What is a course stabilization system

Among the entries in the field of driving safety, recently received a permanent registration in serial vehicles, a special place belongs to the course stabilization system. Determining the critical car drift threshold and holding it on a given trajectory, the system eliminates the danger of loss of control.

Various manufacturers and concerns assign different names, which, in fact, hide the same system functionality. The most commonly found abbreviation ESP, but Kia and Hyundai Korean cars are used by the ESC, the BMW concern equips the "boomers", Jaguar and Rover system DSC, and the Japanese from Honda, Toyota and Nissan are proud of their own developments VSA, VSC and VDC, respectively.

The ESP system has a wide distribution among course stability systems, which is represented by anti-locking brake systems and distributing brake force, electronic blocking of differential and anti-slip system.

The system of course stability consists of a control system, an adjustment unit, as well as sensors controlling the motion parameters - an angle of rotation of the steering wheel, angular and linear speeds, etc.

The principle of operation of the system is to predict the possibility of an emergency due to the comparison of the driver's actions and the current parameters of the car movement. The system is activated if the electronics will consider the situation of emerging from under the control of the driver. This is manifested in a slowing down with individual brake efforts on each wheel, the feeling of the front wheels and change the degree of absorption of oscillations by shock absorbers.

The design of the course stability system has further configurable software functions. They are represented by a hydraulic amplifier of the brakes, the ability to prevent overturning and collision, an increase in the efficiency of the brakes during heating, the removal of the resulting moisture from the brake discs.

By purchasing a car, it is worth taking care not only about its comfort and share-tech, but also to make it most secure as possible for the driver and passengers. The course stabilization system should be included in a standard car package that will help compensate for the driver's errors on the road.