The Active Noise Cancellation system is designed to implement an acoustically adaptive algorithm that cancels the unwanted sound by generating an anti-sound (or anti-noise) of equal amplitude and opposite phase. The original sound and the anti-sound acoustically combine, resulting in the cancellation of both sounds, thus improving the acoustical comfort in the vehicle.
AMG – Aufrecht Melcher Grossaspach
AMG is short for Aufrecht Melcher Grossaspach, and is the tuning arm of Mercedes-Benz. The company was founded in 1967 by former Mercedes engineer Hans-Werner Aufrecht and his business partner Erhard Melcher in a small German town named Grossaspach. The name originated from each of the two partner’s family names and the town in which […]
ALR – Automatic Locking Retractors
Automatic Locking Retractors allow the safety belt to be pulled in one motion until fastened, then operates as a ratchet, thus preventing further extension. On most safety belts you will hear a faint clicking sound that indicates the belt is locked and ratcheting in. The Automatic Locking Retractors on belts help to keep the occupants […]
ALD – Automatic Locking Differential
The Automatic Locking Differential improves handling during acceleration in curves or when one of the driving wheels is on a surface with a different grip coefficient than the others. In short, it ensures the best rotational speed for each of the driving wheels, thus preventing loss of the car’s dynamics during evasive maneuvers or potentially […]
AIRMATIC – Airmatic
Instead of a conventional suspension and damping system with coil springs and gas-pressure shock absorbers, some Mercedes-Benz models are equipped with AIRMATIC, a system which combines a pneumatic suspension with the Adaptive Damping System (ADS). All of its components mainly consist of pneumatic lines, pneumatic suspension struts on all wheels, an air compressor, a central […]
Airbag ECU – Airbag Electronic Control Unit
The Airbag ECU uses information gathered from deceleration sensors usually located in the crumple zones of a vehicle. Within just 15 milliseconds of any impact, the information is already processed by the ECU, therefore it can determine if there is really a need for airbag deployment, whether they should be triggered in stages (in the […]
AIRBAG – Airbag
The airbag is also called a “Supplementary Restraint System”, and in short it consists of an inflatable bag or envelope which keeps the occupants from hitting any hard parts of the vehicle’s interior during a crash. In case of a collision, cars equipped with airbags give a much better chance of survival for its occupants, […]
AIRBAG – Airbag
The airbag is also called a “Supplementary Restraint System”, and in short it consists of an inflatable bag or envelope which keeps the occupants from hitting any hard parts of the vehicle’s interior during a crash. In case of a collision, cars equipped with airbags give a much better chance of survival for its occupants, […]
AFS – Active Front-lighting System
The Active Front-lighting system (AFS) can redirect the headlamp units individually on a horizontal direction during vehicle cornering. All is made in accordance with steering angle and vehicle speed, and is assisted by a computer which determines the angle it needs to rotate the headlamps. An early purely mechanical version of the system appeared in […]
AERODYNAMICS – Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics are a very important part of automotive design, since it singlehandedly can influence by a high margin factors like fuel consumption, noise levels, top speed and undesired lift forces experienced by any vehicle at high speed. A more streamlined car will have a lower drag coefficient, thus increasing its mileage, its top speed and […]