Patent ID: 8577550

Claim:
A control system to mitigate intersection crashes, comprising: an electronic control module equipped with a memory and in communication with at least one radar sensor sensing system, at least one environmental sensing system, at least one vehicle stability control system, at least one operator advisory system and at least one of a brake control system, a controllable steering system, an electronic power assisted steering system, and a powertrain control system, said system configured to: evaluate a driver response to a warning provided to the driver by the system, the warning indicative of anticipated entrance of a host vehicle into an intersection, pre-charge said brake control system according to criteria including driver input indicative of a corrective response to the provided warning not being received, the pre-charge being applied to a predetermined level in order to reduce time delay in braking without introducing a noticeable motion disturbance to the host vehicle, and utilize the pre-charged brake control system to invoke brake-based steer assist to augment received crash avoidance steering input.