This paper presents an approach to detect the road surface condition based on multi-sensor data fusion for an improved preconditioning of automotive control systems. It involves the use of different measuring systems. The sensor signals build the inputs of a pre-processing block, where a specific frequency-based and statistical analysis is implemented. To estimate the road state a decision block based on a fuzzy expert system has been defined and tested.
Print ISSN: 0171-8096
Volume: 73, 06/2006
Pages: 317 - 324