Autonomous Car Sensors Lecture
Autonomous Car research and development is booming today, with many companies developing such cars, e.g., TESLA, BMW, MERCEDES, FIAT, TOYOTA, to name a few. Very many application areas emerge from companies like UBER and LYFT, that tend to change the city landscape in the near future, e.g.,
-Car rentals (instead of car purchases)
-Autonomous taxis.
-Autonomous vans for goods transportation.
This lecture overviews Autonomous Car Sensors that has many applications in autonomous car perception. It covers the following topics in detail: Cameras, Lidars. Other sensors: Radars, Ultrasonic transducers, Global positioning system (GPS), Inertial measurement unit (IMU). Signal sensors: coolant temperature sensor, steering angle sensor, throttle position sensor. Traffic sensors: accelerometers, piezoelectric sensors, magnetometers, microwave radars, ultrasonic radars, acoustic sensors, infrared light sensors, video cameras.