Patent ID: 9260140
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A system for a vehicle comprising: a plurality of photonic crystals distributed on an area of the vehicle and configured to produce a color change state; and at least one location tag bonded to the area having the plurality of photonic crystals and positioned on the vehicle, wherein the at least one location tag is configured to store and provide mapping data relating to a location of the plurality of photonic crystals on the vehicle, wherein upon receiving an external impact, a measurement of force is computed based on the color change state of at least one photonic crystal caused by the external impact and the mapping data of the plurality of photonic crystals that provides a reference positioning of the plurality of photonic crystals on the vehicle is used to construct a post-crash force map associated with a deformation of a body of the vehicle caused by the external impact.