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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 347SMASMDSMTSNSSOCSPISPLsrSRAMSSVSSTIMTABTBCTBIMTcoTCPTCP/IPTCRshape memory alloysurface mount device; see SMTsurface mount technology; method of attaching components,both electrically and mechanically, to the surface ofa conductive patternsmart inertial navigation systemsystem on a chip; a highly integrated application-specificintegrated circuitserial peripheral interfacesound pressure levelsteradianstatic RAMsuper smart vehicle systems; term used in Japan for vehicleswith several new electronic systems, typically used in ITSsmart transducer interface module; module defined inIEEE 1451 standard that includes the TEDS and the supportingelectronics, including the transducer on the transducerside of the hardware interface to the NCAPtape-automated bonding; semiconductor packaging techniquethat uses a tiny leadframe to connect circuitry on thesurface of the chip to a substrate instead of wire bondstransducer bus controllertransducer bus interface module; module that consists ofone to N transducers, an IEEE 1451.3-defined TEDS, andinterface logic to control and transfer data across theminibustemperature coefficient of offsettransmission control protocoltransmission control protocol/Internet protocoltemperature coefficient of resistance