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VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY FEATURE

  • US 20160052474A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2015
  • Published: 02/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A safety system for a vehicle, said safety system comprising:

  • an imaging sensor configured to be disposed at a vehicle equipped with said safety system so as to have an exterior field of view external of the equipped vehicle;

    said imaging sensor capturing image data;

    an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging sensor to detect a vehicle exterior the equipped vehicle and to determine if a collision between the detected vehicle and the equipped vehicle is pending;

    wherein, responsive to such determination of the pending collision, a safety feature of the vehicle is triggered before any actual impact occurs;

    wherein the triggered safety feature comprises a reversible feature selected from the group consisting of (i) a reversible adjustment of a seat headrest of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a reversible adjustment of a seat belt of the equipped vehicle, (iii) a reversible adjustment of a seat setting of the equipped vehicle and (iv) a reversible adjustment of a door lock of the equipped vehicle; and

    wherein, if the pending collision is avoided or otherwise does not occur, the adjusted safety feature returns to its unadjusted condition that existed prior to such determination of the pending collision.

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