Collision mitigation apparatus
US9487217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/931
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collision mitigation apparatus is provided, which is installed in a vehicle and mitigates damage to the vehicle in occurrence of a collision. The apparatus includes an activation control section which detects an object positioned around the vehicle, and activates a collision mitigation part for mitigating damage to the vehicle in occurrence of a collision if a positional relationship between the vehicle and the object meets a predetermined activation condition, a type determining section which determines type of the object, the type being any one of a vehicle, a pedestrian and a roadside object, and an activation condition changing section which consolidates the activation condition compared to a case where the type of the object is not a roadside object, if the type of the object is a roadside object.
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