Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collision detection apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 碰撞检测装置
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Application No.: US14595366Application Date: 2015-01-13
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Publication No.: US09457763B2Publication Date: 2016-10-04
- Inventor: Kenichi Takenaka
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2014-022842 20140207
- Main IPC: G01L1/00
- IPC: G01L1/00 ; B60R21/36 ; B60R21/0134 ; B60R21/0136 ; B60R21/38 ; G01L5/00

Abstract:
A collision detection apparatus includes: an impact force detector configured to detect an impact force generated on a vehicle; a collision detector configured to detect collision with an obstacle outside of the vehicle at the time the impact force detector detects the impact force exceeding a threshold value; a collision predictor configured to predict that a bicycle being operated by a bicycle rider will collide with the vehicle before the collision with the obstacle outside of the vehicle is detected by the collision detector; and a colliding direction predictor configured to predict that the collision of the bicycle with the vehicle predicted collision with a front surface or a rear surface of the bicycle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150224956A1 COLLISION DETECTION APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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