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Vehicle side impact control

  • US 9,381,915 B1
  • Filed: 01/20/2015
  • Issued: 07/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle system, for use in a host vehicle, the vehicle system comprising:

  • a sensor configured to detect an impact vehicle; and

    a processing device programmed to predict an initial impact zone defining an impact location relative to the host vehicle, define a passenger zone relative to the host vehicle, predict a plurality of future impact zones based on a simulated acceleration and deceleration of the host vehicle, select one of the plurality of future impact zones that moves the impact location furthest away from the passenger zone, and either accelerate or decelerate the host vehicle by actuating an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal, respectively, in accordance with the selected future impact zone to move the impact location furthest away from the passenger zone,wherein the passenger zone includes at least one area of a passenger compartment in the host vehicle with at least one detected occupant and excludes areas of the passenger compartment where no occupants are detected.

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