Patent ID: 6842684

Claim:
A system for controlling a braking system of a vehicle that is moving toward an object, comprising: a vehicle speed (VS) sensor; a steering direction (SD) sensor; at least one sensor configured to provide a distance to the object (DTO); a processor in operable communication with the braking system and configured to receive the VS, the SD and DTO, said processor further configured to: (i) determine a projected vehicle path (PVP) and a minimum stopping distance (MSD) for the vehicle based at least in part on the VS and the SD; (ii) determine whether the object is in the PVP and whether the DTO is less than or equal a threshold distance (TD); (iii) determine a required deceleration (RD) for the braking system to substantially reduce the vehicle speed if the object is in the PVP and the DTO is less than or equal the threshold distance (TD); and (iv) communicate the RD to the braking system.