Travel safety apparatus for vehicle

Details Travel safety apparatus for vehicle Travel safety apparatus for vehicle

2006-08-29

2010-06-01

Zanelli, Michael J. (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Relative location

Collision avoidance

C701S070000, C340S436000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07729858

ABSTRACT:
A travel safety apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus includes: a first detector detecting an object in a first detection area; a second detector detecting the object in a second detection area; a braking device decelerating the vehicle; an alarm device which outputs an alarm to an occupant of the vehicle; a third detector measuring the traveling state of the vehicle; a collision determination device which determines a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the object based on the traveling state; and a controller which operates at least one of the braking device and the alarm device when there is the possibility of collision, wherein the controller changes at least one of operation timing of the alarm device, operation timing of the braking device, and deceleration degree made by the braking device in accordance with whether or not the first detector and the second detector detect the object.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5585798 (1996-12-01), Yoshioka et al.
patent: 6061015 (2000-05-01), Sugimoto
patent: 6492935 (2002-12-01), Higuchi
patent: 7042389 (2006-05-01), Shirai
patent: 7453374 (2008-11-01), Koike et al.
patent: 2004/0189512 (2004-09-01), Takashima et al.
patent: 2005/0012602 (2005-01-01), Knoop et al.
patent: 2002-099907 (2002-04-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Travel safety apparatus for vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Travel safety apparatus for vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Travel safety apparatus for vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4244249