Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to absence or inattention of operator – or...
Patent
1996-07-01
1998-01-13
English, Peter C.
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to absence or inattention of operator, or...
180287, 188109, 188162, 307 102, 340426, B60R 2504, B60R 2508, B60R 2510, B60T 712
Patent
active
057069093
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle safety automatic braking apparatus having a driver seat weight sensor, a velocity sensor, an emergency brake actuator, and an engine kill switch which are interfaced with a controlling microprocessor. A microprocessor monitors the weight sensor and velocity sensor and, upon detection of the weight in the driver's seat falling outside a predetermined range and the speed of the vehicle being below a predetermined threshold, the emergency brake actuator and engine kill switch are activated to arrest motion of the vehicle.
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Bevins Steven D.
Plante Marc W.
English Peter C.
O'Banion John P.
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