Pedestrian and vehicle protection system
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1. A pedestrian protection system, comprising:
- a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicating an object is detected;
an external airbag system comprising a first external airbag coupled to a vehicle on a first side of a wheel well, wherein the external airbag system is configured to deploy the first external airbag to block an object from entering the predicted tire path of movement between a surface below the vehicle tire and a bottom surface of the vehicle; and
a processor configured to;
receive the first signal from the first sensor,process the first signal to determine the object is in a predicted tire path of a tire of the vehicle, andin response to determining the object is in the predicted tire path of the tire of the vehicle, activate the external airbag system to move the object out of the predicted tire path of movement and/or block an object from entering the predicted tire path.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a pedestrian protection system that includes a first sensor that generates a first signal indicating a hazard condition in front of a vehicle. The pedestrian protection system may also include an external airbag system that deploys an external airbag outside of the vehicle. In operation, a processor receives the first signal from the first sensor, processes the first signal to detect the hazard condition, and activates the external airbag system in response to the detected hazard condition to protect at least one of a pedestrian and the vehicle.
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1. A pedestrian protection system, comprising:
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a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicating an object is detected; an external airbag system comprising a first external airbag coupled to a vehicle on a first side of a wheel well, wherein the external airbag system is configured to deploy the first external airbag to block an object from entering the predicted tire path of movement between a surface below the vehicle tire and a bottom surface of the vehicle; and a processor configured to; receive the first signal from the first sensor, process the first signal to determine the object is in a predicted tire path of a tire of the vehicle, and in response to determining the object is in the predicted tire path of the tire of the vehicle, activate the external airbag system to move the object out of the predicted tire path of movement and/or block an object from entering the predicted tire path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for deploying a pedestrian protection system, the method being implemented by a processor configured to execute computer programs, and the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal from a first sensor, the first signal indicating an object is detected; processing the first signal to determine the object is in a first predicted tire path of a tire of a vehicle between a surface below the tire and a bottom surface of the vehicle; in response to determining the object is in a first predicted tire path of a tire of a vehicle between a surface below the tire and a bottom surface of the vehicle, activating an external airbag system to deploy a first external airbag on a first side of a wheel well to move the object out of the first predicted tire path of movement and/or block an object from entering the first predicted tire path of movement. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle pedestrian protection system, comprising:
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a vehicle; a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicating an object is detected; an external airbag system comprising a first external airbag coupled to a vehicle on a first side of a wheel well, wherein the external airbag system is configured to deploy the first external airbag to block an object from entering the predicted tire path of movement between a surface below the vehicle tire and a bottom surface of the vehicle; and a processor configured to; receive the first signal from the first sensor, process the first signal to determine the object is in a predicted tire path of a tire of the vehicle, and in response to determining the object is in the predicted tire path of the tire of the vehicle, activate the external airbag system to move the object out of the predicted tire path of movement and/or block an object from entering the predicted tire path. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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