大學(xué)英語綜合課程book4,B4-Unit2SmartCa.ppt

Unit 2 Smart Cars 智能汽車,Contents,1. Warming Up Activities,2. Text Organization,3. Global Analysis,Warming Up: Types of Automobile,Automobile (美)各種機(jī)動(dòng)車總稱 Car (英)尤指小轎車 (美)小轎車，四輪馬車 Convertible 敞篷雙門轎跑車 Sports Coupe 硬頂跑車 Off-road vehicle 越野車,Types of Automobile,Classical car 老爺車 MPV-Multi-Purpose Vehicle多功能車 Recreational Car房車,Lead-in Activity,Can you name some famous cars ?,Rolls and Royce 勞斯萊斯,Toyota,Toyota is a world famous brand of cars. The company is in Japan.,Mercedes-Benz,This brand has stood for more than 100 years. It is a German company.,General Motors (GM) has steered around competitors to remain the worlds #1 maker of cars and trucks, with brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, and Oldsmobile (which is being discontinued).,General Motors,悍馬,Discussion,What functions do you think a car should have? Discuss and list? 1.Promote peoples mobility, bringing us convenience. 2.Improve working efficiency, saving us plenty of time. 3. Symbol of social status, enriching our life.,Words about Cars,number plate,headlight,sidelight,indicator light,tire,door,door handle,wing mirror/rear view mirror,hood,trunk,rear light,windshield,windshield wiper,roof,Text Organization,Functions of the text,New Functions brought by Advanced technology,eliminate traffic accidents,warn of traffic jams,determine cars precise locations,Paras 4-6,drunk electronic sensors driving warning radars sleepy driving monitoring camera,Paras 7,Paras 8-9,time taken for signal from satellite to arrive rotations in the steering wheel and position on map,sensors in cars tuned to radio signals from Navstar for traffic jams,What are the features of the future cars?,I. They can see, hear, feel, smell, talk and act,The key to tomorrows smart cars will be sensors.,Sensors Applications,II. Eliminate most car accidents 減少交通事故,Car accidents are the most threatening disaster in our daily life.,Statistics of Car Accidents,2009年河南發(fā)生道路交通事故8587起，造成1997人死亡，10159人受傷，直接經(jīng)濟(jì)損失達(dá)3302.88萬元,III. Avoid being stolen by thieves 防盜,Avoiding being stolen by thieves via specially mounted sensor monitoring the cars premises.,IV. Monitor driving conditions 評(píng)估駕駛,The Smart car can monitor your driving and help you make wise decision.,V. Locate ones position and warn of jam,1.measure distances 2.design the best line,Global Positioning System (GPS),GPS is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit (軌道)by the U.S. Department of Defense (國防部). GPS was originally intended for military applications, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use (民用). GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.,GPSs Development 發(fā)展歷史,GPS Satellite,24 satellites in 6 orbital planes; 4 satellites in each plane平面,How GPS system functions,Transmitting route,GPS Navigation (導(dǎo)航),Useful Expression,Homework,Review what are the new functions of the smart cars in the future. 2. In the case of fuel shortage, air pollution and traff