Method and apparatus for avoiding or mitigating vehicle collisions

In a method and apparatus for collision avoidance or collision mitigation for a vehicle, an existing driving space between the vehicle and a potential collision object is detected. A first warning function and/or an information function is activated when a first threshold value is reached. A system...

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Main Authors DOHMKE THOMAS, SCHMID VOLKER, SPIEKER ANDREAS, HILLENBRAND JOERG, DANNER BERND
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.04.2012
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL
BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:In a method and apparatus for collision avoidance or collision mitigation for a vehicle, an existing driving space between the vehicle and a potential collision object is detected. A first warning function and/or an information function is activated when a first threshold value is reached. A system intervention with autonomous partial braking combined with at least one further safety measure is activated when a second threshold value is reached.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050793532