Systems and methods for rapidly decelerating a vehicle
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1. A system for decelerating a driverless vehicle, comprising:
- a mount having a first end portion configured to be coupled to a chassis of a driverless vehicle, and a second end portion; and
a powered driver coupled to the second end portion of the mount and supporting an anchor, the powered driver configured to propel the anchor from the powered driver into a road surface to fix the anchor in the road surface and to selectively secure the vehicle to the road surface.
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Abstract
A system for decelerating a vehicle includes a mount and a powered driver configured to propel an anchor toward a road surface to selectively secure the vehicle to the road surface. The mount is configured to couple the powered driver to a chassis of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for decelerating a driverless vehicle, comprising:
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a mount having a first end portion configured to be coupled to a chassis of a driverless vehicle, and a second end portion; and a powered driver coupled to the second end portion of the mount and supporting an anchor, the powered driver configured to propel the anchor from the powered driver into a road surface to fix the anchor in the road surface and to selectively secure the vehicle to the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An autonomous A driverless vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis; and a system for decelerating the chassis along a road surface, the system including; a mount having a first end portion coupled to the chassis, and a second end portion; and a powered driver coupled to the second end portion of the mount and configured to propel an anchor therefrom into the road surface to fix the anchor in the road surface to limit movement of the chassis relative to the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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