Active Safety Apparatus
First Claim
1. An active safety device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- obstacle detection device for detecting an obstacle;
vehicle path prediction device for predicting a future path of the vehicle;
collision possibility calculation device for calculating the possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle; and
collision responding device for informing a driver of the presence of the obstacle or controlling the vehicle so as not to approach the obstacle according to the possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle,wherein the device further comprises;
obstacle storage device for storing a position of the obstacle; and
position estimation device for estimating a relative position between the vehicle and the obstacle from the position of the obstacle stored by the obstacle storage device, a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a sideslip angle of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An active safety device for a motor vehicle comprises: obstacle detection device for detecting an obstacle; vehicle path prediction device for predicting a future path of the vehicle; collision possibility calculation device for calculating the possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle; and collision responding device for informing a driver of the presence of the obstacle or controlling the vehicle so as not to approach the obstacle according to the possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle, wherein the device further comprises: obstacle storage device for storing a position of the obstacle; and position estimation device for estimating a relative position between the vehicle and the obstacle from the position of the obstacle stored by the obstacle storage device, a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a sideslip angle of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. An active safety device for a motor vehicle comprising:
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obstacle detection device for detecting an obstacle; vehicle path prediction device for predicting a future path of the vehicle; collision possibility calculation device for calculating the possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle; and collision responding device for informing a driver of the presence of the obstacle or controlling the vehicle so as not to approach the obstacle according to the possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle, wherein the device further comprises; obstacle storage device for storing a position of the obstacle; and position estimation device for estimating a relative position between the vehicle and the obstacle from the position of the obstacle stored by the obstacle storage device, a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a sideslip angle of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An active safety device for a motor vehicle comprising:
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obstacle detection device for detecting an obstacle; vehicle path prediction device for predicting a future path of the vehicle; collision possibility calculation device for calculating the possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle; and collision responding device for informing a driver of the presence of the obstacle or controlling the vehicle so as not to approach the obstacle according to the possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle, wherein the device further comprises; obstacle storage device for changing a cycle of storing a position of the obstacle according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle; and position estimation device for estimating a relative position between the vehicle and the obstacle from the position of the obstacle stored by the obstacle storage device, and a state of the vehicle.
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10. A method for active safety of a motor vehicle comprising:
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detecting an obstacle; storing a position of the obstacle; estimating a relative position between the vehicle and the obstacle from the stored position of the obstacle, a speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a sideslip angle of the vehicle; predicting a future path of the vehicle; calculating possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle from the estimated relative position of the vehicle and the obstacle and the predicted future path of the vehicle; and informing a driver of the presence of the obstacle or controlling the vehicle so as not to approach the obstacle according to the possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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