Ford Evasive Steering Assist – Steering You Out of Trouble

Authors

Prof. Dr. Peter Zegelaar, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Helmuth Bosch, Dipl.-Ing. Gregor Allexi, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Schiebahn, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Elvir Vukovic, Ford-Werke GmbH, Aachen & Cologne;
Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Notelaers, Ford-Werke GmbH, Lommel

Summary

Designed to operate at city and highway speeds, Evasive Steering Assist (ESA) uses radar and a camera to detect slower moving and stationary vehicles ahead and provides steering support to enable drivers to help avoid a vehicle if a collision is imminent. The system is activated if there is insufficient space to avoid a collision by braking only and the driver decides to take evasive action. Evasive Steering Assist builds on existing Forward Collision Warning technology, and Pre-Collision Assist, which reduces the severity of some frontal collisions involving vehicles and pedestrians, or help drivers avoid some impacts altogether.

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