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Collision mitigation system and method for braking a vehicle

US9963127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

6Claims

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Assignee

VOLVO CAR CORPORATION · SE

Inventors

Thomas Edward Pilutti · Ann Arbor, US
Roger Arnold Trombley · Ann Arbor, US
Anthony Gerald King · Ann Arbor, US
Andreas Eidehall · Handen, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2010
Grant date	May 8, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 9, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/167
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collision mitigation system for a vehicle may include a forward sensing system and at least one controller in communication with the forward sensing system. The forward sensing system may be configured to detect objects in front of the vehicle. The at least one controller may be configured to determine whether the vehicle can be steered into a path along side of the vehicle to avoid a collision with detected objects in front of the vehicle and to issue a command to brake the vehicle if the vehicle cannot be steered into the path along side of the vehicle.

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