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LG Electronics and Candera develop an innovative AR solution for automotive use
HMI tool provider Candera and electronics giant LG Electronics have joined forces in developing an innovative AR solution for head-up displays (HUDs) and centre information displays (CIDs) in automotive applications. Information such as pedestrian detection, ADAS alerts, navigational hints, point of interests (POIs) and more, are displayed directly in front of the driver, superimposed over the road, by augmenting the real world with computer-generated graphics. To implement these complex
requirements, LG Electronics has developed a powerful AR engine that merges the real world with digital content. The LG AR engine is built upon an advanced sensor fusion framework that gathers and combines information from various vehicle sensors in real time and predicts the future state of all interest objects around the car. This sophisticated signal-processing framework ensures stabilisation of AR content against vehicle dynamic motions and achieves reduced time delays. LG’s AR engine is optimised for computational complexity to achieve high frame rate in low performance
An AR simulator allows convenient development of automotive applications
system-on-chip (SoC) environments. In addition, it is also applicable to mobile devices like the Android phone by using built-in mobile sensors as input to the AR engine.
The solution was further enhanced with Candera’s powerful render engine, to minimise latency and enhance clarity of the indicated information. “Especially when it comes to ADAS
alerts or safety warnings, it is important that the information is displayed in real-time with zero delay,” said Roberto Hofer, technical sales manager of Candera. “Incorporating further performance and latency optimisations into our render engine, we can ensure in- time visualisation of warnings as well as a pinpoint accuracy of visualised objects even at high speeds.”
SKF and Imperial College London are jointly pushing the limits of tribology-related bearings R&D
SKF and Imperial College London are extending their R&D partnership in tribology for a further five years. The SKF University Technology Centre (UTC) has been housed at Imperial College London since 2010 and has delivered research that helps bearings perform better and longer, whilst also contributing to lower energy consumption in the machines they operate in.
“By better understanding the theory behind tribology-related failure mechanisms, we can design better and more efficient bearings. Working in close partnership with Imperial College London, our R&D teams in Houten, Netherlands, can greatly increase the speed at which this work can be conducted,” said Professor Guillermo Morales (pictured), Principal Scientist at SKF.
Students involved in the SKF UTC at Imperial College London have an opportunity to work with some of the
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industry’s most unique test facilities, including a novel sapphire bearing rig that enables the in-situ observation of bearing lubrication.
“The bearing industry has so many fantastic research opportunities. It’s great to partner with universities like Imperial College London to make sure
Professor Guillermo Morales (pictured right), Principal Scientist at SKF
some of the brightest minds out there apply their skills to the field of tribology. Collectively, we will be able to think outside the box to make even greater advancements,” said Morales.
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