICC will help less aware drivers maintain control over the vehicle.

45. Project Status • Feasibility • Technology Research • Integration of radar with the cruise control computer

46. Will not do •  It will not change the driver’s behavior (aggressive driving)  • It will not be a pure safety device in which it can not directly prevent accident but it will increase reaction time

47. Technology (Chaotic Radar Waves) 1.) It is inexpensive  2.) It is more efficient 3.) It does more accurate measurements 4.) It is capable of high interference rejection

48. Social Impact • Less cost of insurance claims, injuries, and vehicle repairs in accidents • Safer roads due to the maintaining of speed and following distance.

49. Competition • Berkley- ($200M grant from GM) working on providing specifications for a fully operating system with the smart highway system • Mitsubishi- has design of the chaotic radar and should be implementing technology in new cars with next few years

50. Customer All vehicle owners who currently use a cruise control system