Sensors

More than 20 per cent of all accidents involving trucks take place in traffic queues or similar situations. That is why Volvo Trucks has developed a system called Automated Queue Assistance (AQuA) which helps the driver in slow-moving queues by taking control of the vehicle. The system is being demonstrated between June 21st-22nd during at the HAVEit Final Event in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Melexis announces the launch of a new image sensor in the “Avocet” series, the MLX75412 extended HDR Image Sensor. The MLX75412 includes two on-chip functions: a high performing fully automatic Extended HDR and exposure control function named “Autobrite” and an adaptive histogram remapping function named “Autoview”. With these functions, a full feature set is offered which greatly simplifies building HDR camera...

ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH has developed the high-durability RDC90 Series resistive rotary sensor. Samples will be available from August 2011. Control of internal mechanisms inside robots, controllers and other commercial equipment needs to be optimized to ensure greater safety, convenience and energy efficiency. This requires detection of the mechanism’s current status, including parameters such as position and angle. Position and angle detect...

Huawei, a leading telecom solutions provider, today announced that it received the Excellence in Standards Development Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This award recognizes Huawei's outstanding contributions in setting the IEEE 802.1AS standard.

Following the successful launch of the world’s smallest digital humidity and temperature sensor in 2010, the fully calibrated sensors of the SHT2x family have already won design slots in many applications.

The SMA550 and SMA560 are versatile accelerometers for automotive passive safety systems. They are typically used as central sensors in the airbag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and measure the deceleration rate of a vehicle during a collision to activate restraint systems, such as front and side airbags or seatbelt tensioner. Other applications like shock monitoring are also possible.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced a new Qorivva 32-bit microcontroller (MCUs) built on Power Architecture(R) technology designed to make the surround-camera parking assist systems traditionally found in more expensive luxury cars more affordable and accessible for a broad range of vehicles.

Euro NCAP today publishes the results of seven new vehicles, including its first test of a fully electric car, marking the start of a series of EV tests in 2011.

MEDER electronic has expanded its range of MK11 series threaded reed sensors with the addition of a new, more affordable and structurally robust brass model.

Studies reveal that mirror-borne displays are more effective than in-dash displays in helping to detect and avoid car reversing accidents