Far side impact protection for driver
    1.
    发明授权
    Far side impact protection for driver 有权
    驾驶员远侧碰撞保护

    公开(公告)号:US08430424B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-30

    申请号:US13326567

    申请日:2011-12-15

    IPC分类号: B60R21/16

    CPC分类号: B60R21/2334 B60R21/015

    摘要: A transportation vehicle has an inflatable restraint mounted proximate to a passenger seating location which is configured to inflate in an appropriate manner to interact with a passenger during an impact. The inflatable restraint is of a type not inflated in response to a frontal impact when the passenger seating location is empty. For enhanced protection of a driver, a restraint controller detects a far side impact that initiates at the side of the vehicle opposite from the driver, detects that the passenger seating location is empty, and causes inflation of the inflatable restraint to interact with the driver in response to the far side impact and the passenger seating location being empty.

    摘要翻译: 运输车辆具有靠近乘客座位安装的充气式约束装置,其构造成以适当的方式充气以在冲击期间与乘客相互作用。 当乘客座位位置为空时,充气式约束是响应于正面撞击而不膨胀的类型。 为了增强对驾驶员的保护,约束控制器检测到在与驾驶员相对的车辆侧面开始的远侧冲击,检测到乘客座位位置为空,并且引起充气限制器的充气与驾驶员相互作用 对远方影响的反应和乘客座位位置为空。

    Inflatable side rail deflector apparatus for small offset collisions
    2.
    发明授权
    Inflatable side rail deflector apparatus for small offset collisions 有权
    用于小偏移碰撞的充气侧轨导流板装置

    公开(公告)号:US08827356B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:US13449790

    申请日:2012-04-18

    IPC分类号: B62D25/08 B60R19/32

    摘要: An inflatable member, or deflector, is attached to the frame of the vehicle. The deflector in the expanded condition at least partially fills a space defined by a bumper beam, a portion of the frame, a front tire and a portion of the vehicle body. A sensor provides a signal to a controller to actuate an inflator. The sensor may be a contact sensor, such as an accelerometer or an electro-resistive sensor, or the sensor may be a predictive sensor, such as a radar sensor or a machine vision sensor.

    摘要翻译: 可充气构件或偏转器附接到车辆的框架。 处于膨胀状态的偏转器至少部分地填充由保险杠梁,框架的一部分,前轮胎和车体的一部分限定的空间。 传感器向控制器提供信号以致动充气机。 传感器可以是诸如加速度计或电阻传感器的接触传感器,或者传感器可以是诸如雷达传感器或机器视觉传感器的预测传感器。

    Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Left-Behind Phone
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Left-Behind Phone 有权
    用于检测左后手机的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140011482A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-09

    申请号:US13540983

    申请日:2012-07-03

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00

    摘要: A system includes a vehicle computing processor. The processor is configured to, through wireless communication with a phone, and after determining that a vehicle engine is not running, request and receive motion sensor data from the phone. The processor is further configured to determine if a phone is moving with a driver based on the motion sensor data. Also, the processor is configured to alert the driver if the phone is not moving with the driver.

    摘要翻译: 一种系统包括车辆计算处理器。 处理器被配置为通过与电话的无线通信,并且在确定车辆引擎未运行之后,从电话请求和接收运动传感器数据。 处理器还被配置为基于运动传感器数据来确定手机是否正在与驾驶员一起移动。 此外,处理器被配置为警告驾驶员手机是否不与驾驶员一起移动。

    Side collision occupant protection system
    4.
    发明授权
    Side collision occupant protection system 有权
    侧面碰撞乘员保护系统

    公开(公告)号:US08573640B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-05

    申请号:US13418397

    申请日:2012-03-13

    IPC分类号: B60R21/16

    摘要: A system and a method for protecting the occupant of a vehicle during a side-impact detects an approaching vehicle and identifies a collision threat. A collision threat level is assessed based on a set of parameters, and when the collision threat exceeds a pre-determined collision threat threshold level, the system unlatches the occupant's door, pushes it a few centimeters outwards, and locks it in that position. Pressure sensors and accelerometers disposed at suitable locations on the sides of the vehicle, provide crash signals to a Restraint Control Module (RCM). When the crash signals exceed a certain threshold, the RCM commands an airbag deployment module to deploy the airbag between the occupant and the door. Since the door is pushed outwards, an extra pre-crush space is created between the occupant and the door, which allows the use of larger and softer side airbags to provide enhanced protection to the vehicle occupants.

