Texas Instruments: Automotive Grade Chips Priced Over 500 Yuan

Texas Instruments: Automotive Grade Chips Priced Over 500 Yuan

Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC) ADC12QJ1600-Q1: Priced at 1577.095 Yuan. It is a four-channel, 12-bit, 1.6GSPS ADC with a JESD204C interface designed for automotive applications. The multi-channel and high sampling rate make it suitable for scenarios where multiple high-speed analog signals need to be collected simultaneously in vehicles, such as the collection of multiple sensor signals in … Read more

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS): How to Quickly Become an Expert in the Field

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS): How to Quickly Become an Expert in the Field

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are revolutionizing the automotive industry by enhancing vehicle safety, reducing accidents, and improving driving comfort. With an increasing number of regulations mandating the inclusion of ADAS features and consumer demand for safer vehicles, the market for ADAS-equipped cars is rapidly growing. Consequently, the demand for skilled professionals in this field … Read more

Magna Partners with European Automaker to Launch Next-Generation Front Camera Module

Magna Partners with European Automaker to Launch Next-Generation Front Camera Module

■Editor: Bright ■Source: Magna Magna’s Gen5 system features a scalable all-in-one front camera module with long-range perception and side detection capabilities, which will be widely used across various platforms and vehicle models in the coming years, expected to begin production in late September 2023. ▲The Gen5 front camera module system is produced at Magna’s facilities … Read more

Achieving High-Performance Sensor Fusion with ARC VPX DSP IP on a Budget for Embedded Solutions

Achieving High-Performance Sensor Fusion with ARC VPX DSP IP on a Budget for Embedded Solutions

Key Trends Driving the Demand for Sensor FusionSensor fusion refers to the combination of data from multiple sensors to obtain more complete and accurate results. By utilizing information provided by various sensors, better environmental awareness can be achieved. For instance, humans can understand their surroundings by combining information collected from various “sensors” (eyes, ears, nose, … Read more

Radar, Artificial Intelligence, and Increasing Autonomy Redefining Automotive IC Design

Radar, Artificial Intelligence, and Increasing Autonomy Redefining Automotive IC Design

The increasing intelligence in vehicles is leading to a greater reliance on some technologies that were previously marginalized. The level of autonomy in vehicles is continuously increasing, fundamentally changing the technologies people choose, how they are used, how they interact, and how they will evolve throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle. The entire vehicle architecture is being … Read more

Technical Insights: How Sensors and Processors Create Smarter and More Autonomous Robots

Technical Insights: How Sensors and Processors Create Smarter and More Autonomous Robots

Click the blue text above Follow us! Autonomous robots are intelligent machines that can understand and navigate their environment without human control or intervention. Although autonomous robot technology is relatively new, it has been widely applied in various fields such as factories, warehouses, cities, and homes. For example, autonomous robots can be used to transport … Read more

Multi-Sensor Fusion Perception – Sensor Extrinsic Calibration and Online Calibration Learning

Multi-Sensor Fusion Perception - Sensor Extrinsic Calibration and Online Calibration Learning

0. Introduction For unmanned vehicles and intelligent robots, the extrinsic calibration between various sensors during assembly has always been a challenging issue. The author has systematically studied the problems of sensor extrinsic calibration and online calibration. The following figure shows several commonly used coordinate systems, and the common extrinsic calibration issues often involve the extrinsic … Read more

Understanding Texas Instruments’ Humanoid Robot Motor Drive and Sensor Layout

Understanding Texas Instruments' Humanoid Robot Motor Drive and Sensor Layout

According to reports from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Wu Zipeng), with continuous breakthroughs in core technologies such as AI large models, motor drives, and multimodal sensing, humanoid robots are at the critical point of technological breakthroughs and large-scale production, showcasing tremendous development potential. The “Humanoid Robot Industry Research Report” indicates that the market size for humanoid … Read more

Audi A8’s Autonomous Driving System

Audi A8's Autonomous Driving System

The Audi A8, as the world’s first mass-produced car equipped with Level 3 autonomous driving, still holds significant relevance today. The latest teardown of the zFAS reveals that achieving higher levels of autonomous driving is more challenging from both technical and economic perspectives than anyone initially expected. The entire automotive industry is still facing the … Read more

Lessons Learned from the Audi A8’s Autonomous Driving System

Lessons Learned from the Audi A8's Autonomous Driving System

The Audi A8, as the world’s first mass-produced car with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities, still holds significant relevance today. The latest disassembly of the zFAS reveals that achieving higher levels of autonomous driving is more challenging from both technical and economic perspectives than anyone initially expected. The entire automotive industry is still facing the … Read more