Patent ID: 11891053
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method implemented on a computer, the method comprising:
receiving, at one or more processors, first input related to expected states of a vehicle and another vehicle or object at impact event initiation for a plurality of cases with positions, orientations, and velocities as parameters used for impact event evaluation;
receiving, at the one or more processors, second input related to expected vehicle pre-crash occupant position and position excursion during a pre-impact event maneuver for at least a portion of the plurality of cases; and
simulating, utilizing the one or more processors, an impact event for a simulation case of the plurality of cases using both the first input and the second input to improve the performance of a safety system of the vehicle with a combined effect from a collision avoidance feature and an injury prevention feature.