scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Study for Estimation and Reduction of The Blind Spot in A Passenger Car

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Thara Reshma I. V. ◽  
Mohammad Zuber ◽  
Shlok Gupta ◽  
Akhil Agarwal ◽  
Sharun Hegde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Side View ◽  
Commercial Software ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
Human Effort ◽  
Blind Spots

The purpose of developing an automobile was to reduce human effort, travel faster, and cover longer distances. Cars were meant for transporting a small number of people from one point to another. In India, the four-wheeler segment has picked up over the years due to economic liberalization. The vehicles have been undergoing constant improvements. This may be either in the design or the final product. Also, the importance of aerodynamics is a crucial factor considered while designing a vehicle. This study focuses on improving the aerodynamics of the side-view mirror and reducing the blind spot region. The side mirror of Toyota Etios Liva was used in this study. Blind spots were first determined, and the mirror drag is analyzed experimentally in a wind tunnel and numerically using commercial software. The results show that the drag value of the new mirror was 0.449 compared to 0.634 of the original mirror. This work helps to reduce the blind spot region of the car considered for the study.

scholarly journals A few questions regarding perceptual filling-in of the blind spot

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernt Skottun
Keyword(s):  
Blind Spot ◽  
Presence And Absence ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Blind Spots

The fact that we are generally unaware of our blind spots is supposed to be the result of the visual systemfilling them in. This brings up the question of what would be the case if no filling-in were to take place.In other words, what would be the difference between the presence and absence of filling-in. The lack of aclear answer to this question makes it unclear what is to be explained by filling-in or even if any explanationis called for. Because filling-in is supposed to be accomplished by some ”mechanism” the lack of an answeralso raises a question regarding what is to be meant by ”mechanisms” in this case.

Assessment of Passenger Car for Surface Dirt Contamination in Wind Tunnel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Arun Gulavani ◽  
Sujit Chalipat ◽  
Michael Samples
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Passenger Car

Blind-Spots in Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Perceptual Mean

Apeiron ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-284
Author(s):  
Roberto Grasso
Keyword(s):  
Blind Spot ◽  
The Other ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Physiological Reaction ◽  
Sensory Apparatus ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sense Of Touch ◽  
Blind Spots

AbstractThis paper aims to identify several interpretive problems posed by the final part of DA II.11 (423b27–424 a10), where Aristotle intertwines the thesis that a sense is like a ‘mean’ and an explanation for the existence of a ‘blind spot’ related to the sense of touch, adding the further contention that we are capable of discriminating because the mean ‘becomes the other opposite’ in relation to the perceptible property being perceived. To solve those problems, the paper explores a novel interpretation of Aristotle’s claims, arguing that they describe a homeostatic physiological reaction by which the sensory apparatus responds to perceptible stimuli. According to the proposed interpretation, such homeostatic reaction constitutes a necessary condition for perceiving what Aristotle refers to as ‘proper’ perceptible features, which include properties like ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ as well as colors and sounds.

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