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公开(公告)号：US11938871B1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-26
申请号：US17514969
申请日：2021-10-29
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Austin In-Jei Yi , Mark Alan Bates , Daniel Glenn Johnson
CPC classification number: B60R11/04 , G03B17/561 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/52 , H04N23/54 , H04N23/55 , H04N23/57 , B60R2011/004 , B60R2011/0049 , B60R2011/008
Abstract: A sensor pod system includes one or more sensor pods with a plurality of sensors configured to collect data from an environment. A sensor pod may include a housing and extend from a portion of a body of a vehicle. The sensor pod housing may have energy absorbing structures configured to absorb and dissipate energy during an impact in order to protect a pedestrian.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11577682B1
公开(公告)日：2023-02-14
申请号：US17555206
申请日：2021-12-17
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Alan Bates , Swagat Goswami , Goutham Shanmuga Sundaram , David Maurice Libeaut , Markus Jost
IPC: B60R21/232 , B60R21/214 , B60R21/2342 , B60R21/231
Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection expandable bladder may comprise an initial expandable chamber, an occupant restraining expandable chamber and a releasable connection that is configured to connect the occupant restraining expandable chamber to the initial expandable chamber or to a vehicle. The vehicle occupant protection expandable bladder may be configured to be expanded from a stowed state to a deployed state in a vehicle. The deployed state may comprise a first phase in which gas flow from the initial expandable chamber to the occupant restraining expandable chamber is at least substantially restricted and a second phase in which gas flow from the initial expandable chamber to the occupant restraining chamber is unrestricted. The releasable connection may be configured to release the connection in the deployed state.
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公开(公告)号：US11279270B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-22
申请号：US16664069
申请日：2019-10-25
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Anthony Baer , Mark Alan Bates , Markus Jost , Brandon Loeb , Karthikeyan Marudhamuthu , Andrew John Piper , Marcos Puerta Terron , Kern Rameshwar Sharma
Abstract: A seat for a vehicle may include a seatback including an intermediate portion including a first portion having a first stiffness and a second portion including a second material different than a first material of the first portion, such that the seatback quickly couples an associated occupant and dissipates as much energy as possible. The intermediate portion may be configured such that as at least a portion of the back of an occupant of the seat pushes against a front surface of the seatback and the seatback is at least partially compressed, a reaction force from the seatback against at least a portion of the back of the occupant increases from a minimal reaction force to a first reaction force corresponding to a first displacement, and thereafter the reaction force decreases to a second reaction force as displacement of the front surface of the seatback further displaces.
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公开(公告)号：US12087102B1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-10
申请号：US17554570
申请日：2021-12-17
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Alan Bates , Venkata Subrahrnanyarn Chandra Sekhar Chebiyyam , Nam Gook Cho , Subhasis Das , Shaminda Subasingha , Xuan Zhong
CPC classification number: G07C5/008 , B60W60/0053 , G01H17/00 , G05B13/027 , G07C5/0808 , G07C5/085 , G08G1/16
Abstract: Systems and techniques for detecting and locating low impact collisions, such as relatively low energy impact collisions involving an autonomous vehicle, are disclosed herein. Sensor data from audio sensors configured on a vehicle may be used to determine whether a threshold number of such sensors have detected sounds associated with a collision. Scores determined for the sensors based on audio energy and confidence values can be used to determine a location estimate for the detected collision.
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公开(公告)号：US20220348192A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-03
申请号：US17245963
申请日：2021-04-30
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Marina Camille Josephs , Mark Alan Bates , Nam Gook Cho , Subhasis Das , Markus Jost , Amanda Brown Prescott , Valerie Bumbaca Randolph , Subasingha Shaminda Subasingha
Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and techniques for identifying collisions, such as relatively low energy impact collisions involving an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data from a first sensor modality in a first array may be used to determine a first estimated location of impact and second sensor data from a second sensor modality in a second array may be used to determine a second estimated location of impact. A low energy impact event may be configured when the first estimated location of impact corresponds to the second estimated location of impact.
