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Lasers Test Accuracy of Car Crash Systems

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Government seeks to improve effectiveness of warning devices.

Michael A. Greenwood

For many drivers, it is their last best hope. The crash-warning systems that are increasingly common in higher-end cars sound an alarm if a collision is imminent, providing a few precious seconds for the operator to slam on the brakes or quickly change course to avoid an accident. A laser-based system to test the effectiveness of crash-warning systems in cars and trucks has been developed by NIST. Courtesy of NIST. The reliability of these systems is crucial, so the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., wants to find out whether there is room for...Read full article

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    Published: January 2008
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