VEHICLE COLLISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
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1. A method for use with a vehicle collision system, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying one or more stationary objects along a side surface of the vehicle;
determining a highest threat object based on the vehicle'"'"'s trajectory relative to the one or more identified stationary objects;
calculating a time-to-collision between the highest threat object and the side surface of the vehicle;
determining a remedial action by comparing the time-to-collision with at least one threshold; and
initiating the remedial action to avoid a collision between the side surface of the vehicle and the highest threat object.
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Abstract
A method is provided for use with a vehicle collision system. The method includes identifying one or more objects along a side surface of the vehicle, determining a highest threat object based on the vehicle'"'"'s trajectory relative to the one or more identified objects, calculating a time-to-collision between the highest threat object and the side surface of the vehicle, determining a remedial action by comparing the time-to-collision with at least one threshold, and initiating the remedial action to avoid a collision between the side surface of the vehicle and the highest threat object.
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1. A method for use with a vehicle collision system, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more stationary objects along a side surface of the vehicle; determining a highest threat object based on the vehicle'"'"'s trajectory relative to the one or more identified stationary objects; calculating a time-to-collision between the highest threat object and the side surface of the vehicle; determining a remedial action by comparing the time-to-collision with at least one threshold; and initiating the remedial action to avoid a collision between the side surface of the vehicle and the highest threat object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for use with a vehicle collision system, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting one or more objects within a predetermined proximity along a vehicle'"'"'s side surface(s); determining a potential for collision between the vehicle'"'"'s side surface(s) and each of the one or more objects detected within the predetermined proximity; calculating a time-to-collision for each potential collision to identify which object has the lowest time-to-collision; and selectively initiating a remedial action to avoid collision between the vehicle side surface(s) and the object with the lowest time-to-collision. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for use with a vehicle collision system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data from a plurality of sensors; identifying one or more object(s) in a field-of-view extending along a side surface of the vehicle based on the received data; calculating an expected vehicle path based on current vehicle trajectory; comparing the expected vehicle path with the one or more object(s) in the field-of-view to determine a potential for collision between the side surface(s) of the vehicle and the one or more object(s) in the field-of-view; calculating an estimated time-to-collision between the vehicle and the one or more detected object(s) in the field-of-view; determining a highest threat object based on the estimated times-to-collision; and comparing a time-to-collision for the highest threat object with a series of thresholds to selectively determine a remedial action to avoid the collision. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A vehicle collision system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to identify one or more stationary objects along a side surface of the vehicle; and a control module configured to; determine a highest threat object based on the vehicle'"'"'s trajectory relative to the one or more identified stationary objects; calculate a time-to-collision between the highest threat object and the side surface of the vehicle; determine a remedial action by comparing the time-to-collision with at least one threshold; and initiate the remedial action to avoid a collision between the side surface of the vehicle and the highest threat object.
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