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公开(公告)号：US11318868B1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-03
申请号：US17112358
申请日：2020-12-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Alan Bates , Solomon Andrew Hafer , Mikael Jarsaeter , Markus Jost , David Maurice Libeaut , Andrew Frank Raczkowski
Abstract: A side-impact crash structure for a vehicle seat may be positioned in the side wall of a passenger seat to reduce impact forces imparted to an occupant during a side collision. The side-impact crash structure for the vehicle seat may include energy absorbers positioned between the seating surface and the outer sidewall of the vehicle. The energy absorbers may be positioned to engage the shoulder and/or lower abdomen area of the passenger. The energy absorbers may be configured to absorb impact forces over a limited ride-down distance (the distance over which the deceleration occurs) to prevent injury to occupants.
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公开(公告)号：US11904848B2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-20
申请号：US17245963
申请日：2021-04-30
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Marina Camille Josephs , Mark Alan Bates , Nam Gook Cho , Subhasis Das , Markus Jost , Amanda Brown Prescott , Valerie Bumbaca Randolph , Subasingha Shaminda Subasingha
CPC classification number: B60W30/08 , B60W60/0015 , G01B7/18 , G01V1/001 , G08G1/166 , B60W2030/082 , B60W2420/54
Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and techniques for identifying collisions, such as relatively low energy impact collisions involving an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data from a first sensor modality in a first array may be used to determine a first estimated location of impact and second sensor data from a second sensor modality in a second array may be used to determine a second estimated location of impact. A low energy impact event may be configured when the first estimated location of impact corresponds to the second estimated location of impact.
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公开(公告)号：US11780401B1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-10
申请号：US17956386
申请日：2022-09-29
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Michal Jan Swiniarski , Mark Alan Bates , Markus Jost , David Maurice Libeaut
IPC: B60R21/2338 , B60R21/214 , B60R21/232 , B60R21/231
CPC classification number: B60R21/2338 , B60R21/214 , B60R21/232 , B60R2021/23161 , B60R2021/23386
Abstract: An occupant protection system may comprise an expandable curtain, expandable bladder and tether. The curtain may be configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state. In the deployed state, the curtain may comprise a transverse portion having a support side face and a rear side face. The bladder may be configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed, wherein in the deployed state, the bladder comprises an occupant facing surface and a rear surface configured to face the support side face of the curtain. The tether may be attached at a first location to the bladder and at a second location such that in the deployed state of the curtain and bladder, the tether extends behind the rear side face of the curtain and frictionally engages the rear side face of the curtain, thereby creating a resistance to lateral movement of the bladder.
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公开(公告)号：US11254274B1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-22
申请号：US16731451
申请日：2019-12-31
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Christian Allbee , Mark Alan Bates , Ramanjaneya Reddy Butukuri , Kevin Hothem , Marcos Puerta Terron , Vishveshwar Ramanathan Subramanian , Thomas Andrew Stoddart
Abstract: An impact energy management system for a vehicle includes an impact energy absorbing structure to absorb energy from an impact with an external object, and an energy management structure to manage energy from an impact with an internal displaceable object (e.g., a motor or steering rack) with one or more protected objects (e.g., a passenger compartment or battery). The energy management structure may include one or more swingarms or other members configured to protect the protected object from impact by directing the displaceable object down and/or away from the protected object during a collision.
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公开(公告)号：US11752907B1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-12
申请号：US16453594
申请日：2019-06-26
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Alan Bates , Markus Jost , David Maurice Libeaut , Andrew John Piper , Kern Rameshwar Sharma
IPC: B60N2/427 , B60N2/30 , B60R21/0132 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/00 , B60N2/02
CPC classification number: B60N2/4279 , B60N2/3061 , B60R21/0132 , B60R21/01512 , B60R21/01554 , B60N2002/026 , B60N2002/0268 , B60R2021/0032
Abstract: A safety system for vehicle may include a restraint surface adjustment mechanism for adjusting at least one of a height or an angle of a restraint surface disposed under a vehicle seat during a collision and/or predicted collision in which the vehicle seat is facing in the direction of travel and/or the direction of the oncoming collision. The seat may comprise a bench seat including a first seating space and a second seating space. A first restraint surface adjustment mechanism may be associated with the first seating space and a second restraint surface adjustment mechanism may be associated with the second seating space. The restraint surface adjustment mechanism may include, for example, an inflatable bladder, a movable plate which rotates about an axis, or other restraint surface adjustment mechanisms that adjust at least one of the height, angle, or physical property (e.g., rigidity) of one or more restraint surfaces.
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