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The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high-torque, high-power rear-wheel-drive cars as a limited slip differential.A limited-slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.
A group of tell-tales showing lights for "brake fluid", "stop lamp" and "check engine" Graphical tell-talesA tell-tale, sometimes called an idiot light [1] or warning light, is an indicator of malfunction or operation of a system, indicated by a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol or text legend.
ControlTrac four-wheel drive is the brand name of a selectable automatic full-time four-wheel drive system offered by Ford Motor Company.The four-wheel drive system was designed and developed at BorgWarner under its TorqTransfer Systems division in the mid 1980s.
Ford Edge was recognized as one of the "Best Cars for Families" in 2007 by AAA and Parents Magazine. Edge earned the IIHS "Top Safety Pick" rating for models built after January 2007; The 3.5-L Duratec 35 V6 was named one of the world's "10 Best Engines" by Ward. Ford Edge was named "2007 Urban Truck of the Year" by On Wheels, Inc.
Electronic stability control (ESC), also referred to as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is a computerized technology [1] [2] that improves a vehicle's stability by detecting and reducing loss of traction . [3]
A lane detection system used behind the lane departure warning system uses the principle of Hough transform and Canny edge detector to detect lane lines from realtime camera images fed from the front-end camera of the automobile. A basic flowchart of how a lane detection algorithm works to help lane departure warning is shown in the figures.
Cruise control buttons can adjust the speed on some vehicles. [2] Applying pressure to the accelerator or brake pedal will override the HDC system. Later implementations combine HDC with traction control and low-range gears and have reduced the set speed to slower than walking pace for extra control.
2004: In July 2004, the Crown Majesta radar PCS added a single digital camera to improve the accuracy of collision forecast and warning and control levels. [53] [54] [55] 2006: Pre-collision system with Driver Monitoring System introduced in March 2006 on the Lexus GS 450h [53] using a CCD camera on the steering column. This system monitors the ...