公开(公告)号：US20040083042A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-29

申请号：US10065505

申请日：2002-10-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gary Steven Strumolo ,  Manoharprasad K. Rao ,  Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante ,  Priyaranjan Prasad ,  Saeed David Barbat

IPC: B60R021/32

CPC classification number: B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/0134

Abstract: A crash assessment and safety device activation system includes a target object potentially colliding with a host object in motion, is disclosed. A remote sensor is coupled to the host object and adapted to detect a target object within a region sensed thereby and generate an object signal from the target object. A visual sensor is adapted to sense the region sensed by the remote sensor and therefrom generate a visual signal. A safety device actuator is coupled to the host object and adapted to activate a safety device. A controller is attached to the host object, the remote sensor, the visual sensor and the safety device actuator. The control is adapted to assess collision threat from the remote sensor signal and confirm the presence of the target object with the vision sensor. The controller is further adapted to control the safety device actuator in response said threat assessment.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种碰撞评估和安全装置激活系统，包括可能与运动中的主体物体相撞的目标物体。 远程传感器耦合到主机对象并且适于检测由其感测的区域内的目标对象，并从目标对象生成对象信号。 视觉传感器适于感测由远程传感器感测的区域并且由此产生视觉信号。 安全装置致动器联接到主体物体并且适于激活安全装置。 控制器连接到主机，远程传感器，视觉传感器和安全装置致动器。 该控制适用于评估远程传感器信号的碰撞威胁，并使用视觉传感器确认目标对象的存在。 控制器进一步适于响应于所述威胁评估来控制安全装置致动器。