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Control Engineering

Assignment
Adaptive Cruise Control System

Far Eastern University Alabang


Mechanical Engineering Department
Engr. John Louie Gaddi

Submitted by:
Luc Andrei L. Balansay
Presila Angelyn C. Guifaya
Jude Angelo C. Pascual
ME31

February 03, 2023


Introduction
Ever since vehicles roamed around the world, discussions about safety of vehicles have
been a topic of interest. With it, people come up with new ideas to make upcoming vehicles
safer, until Ralph Teetor, an automotive engineer who was completely blind, invented what
people consider as the modern cruise control (first called as the “Speedostat”). As time passes by,
more technology has been developed until engineers came up with the Adaptive Cruise Control.
The Cruise Control system helps users, may it be a driver or a rider, to maintain a specific
speed without interfering with the vehicle's accelerator. It benefits users physically and
financially by easing foot fatigue when it comes to long drives. As stated by Kia British
Dominica (n.d.), Because of its capacity to maintain a constant pace, cruise control can help in
fuel efficiency by saving an average of 7-14% on gas compared to normal driving. Additionally,
an updated technology, Adaptive Cruise Control, also helps maintain a constant pace, but with its
additional safety features, it adjusts the speed of its vehicles to match the speed in front of it.

Methodology
With limited equipment availability, Meta-Analysis method is used to understand more
about Adaptive Cruise Control System. This method will consider different data coming from
various research papers to delve deeper into the control systems associated with the Adaptive
Cruise Control System. The research paper aims to understand how the Cruise Control System
works and its limitations for the researchers to understand whether ACS makes traveling safer or
the other way around.

Discussion
Understanding the limitations of the Adaptive Cruise Control Technology enables people
to be more cautious about how they should drive since these types of systems are not completely
faultless. But before delving into its limitations, the Adaptive Cruise Control System should be
understood.
Fig 1. Basic Control System components on an ACC

According to MCDW (2018, April 24), The Adaptive Cruise Control System or the ACC,
it has two sensors which includes the Distance and Wheel Speed Sensors. Distance Sensors,
either in front of the car or behind the grill, monitor the gap between its own vehicle and the
vehicle ahead. Speed Sensors, which are mounted in the axle, conveys a message to the
Electronic Control Unit to act on whether the vehicle should accelerate or decelerate. Similarly,
Distance Sensors also conveys data to the ECU for it to understand whether the vehicle should
accelerate, decelerate or maintain its speed. Relatively, with the normal block diagram of a
closed loop system, the input is the User’s Control which is commonly located in the steering
wheel.
With radar based systems, it sends radar waves which reflect off objects in front of its
vehicle. Based on the reflection, ACC utilizes distance, direction, and relative speed to determine
if the car is within the distance. Since ACC mainly focuses on what is in front of the vehicle, it
has its challenges and limitations. The challenges include curving roads, Hills, merging, slow
and heavy traffic.
Fig 2. Percentages of owners and non-owners who answered correctly, incorrectly, and
“I don’t know” for selecting individual items on the knowledge questionnaire.

The figure shown above is from the study made by DeGuzman & Donmez (2021). The
figure shows that Owners and non-Owners have a better understanding of part of the main
limitations of Adaptive Cruise Control but a large percentage also shows that owners still have a
misconception when it comes to ACC.

Conclusion
Wrapping up everything that was stated, it was understood that Adaptive cruise control
system works with the use of radars, such as; distance sensors between the vehicle and the one
ahead, and wheel speed sensors that convey messages to the electronic control unit which
decides if it should accelerate or decelerate. It is winning when it comes to comfort and
convenience, however, it only focuses on the front vehicle, making it its weakness when it comes
to safety of the passenger, especially when it comes to the knowledge of owners, since numerous
owners have shown that they only have limited understanding of what an Adaptive Cruise
Control is.
References

DeGuzman, C. A., & Donmez, B. (2021). Drivers still have limited knowledge about adaptive
cruise control even when they own the system. Transportation Research Record, 2675(10),
328–339. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211011482

My Car Does What. (2018, April 24). Adaptive cruise control - My car does what.
https://mycardoeswhat.org/deeper-learning/adaptive-cruise-control/#:~:text=ACC%20uses%20in
formation%20from%20two,car%20in%20front%20of%20you

Does cruise control save gas? | Kia British Dominica. (n.d.). Kia British Dominica.
https://www.kia.com/dm/discover-kia/ask/does-cruise-control-save-gas.html#:~:text=Cruise%20
control%20can%20help%20you,pedals%20can%20eat%20more%20gas.

Cruise Control systems (Automobile). (n.d.).


https://what-when-how.com/automobile/cruise-control-systems-automobile/

A brief history of cruise control systems | TomTom blog. (n.d.). TomTom.


https://www.tomtom.com/newsroom/explainers-and-insights/a-brief-history-of-cruise-control-sys
tems/

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