    摘要翻译: 在侧面碰撞期间保护车辆的乘客的系统和方法检测到接近的车辆并识别碰撞威胁。 碰撞威胁级别是根据一组参数进行评估的,当碰撞威胁超过预先确定的碰撞威胁阈值水平时,系统会将占用者的门打开,将其推开几厘米,将其锁定在该位置。 设置在车辆侧面适当位置的压力传感器和加速度计向约束控制模块(RCM)提供碰撞信号。 当碰撞信号超过一定阈值时,RCM命令安全气囊展开模块将乘客和门之间的气囊展开。 由于门被向外推,在乘员和门之间产生额外的预碎空间,这允许使用较大和较软的侧面安全气囊来为车辆乘客提供增强的保护。

    Vehicle Safety System Optimization Using RFID Occupant Identification
    5.
    发明申请
    Vehicle Safety System Optimization Using RFID Occupant Identification 审中-公开
    使用RFID乘员识别的车辆安全系统优化

    公开(公告)号:US20130226413A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-29

    申请号:US13405457

    申请日:2012-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A non-contact RFID reader reads a code contained on an RFID tag carried by a driver of a vehicle. The code is assigned to a specific individual expected to operate the vehicle. An electronic module in the vehicle contains a data file uniquely associated with the code, and the data file contains physical characteristics of the driver that may be pertinent to proper functioning of safety systems of the vehicle, such as weight, height, age, and sex. Performance parameters of restraints and/or other safety systems, such as an airbag associated with the driver's seating position are adapted in accordance with the physical characteristics in the data file. The RFID reader may read multiple tags on board the vehicle, so that restraints for multiple seating positions in addition to the driver's seat may be adapted to the individual occupying those positions.

    摘要翻译: 非接触式RFID读取器读取由车辆驾驶员携带的RFID标签所包含的代码。 代码被分配给预期操作车辆的特定个人。 车辆中的电子模块包含与代码唯一相关联的数据文件,并且数据文件包含可能与车辆的安全系统的正常功能相关的驾驶员的身体特征,例如重量,身高,年龄和性别 。 根据数据文件中的物理特性,调节限制和/或其他安全系统的性能参数,例如与驾驶员的就座位置相关联的安全气囊。 RFID读取器可以读取车辆上的多个标签,使得除了驾驶员座椅之外的多个就座位置的限制可以适应于占据这些位置的个体。

    Safety system and method for a vehicle
    6.
    发明授权
    Safety system and method for a vehicle 有权
    一种车辆的安全系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08344867B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US12499267

    申请日:2009-07-08

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/00

    摘要: A system and method for activating a safety system when a vehicle may be involved in a spin, roll, and/or a spin-to-roll condition. The system and method include determining a side slip angle of the vehicle using the arctangent of the ratio of a lateral and longitudinal velocity. The system and method also include receiving a roll rate signal and determining a roll angle using the roll rate signal. The system and method also include determining a roll warning threshold that is a function of a relationship between the roll rate signal and the roll angle. Lastly, the system and method include activating the safety system when a side slip angle threshold and/or the roll warning threshold are exceeded.

    摘要翻译: 一种当车辆可能涉及旋转,滚动和/或卷绕状态时激活安全系统的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括使用横向和纵向速度比的反正切来确定车辆的侧滑角。 该系统和方法还包括使用滚动速率信号接收滚转速率信号和确定滚动角度。 系统和方法还包括确定作为滚转速率信号和滚动角度之间的关系的函数的滚转警告阈值。 最后,该系统和方法包括当超过侧滑角阈值和/或滚动警告阈值时激活安全系统。

    Method and apparatus for in-vehicle presence detection and driver alerting
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for in-vehicle presence detection and driver alerting 有权
    用于车载存在检测和驾驶员警报的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08284041B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-09

    申请号:US12568286

    申请日:2009-09-28

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/00

    摘要: A system for alerting a responsible party to the presence of an occupant in a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a vibration sensor detecting movement of an occupant, a microphone detecting sound made by the occupant, a processor configured to receive signals output from the vibration sensor and the microphone and to use a combination of the signals to determine whether the occupant is present, and an alerting device to provide an alert to the responsible party if the processor determines that the occupant is present. The microphone may also be used in a communication or voice-recognition command system. Two or more microphones may be used to locate the sound's source of origin.

    摘要翻译: 用于向责任方警告乘客在车辆的存在的系统包括检测乘员的运动的振动传感器,由乘员所做的麦克风检测声音的处理器,被配置为接收从振动传感器输出的信号的处理器 和麦克风,并且使用信号的组合来确定乘客是否存在;以及警报设备,如果处理器确定乘客存在,则向负责方提供警报。 麦克风也可以用于通信或语音识别命令系统中。 可以使用两个或更多个麦克风来定位声音的来源。

    Method and system for electronically operating a vehicle occupant seat safety restraint system
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and system for electronically operating a vehicle occupant seat safety restraint system 有权
    电子操作车辆乘员座椅安全约束系统的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08165760B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-24

    申请号:US12435922

    申请日:2009-05-05

    IPC分类号: B60R21/0134

    摘要: An electrically activated, electronically controlled web grabber in conjunction with a pre-impact braking system that holds the vehicle safety belt from the moment of activation, restricting forward movement of the occupant and can be activated prior to the impact to ensure occupant containment and deactivated upon command in order to release after an accident is avoided, or once the impact has started to allow other safety devices to take over control of the belts, for example, by load limiters.

    摘要翻译: 一个电动激活的电子控制卷筒纸抓取器与一个预紧的制动系统相结合,从而保持车辆安全带的起动时间,限制乘客的向前运动,并可以在撞击之前激活,以确保乘客容纳并停用 命令,以避免事故发生后,或者一旦碰撞开始允许其他安全装置接管皮带的控制,例如负载限制器。