Automatic brake system for a vehicle
US7493200B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T7/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic brake system for a vehicle is disclosed. Based on a possibility that a potential collision with an obstacle preceding the vehicle can avoided by braking, and a possibility that the potential collision can be avoided by steering, the system automatically controls a braking operation for collision-avoidance. A condition of starting the automatic braking operation and a characteristics of the operation are determined based on calculation or estimation of a condition of the path where the vehicle is traveling, such as a relative speed, widths of spaces on sides of the obstacle, and steering characteristics.
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