38 | AutoPartsAsia | NOVEMBER 2017detected in the driver’s intention or a
critical situation occurs, the system
will autonomously intervene and
apply the brakes.With BS-IV norms in India, the
communication between the
engine, vehicle and brake system
can influence the engine to reduce
speed and bring the vehicle back to
the track the driver intended to go
on. A vehicle can slide off and skid
when driving on wet roads where the
contact between the tyres and road
is not adequate. It can also happen
on highways when driving very fast
around kerbs. ESCsmart can helpreduce the chances of accidents,
particularly associated with rollover,
skidding and jack-knifing.The company claims that ESC
system focuses fully on safety
resulting in a lot of cost saving
for fleet owners due to accident
prevention. It is also focussing
on easy application and quick-to-
market solutions to support the
OEMs to have quick turnarounds
in cost-effective ways. “We also
need to go in for localisation to be
cost efficient,” Dirk Wohltmann,
Engineering Director and Head of
Engineering, WABCO India, said.Technology
With steering aligned to centre,
ESCsmart knows what the driver
really wants to do and monitors
the direction that the driver is
steering and how it influences the
vehicle’s stability. There are learning
algorithms in the software itself that
can make the vehicle adapt to the
changes in load, tyre pressure and
in the geometry of the vehicle owing
to wear and tear. The system can
measure physical values at every
stage of driving.
ESCsmart measures these values,
compares them with the geometricSPECIAL REPORT