Guidance of Vehicles by Telecommand in Order to Simulate Accidents

720677

02/01/1972

Event
National West Coast Meeting
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After using an analog computer and a mechanical substitution system to determine if the project was possible, a remote control ground vehicle was designed and constructed which would follow a predetermined course at a given speed to test the handling characteristics of vehicles and to conduct crash tests safely. The vehicle is guided visually via onboard TV. Data are fed back by 6-channel FM, while 4-channel FM serves to transmit commands to servo motors in the unmanned vehicle. Except for a cathode ray tube, all onboard control instrumentation is crashproof, and a self-contained power source provides for fail-safe braking.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/720677
Pages
10
Citation
Schimkat, H., Unterreiner, E., and Will, R., "Guidance of Vehicles by Telecommand in Order to Simulate Accidents," SAE Technical Paper 720677, 1972, https://doi.org/10.4271/720677.
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Published
Feb 1, 1972
Product Code
720677
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English