Technologies for vehicle door collision avoidance
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle compute system to reduce vehicle door collisions, the in-vehicle compute system comprising:
- one or more proximity sensors to generate proximity data indicative of a proximity of a door of a vehicle to a structure;
a door collision avoidance system comprising a first door collision avoidance device and a second door collision avoidance device, wherein the first door collision avoidance device comprises an activation circuit configured to control the opening of the door and the second door collision avoidance device comprises an electro-active polymer device coupled to an outer surface of the door;
a door proximity determination module to determine, based on the proximity data, whether the door of the vehicle is within a first proximity threshold or a second proximity threshold of the structure, less than the first proximity threshold, while the door is being opened; and
a door control module to (i) activate the first door collision avoidance device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the first proximity threshold of the structure to slow the opening of the door of the vehicle and (ii) activate the second door collision avoidance device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the second proximity threshold of the structure.
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Abstract
Technologies for reducing vehicle door collisions include an in-vehicle compute device configured to determine a proximity between a door of a vehicle and a structure while the door is being opened and activate a door collision avoidance system of the vehicle to slow or restrict the opening of the door in response to a determination that the proximity of the door to the structure is within a proximity threshold. The door collision avoidance system may include one or more electro-magnets, one or more actuators, and/or one or more electro-active polymer devices. The in-vehicle compute device may also control the operation of the door based on a context of the vehicle.
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1. An in-vehicle compute system to reduce vehicle door collisions, the in-vehicle compute system comprising:
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one or more proximity sensors to generate proximity data indicative of a proximity of a door of a vehicle to a structure; a door collision avoidance system comprising a first door collision avoidance device and a second door collision avoidance device, wherein the first door collision avoidance device comprises an activation circuit configured to control the opening of the door and the second door collision avoidance device comprises an electro-active polymer device coupled to an outer surface of the door; a door proximity determination module to determine, based on the proximity data, whether the door of the vehicle is within a first proximity threshold or a second proximity threshold of the structure, less than the first proximity threshold, while the door is being opened; and a door control module to (i) activate the first door collision avoidance device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the first proximity threshold of the structure to slow the opening of the door of the vehicle and (ii) activate the second door collision avoidance device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the second proximity threshold of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory, machine-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause in-vehicle compute system to:
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determine whether a door of a vehicle is within a first proximity threshold or a second proximity threshold of a structure, less than the first proximity threshold, while the door is being opened; activate a first door collision avoidance device of the in-vehicle compute device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the first proximity threshold of the structure to slow the opening of the door of the vehicle, wherein the first door collision avoidance device comprises an activation circuit configured to control the opening of the door; and activate a second door collision avoidance device coupled to an outer surface of the door in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the second proximity threshold of the structure, wherein the second door collision avoidance device comprises an electro-active polymer device coupled to an outer surface of the door. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for reducing vehicle door collisions, the method comprising:
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determining, by an in-vehicle compute device, whether a door of a vehicle is within a first proximity threshold and a second proximity threshold of a structure, less than the first proximity threshold, while the door is being opened; and activating a first door collision avoidance device of the in-vehicle compute device in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the first proximity threshold of the structure to slow the opening of the door of the vehicle, wherein the first door collision avoidance device comprises an activation circuit configured to control the opening of the door; and activating a second door collision avoidance device coupled to an outer surface of the door after activation of the first door collision avoidance device and in response to a determination that the vehicle door is within the second proximity threshold of the structure, wherein the second door collision avoidance device comprises an electro-active polymer device coupled to an outer surface of the door. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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