I once designed an air brake control system for GM Truck & Bus.
It had some nifty safety features, including a novel one to address
supply line breakage.
I can't stop thinking about such things.
So I've been wondering about designing vehicles which are resistant to such usage.
Let's consider trucks because they're more dangerous & they're more able to bear
the additional cost of an active security system.
We already know that there are sophisticated autonomous vehicle computer systems
on the road. So many of the basics are already in place. They just need a anti-terrorist
security system integrated.
Info input....
- Location....roadway, off-road, city, parking lot, Xmas market
- Path, ie, upcoming location possibilities
- Path status, eg, traffic light, road restrictions, road conditions, precipitation, prohibited, dangerous
- Speed
- Acceleration
- Misc: traction, tire pressure
- Driver condition & identification
- Threat or danger identification, eg, a human target in the path (cel phone signal, infrared signature)
Control systems.....
- Braking
- Transmission
- Engine
- Steering, ie, "fly by wire"
- Communication, eg, lights, horn, wireless connection
System evaluation....
- Path poses danger to truck, driver, pedestrians, other vehicles, environmentally sensitive area (eg, reservoir), etc.
This would be a function of location, speed, & accelerations.
- Unauthorized driver.
- Driver not behaving within acceptable parameters, eg, drowsy, intoxicated, driving over daily limit.
Possible system responses in case of threat or other problem....
- Notify authorities of danger by phone or internet.
- Annunciate danger to others, eg, flash lights, honk horn.
- Shut down engine & apply brakes.
- Unauthorized driver response: spray dye, taze, lock doors, play Nickelback on radio, notify authorities.
- Dispense caffeinated bacon to drowsy driver.
The above list is far from complete.
Feel free to add.
It had some nifty safety features, including a novel one to address
supply line breakage.
I can't stop thinking about such things.
So I've been wondering about designing vehicles which are resistant to such usage.
Let's consider trucks because they're more dangerous & they're more able to bear
the additional cost of an active security system.
We already know that there are sophisticated autonomous vehicle computer systems
on the road. So many of the basics are already in place. They just need a anti-terrorist
security system integrated.
Info input....
- Location....roadway, off-road, city, parking lot, Xmas market
- Path, ie, upcoming location possibilities
- Path status, eg, traffic light, road restrictions, road conditions, precipitation, prohibited, dangerous
- Speed
- Acceleration
- Misc: traction, tire pressure
- Driver condition & identification
- Threat or danger identification, eg, a human target in the path (cel phone signal, infrared signature)
Control systems.....
- Braking
- Transmission
- Engine
- Steering, ie, "fly by wire"
- Communication, eg, lights, horn, wireless connection
System evaluation....
- Path poses danger to truck, driver, pedestrians, other vehicles, environmentally sensitive area (eg, reservoir), etc.
This would be a function of location, speed, & accelerations.
- Unauthorized driver.
- Driver not behaving within acceptable parameters, eg, drowsy, intoxicated, driving over daily limit.
Possible system responses in case of threat or other problem....
- Notify authorities of danger by phone or internet.
- Annunciate danger to others, eg, flash lights, honk horn.
- Shut down engine & apply brakes.
- Unauthorized driver response: spray dye, taze, lock doors, play Nickelback on radio, notify authorities.
- Dispense caffeinated bacon to drowsy driver.
The above list is far from complete.
Feel free to add.
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