Patent ID: 6819991
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B60R,G01S

Abstract:
A pre-crash assessment system, having a first target object in a near zone of a host object in motion, comprising:a remote sensor coupled to the host object for detecting a first target object dynamic; a status monitoring sensor coupled to the host object for detecting a host object dynamic; a first safety device actuator, coupled to the host object, for activating a first safety device; a first safety device activation specification defining a first threshold for said first safety device actuator; and a safety device controller, coupled to the host object for generating a threshold criteria assessment based on said host object dynamic and said first target object dynamic, said controller estimating future positions of the host object and the first target object, said controller further estimating whether a potential for crash between the host object and the first target object is within said first threshold for said first safety device actuator, said safety device controller further controlling said first safety device actuator in response to said threshold criteria assessment.