Vehicle side impact control
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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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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a sensor and a processing device. The sensor is configured to detect an impact vehicle. The processing device is programmed to predict an impact zone, define a passenger zone relative to a host vehicle, and generate a control signal to move the impact zone away from the passenger zone. The passenger zone is defined at least in part on a location of at least one occupant inside the host vehicle.
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1. A vehicle system, for use in a host vehicle, the vehicle system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, for use in a host vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting an impact vehicle; determining an initial impact zone defining an impact location relative to the host vehicle; defining a passenger zone relative to the host vehicle, wherein the passenger zone includes an 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; predicting a plurality of future impact zones based on a simulated acceleration and deceleration of the host vehicle; selecting one of the plurality of future impact zones that moves the impact location furthest away from the passenger zone; and accelerating or decelerating the host vehicle by actuating an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal, respectively, in accordance with the selected future impact zone prior to the impact vehicle colliding with the host vehicle to move the impact location furthest away from the passenger zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle system, for use in a host vehicle, the vehicle system comprising:
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an occupant detection system configured to determine a location in a passenger compartment of at least one occupant in the host vehicle; a sensor configured to detect an initial impact vehicle; and a processing device programmed to predict an impact zone defining an impact location relative to the host vehicle, define a passenger zone relative to the host vehicle in accordance with a signal output by the occupant detection system, 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 the passenger compartment in the host vehicle with at least one detected occupant and excludes areas of the passenger compartment where no occupants are detected, and wherein the processing device is programmed generate a control signal to either accelerate or decelerate the host vehicle and wherein the control signal is generated in accordance with at least one of a powertrain characteristic and a braking characteristic of the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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