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Working with the University of California at Berkeley,
O'Conner
developed a ranging sensor that lets cars
electronically lock together at 12 feet apart while traveling up to 75
mph. It features a range precision of better than 1/2
inch.
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With a simpler sensor,
the cruise
adaptor can reset a car's cruise control to a slightly lower speed to
prevent drifting into the car ahead. If the car ahead speeds up or
moves out of the beam, the host car goes back
to the resume speed.
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Ground speed sensing is also
a strong point. Sensors are available that measure
speed down to 0.04 mph over
almost any terrain. Another sensor, for race cars, measures up to
600
mph.
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And while talking about terrain,
O'Conner
developed a sensor for the Army that makes a high resolution profile
of the ground in front of a Humvee. Linked through a
suspension controller from UC Berkeley and Scientific Systems, the
Humvee can travel at double normal speeds over rough terrain.
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