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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

en courbes

English translation:

on bends

Added to glossary by Louisa Tchaicha
Sep 14, 2016 21:33
7 yrs ago
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French term

en courbes

French to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks autonomous vehicles
Hello,

"le bus est équipé du système anti-patinage qui optimise la traction et l’adhérence au démarrage, l’ESP qui corrige la trajectoire du véhicule en courbes pour éviter les sorties de route, ..."

I've just put "corrects the vehicle’s trajectory", any help with "en courbes" would be highly appreciated! I'm guessing this means that this ESP (electronic stability program) system does not get the car back in its trajectory with jerky, sudden movements....but with mouvements en courbes...?

Thank you.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 on bends
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Discussion

Jennifer Levey Sep 15, 2016:
@Chris As a fellow engineer I agree that the ST is slightly ambiguous – but only for a specialist. Your description of “micromovements” and characterisation of the trajectory as “a series of continuous curves” are of course perfectly valid. But somewhat more specialised than the ST, as a whole, seems to demand in terms of specialist understanding.
chris collister Sep 15, 2016:
I admit to some unease at "on bends". An autonomous vehicle attempting to follow a dead straight line will still execute a series of micromovements in response to tiny error corrections due to e.g. road camber, wind, etc.. The "trajectory" is necessarily a series of continuous curves. In the real world, such a vehicle is confronted with numerous obstacles, not just bends in the road, and the steering control is always very busy. Just look at your own steering wheel next time you go for a spin and see how it is constantly in motion. Take a look at http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl/~tkeviczky/files/KevFalBorAsgHro_... for a useful discussion of some of the aspects of driverless vehicles.

Proposed translations

+7
1 hr
Selected

on bends

'courbes' as in 'bends in the road' (i.e. places where the ESP can stop the vehicle heading off at a tangent and ending up in the undergrowth.
Note from asker:
Thank you Robin :)
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M
7 hrs
agree Terry Richards
8 hrs
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
8 hrs
agree writeaway : or curves/UK-US divide? Recent UK Department for Transport (DfT) evidence found deaths or serious .... This study cannot be generalised to all curves in roads due to varying road ...
10 hrs
I recall reading somewhere that roads (and rivers) have 'bends', and only railways have 'curves' (and preferably spiral ones).
agree AllegroTrans
11 hrs
agree Georgi McCarthy
13 hrs
agree Lee Nicoletti-Jones
16 hrs
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