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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically assessing the risk of collision between a vehicle and an object includes determining a danger value characteristic of the risk of collision on the basis of the relative position and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object. A braking danger value is determined based on the current distance between the vehicle and a last possible ('last-chance') position at which it is possible to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the object by braking the vehicle, and a steering danger value is determined based on the current distance between the vehicle and a last possible ('last-chance') position at which it is possible to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the object by steering the vehicle. The risk of collision is assessed on the basis of the braking danger value and the second danger value.