Patent ID: 6721659
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B60R,B60W,G08G

Abstract:
A collision warning and safety countermeasure system for an automotive vehicle having a vehicle sensor complex and generating a vehicle sensor complex signal, said system comprising:a sensor fusion generating an object status signal; a threat assessor electrically coupled to said sensor fusion and the vehicle sensor complex, said threat assessor generating a vehicle status signal in response to the vehicle sensor complex signal; said threat assessor in response to said vehicle status signal and said object status signal generating a collision assessment signal; an active countermeasure controller electrically coupled to said threat assessor and comprising; an operator intent estimator generating an operator intent estimator signal in response to said vehicle sensor complex signal; said active countermeasure controller generating an active countermeasure signal in response to said collision assessment signal, the vehicle sensor complex signal, and said operator intent estimator signal; a passive countermeasure controller electrically coupled to said threat assessor, said passive countermeasure controller generating a passive countermeasure signal in response to said collision assessment signal and the vehicle sensor complex signal; and an indicator electrically coupled to said threat assessor and generating a collision warning signal in response to said collision assessment signal.