The automotive industry produces a stunning number of technological advances with each passing year. Every time a new vehicle arrives on the lot here at your Lehigh valley Hyundai dealer, there’s something new and exciting to look at. In addition to energy saving advances like the hybrid car and fuel cell technology, the industry is also making advances in areas like safety. One of the most amazing new technologies to appear out of the automotive industry in the last several years has been ESC.
ESC, which is short for Electronic Stability Control, is a technology that recognized when a loss of steering control occurs. ESC tries to compensate for the loss of control through the application of brakes. By applying individual brakes, ESC helps steer you in the direction you intend.
There are several key sensors involved in ESC technology. Some of the most important ones are:
A sensor that determines where you are trying to steer, known as the steering wheel angle sensor.
A sensor that determines the rate of rotation the car is making, known as the yaw rate sensor
A sensor that determines the lateral rate of the vehicle, called the lateral acceleration sensor
A sensor that measures wheel speed, called the wheel speed sensor.
ESC uses these sensors to determine how the driver intends to steer the vehicle and to determine how the vehicle is actually moving. ESC then compares those two factors and applies pressure to specific brakes to try to bring the actual movement path in line with the path the driver intends.
Of course, ESC can’t push a car past its own natural physical limits, or magically increase a car’s traction. It won’t keep accidents from happening. However, ESC does help the driver maintain control utilizing the car’s abilities and traction.
At your local Lehigh Valley Hyundai Dealer, we can tell you all about Hyundai’s ESC technology, as well as Hyundai’s Electronic Stability Program and Vehicle Stability Assist technology.
