Proactive exterior airbag system and its deployment method for a motor vehicle
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1. A proactive exterior airbag system, comprising:
- (a) a detection subsystem to detect said relative speed and said relative distance between said vehicle itself and said hazardous object which might cause collision, and to transmit said relative speed, said relative space and other related information to said control subsystem,(b) a control subsystem to calculate said critical spacing between said vehicle and said hazardous object, said decision point, and said critical speed of said vehicle itself, and to decide whether or not to deploy said exterior airbag system and which exterior airbag(s) to deploy,(c) a deployment subsystem to activate said exterior airbag(s) in the most efficient and effective way so as to avoid said collision or to reduce said degree of collision damages to passengers and vehicles.
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Abstract
A proactive vehicle safety device, a proactive exterior airbag system, is disclosed, which consists of a detection subsystem, a control subsystem and a deployment subsystem. The design of each of the subsystems is provided. The detection method, control method and deployment method of the proactive exterior airbag system are also provided. Two types of exterior airbags are disclosed.
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1. A proactive exterior airbag system, comprising:
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(a) a detection subsystem to detect said relative speed and said relative distance between said vehicle itself and said hazardous object which might cause collision, and to transmit said relative speed, said relative space and other related information to said control subsystem, (b) a control subsystem to calculate said critical spacing between said vehicle and said hazardous object, said decision point, and said critical speed of said vehicle itself, and to decide whether or not to deploy said exterior airbag system and which exterior airbag(s) to deploy, (c) a deployment subsystem to activate said exterior airbag(s) in the most efficient and effective way so as to avoid said collision or to reduce said degree of collision damages to passengers and vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A recycle and reinstallation method of proactive exterior airbag according to claim, wherein said deployed exterior airbag can be recycled easily by using a release button and a new exterior airbag will be reinstalled.
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