Abstract
Numerous digital-based sensor systems have been demonstrated on intelligent vehicles but only the most rudimentary experiments have been attempted with analog VLSI chips in real-world environments. The most significant factor in the choice between analog and digital approaches to sensory processing in intelligent vehicles will be the cost of mass production. If analog sensors can be designed with enough speed, resolution and accuracy to solve sensory processing tasks, then the low-cost of mass production ensures that analog circuits will be the technology of choice for future generations of smart sensors. Current analog VLSI sensors do not have enough resolution and accuracy for most real-world tasks, but future analog devices will succeed by exploiting a combination of on-chip adaptation and novel embedded algorithms.
Recommended Citation
J. G. Harris, "Analog Chips And Intelligent Vehicles," IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium Proceedings, pp. 13 - 18, article no. 697290, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jan 1993.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/IVS.1993.697290
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1993
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National Science Foundation, Grant N00014-92-J-1879