Method and apparatus for controlling activation timing for safety device
US10507828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93185
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A setting unit of a safety-device activation timing controlling apparatus sets a first timing upon it being determined that a driver's collision avoidance operation in a longitudinal direction has been carried out. The first timing is later than a reference timing for activating the safety device. The setting unit sets a second timing upon it being determined that a driver's collision avoidance operation in the lateral direction has been carried out. The second timing is later than the reference timing. Upon it being determined that at least one of the driver's collision avoidance operation in the longitudinal direction of the own vehicle and the driver's collision avoidance operation in the lateral direction of the own vehicle has been carried out, an activation determining unit determines whether to activate the safety device in accordance with a corresponding at least one of the first timing and the second timing.
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