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Method for avoiding collision of vehicle and apparatus for performing the same

  • US 5,646,612 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 07/08/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for avoiding a collision of a vehicle comprising the steps of:

  • A) detecting a shape and a temperature distribution of an object ahead of and/or aside of the vehicle, and a position of the object, a speed of the vehicle, an operational status of a brake and an opening angle of a throttle valve so as to generate a shape signal, a temperature distribution signal, a position signal, a speed signal, a pedal footing signal and an angle signal;

    B) filtering and converting the shape signal, temperature distribution signal, position signal, speed signal, pedal footing signal and angle signal into digital signals, processing the shape signal and the temperature distribution signal by means of digital signal processing technique and generating a body temperature signal and a temperature distribution display signal by calculating a temperature distributing area of the shape of the object;

    C) determining a kind of the object by receiving the body temperature signal, estimating a predicted collision time, a predicted braking time, a predicted decelerating time and a braking start tme by receiving the position signal and speed signal, determining one of cases of braking, decelerating and braking with decelerating the vehicle by using the predicted collision time, the predicted braking time, the predicted decelerating time and the braking start time, and generating an alarm signal and a control signal by receiving the shape signal, the temperature distribution display signal and the angular signal,wherein by comparing the body signal and a preset value a first comparison signal is generated when the object is determined to be a human, a second comparison signal is generated when the object is determined as an animal and a third comparison signal is generated when the object is determined to be an inanimate object;

    the predicted collision time, the predicted braking time, the predicted decelerating time and the braking start time are estimated by using the position signal, the speed signal and prestored data when the first, second and third comparison signals are received;

    a first decision signal is generated when the predicted collision time is greater than the predicted decelerating time, a second decision signal is generated when i) the predicted collision time is greater than the predicted braking time, ii) the predicted collision time reaches the braking start time and iii) the pedal footing signal is received, and a third decision signal is generated when the pedal footing signal is not received, and a fourth decision signal is generated when the predicted collision time is less than the predicted braking time; and

    a first voice signal, a closing signal based on the angle signal for closing the throttle valve and an object display signal are generated when the first comparison signal is received, a second voice signal and the object display signal are generated when the second comparison signal is received, a third voice signal is generated when the third comparison signal is received, the closing signal based on the angle signal for closing the throttle valve, a deceleration alarm signal and a sound signal are generated when the first decision signal is received, a braking signal and the sound signal are generated when the second decision signal is received, the braking signal, braking alarm signal and the sound signal are generated when the third decision signal is received, and a fourth voice signal, the closing signal, the braking signal, deceleration alarm signal, the braking alarm signal and the sound signal are generated when the fourth decision signal is received;

    D) alarming a driver of decelerating and braking statuses of the vehicle according to an appearance of the object according to the alarm signal; and

    E) decelerating and braking the vehicle according to the control signal.

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