Moveable internal shock-absorbing energy dissipation padding in an autonomous vehicle
First Claim
1. An autonomous on-road vehicle, comprising:
- a side window located at eye level of an occupant who sits in the vehicle;
whereby the window enables the occupant to see the outside environment;
a nontransparent Shock-Absorbing Energy Dissipation Padding (SAEDP);
a motor configured to move the SAEDP between first and second states multiple times without having to be repaired; and
a processor configured to receive an indication that a probability of an imminent collision reaches a threshold, and to command the motor to move the SAEDP from the first state to the second state;
wherein in the first state the SAEDP does not block the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment, and in the second state the SAEDP blocks the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment in order to protect the occupant'"'"'s head against hitting the side window during collision.
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Abstract
Described herein is utilization of nontransparent Shock-Absorbing Energy Dissipation Padding (SAEDP) in an autonomous on-road vehicle. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a side window located at eye level of an occupant who sits in the vehicle. The side window enables the occupant to see the outside environment. A motor is configured to move the SAEDP over a sliding mechanism between first and second states. A processor is configured to command the motor to move the SAEDP from the first state to the second state responsive to an indication that a probability of an imminent collision reaches a threshold. In the first state, the SAEDP does not block the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment, and in the second state, the SAEDP blocks the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment in order to protect the occupant'"'"'s head against hitting the side window during collision.
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20 Claims
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1. An autonomous on-road vehicle, comprising:
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a side window located at eye level of an occupant who sits in the vehicle;
whereby the window enables the occupant to see the outside environment;a nontransparent Shock-Absorbing Energy Dissipation Padding (SAEDP); a motor configured to move the SAEDP between first and second states multiple times without having to be repaired; and a processor configured to receive an indication that a probability of an imminent collision reaches a threshold, and to command the motor to move the SAEDP from the first state to the second state;
wherein in the first state the SAEDP does not block the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment, and in the second state the SAEDP blocks the occupant'"'"'s eye level view to the outside environment in order to protect the occupant'"'"'s head against hitting the side window during collision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An autonomous on-road vehicle, comprising:
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a compartment; a nontransparent Shock-Absorbing Energy Dissipation Padding (SAEDP) that is coupled to the compartment and is located, during normal driving, at eye level to the left of the occupant who sits in a front seat of the vehicle;
wherein the SAEDP obstructs at least 30 degrees out of the horizontal unaided field of view (FOV) to the outside environment to the left of the occupant at eye level;a stiff element configured to support the SAEDP and to resist deformation during collision in order to reduce compartment intrusion;
wherein the stiff element is located, during normal driving, at eye level between the SAEDP and the outside environment;a camera configured to take video of the outside environment to the left of the occupant; and a computer configured to generate, based on the video, a representation of the outside environment to the left of the occupant at eye level. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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