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Judgment Line Calculations for a Vehicle Safety System

  • US 20090322500A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2008
  • Published: 12/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A safety system for a vehicle comprising:

  • at least one object sensor configured to detect a distance from an object in a path of the vehicle and the speed and acceleration of the object;

    at least one vehicle sensor configured to determine a speed and acceleration of the vehicle; and

    a control to determine a first amount of time until the vehicle must begin braking to avoid contact with the object and a second amount of time until the vehicle must begin steering to avoid contact with the object, with the first and second amount of times being based on the detected distance, the speed and acceleration of the object and the speed and acceleration of the vehicle.

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