Pedestrian protection system mounted on vehicle
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1. A pedestrian protection system by alleviating a secondary impact on a pedestrian when a vehicle collides with a pedestrian, the pedestrian protection system comprising:
- means for alleviating a collision impact on a pedestrian;
a plurality of load sensors or pressure sensors mounted on a front bumper of the vehicle and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bumper;
an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration of the vehicle;
a speed sensor for detecting a traveling speed of the vehicle;
means for determining whether an obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian based on output signals from the load sensors or the pressure sensors, the acceleration sensor and the speed sensor; and
a controller device that actuates the alleviating means when the determining means determines that the obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian, wherein;
the determining means performs its determination based on the output signal from each one of the plurality of the load sensors or the pressure sensors.
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Abstract
Upon detecting a collision with a pedestrian, a rear side of a vehicle hood which is hinged at its front side is quickly lifted in order to alleviate a secondary impact on the pedestrian who is first hit by a front bumper. To detect the collision with a pedestrian without fail, a plurality of load sensors are mounted on the bumper, and the detection of the collision is made based on an output signal from each one of the load sensors. Thus, the collision with a pedestrian can be accurately distinguished from a collision with obstacles other than a pedestrian.
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1. A pedestrian protection system by alleviating a secondary impact on a pedestrian when a vehicle collides with a pedestrian, the pedestrian protection system comprising:
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means for alleviating a collision impact on a pedestrian;
a plurality of load sensors or pressure sensors mounted on a front bumper of the vehicle and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bumper;
an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration of the vehicle;
a speed sensor for detecting a traveling speed of the vehicle;
means for determining whether an obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian based on output signals from the load sensors or the pressure sensors, the acceleration sensor and the speed sensor; and
a controller device that actuates the alleviating means when the determining means determines that the obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian, wherein;
the determining means performs its determination based on the output signal from each one of the plurality of the load sensors or the pressure sensors. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
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2. A pedestrian protection system by alleviating a secondary impact on a pedestrian when a vehicle collides with a pedestrian, the pedestrian protection system comprising:
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means for alleviating a collision impact on a pedestrian;
a plurality of displacement sensors mounted on a front bumper of the vehicle and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bumper;
an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration of the vehicle;
a speed sensor for detecting a traveling speed of the vehicle;
means for determining whether an obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian based on output signals from the displacement sensors, the acceleration sensor and the speed sensor; and
a controller device that actuates the alleviating means when the determining means determines that the obstacle colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian, wherein;
the determining means performs its determination based on the output signal from each one of the plurality of the displacement sensors. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 9)
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