News tagged with collision avoidance
Scientists develop method for verifying safety of computer-controlled devices
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance systems, high-speed train controls and other complex, ...
New car tech: Not just crash protection, but prevention
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A car that can brake itself to avoid a fender-bender during the morning commute might seem far into the future. Except it goes on sale in March. That's when City Safety, a low-speed collision-avoidance technology becomes ...
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'Back-breaking' work beliefs contribute to health workers' pain
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Whether from heaving, twisting, bending or bad lifting postures, it's well known that caring for the sick or elderly can lead to back pain. This often results in time off work or dropping out of caring professions altogether. ...
Jules Verne demonstrates flawless Collision Avoidance Maneuver
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2008 |
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Mission controllers received confirmation shortly after 10:45 CET (09:45 UT) this morning that Jules Verne ATV had successfully demonstrated the critical Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre. The crucial test began ...
Collision avoidance technology for mine haul trucks
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Today's mine haul tracks are massive vehicles in which drivers have limited vision and cannot see anything within around 30 meters. If a smaller vehicle on the mine site gets in the way of one of these monsters, ...
Warning signals for drivers who like to listen to music
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Listening to the radio can make it hard for drivers to hear the collision avoidance warning signals that are increasingly being introduced into new cars. Oxford University experimental psychologists have analysed ...
Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Following an overnight recovery operation, Jules Verne ATV's propulsion system has successfully been restored to full robustness. The spacecraft has since performed the first orbital manoeuvres necessary to ...
Crash warning for connected cars?
Jan 09, 2008 |
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European researchers have demonstrated in the lab a collision warning system for cars that could alert the driver several seconds in advance of an imminent impact. The device could save thousands of lives ...
Improved satellite navigation for remote areas
Aug 22, 2008 |
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CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship are working closely with industry and government to develop vastly improved navigation technology for remote areas.
Successful manoeuvres position Jules Verne ATV for crucial tests
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2008 |
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Jules Verne ATV successfully performed two boosts today, bringing the spacecraft to an altitude of 303 km – half-way between the insertion orbit reached after last Sunday's launch and the orbit of the International ...
Spacecraft Could Save Earth from Asteroids
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- British space engineers working for a space company in Stevenage in England, have designed a "gravity tractor" spacecraft to deflect any asteroids threatening to collide with Earth. The announcement ...
Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen.
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