Name: Faisal AlSarraj
Class: English 308
Instructor: Holly Hammond
Status Report of the
blind spot elimination project
Past project’s status:
The project of
eliminating the blind spot in the car and making car driving safer started July 5, 2003. The first step was to
collect data about the seriousness of the problem. I found out that an average
of 60 kids get run over in their driveway by cars. I also found out that 80
percent of accidents on the road are caused by the blind spot.
On July 6, 2003 I
found some sources about the problem I also analyzed some of the devices used
to solve the blind spot problem. New
cars today use some of these devices. These cars either use a sensor or a
camera.
July 10, 2003: Data was collected to measure
the extent of the efficiency of the sensor and camera. It was found that the
sensor was in a very early stage of efficiency. The camera was more efficient
than the sensor.
July 20, 2003 a proposal has been
sent to Ford Motor Company explaining the seriousness of the problem. A letter
has been sent to the government to propose a grant for the first company that
decides to do intensive research on the blind spot problem.
Today’s Project status:
Today August 3, 2003 Ford Motor Company
safety representative was contacted and that he scheduled an appointment for me
to meet him. The project of “blind spot
elimination” is at stage four. Stage four consists of providing Ford Motor
Company with the safety data collected by the research teams. The research
teams were working on data collecting for the last month. These data will be
sent to Ford Motor Company representative to analysis. The Company will make
prototypes of the new devices on prototype cars. The company will also test the
cars in Detroit, Michigan.
Future Project Work:
On
August 7, 2003 the
government will be contacted to get some funds to promote the research. Ford
Motor Company will receive the grant to help with their safety measures and
improve SUV’s safety.
On August 10, 2003 Ford Motor Company will
test the equipments in all weather and gather the durability data. These data
will be handed to their safety department and the financial department.
On
August 12, 2003 they will
install the first devices on a production car. The car that will be used is
going to be one of their SUVs.
On
August 20, 2003 a
production line will be installed at the main factory in Detroit,
Michigan. Depending on the data and price
will determine which device will be used.
On
August 31, 2003 the final
data have been collected on safety. There will be five production line
installed in North America and Europe.
The project will be at the end. Hopefully with Ford Motor Company installing
all the blind spot devices, this will lead all competitors to provide these
safety measures. Also by this time, the government should have passed a policy
to mandate all car manufactures to install some sort of blind spot device.