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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 02, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Aaron K. Baughman, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Moncef Benboubakeur, Brno, CZ;

Gary Diamanti, Wake Forest, NC (US);

Christian Eggenberger, Wil, CH;

Mauro Marzorati, Lutz, FL (US);

Julija Narodicka, Brna, CZ;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); G06F 17/20 (2006.01); G06F 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/08 (2013.01); G06F 15/18 (2013.01); G06F 17/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Activating a smart bumper system is provided. Traffic data are received from a set of sensors located on each of a plurality of vehicles within a defined area. A collision is predicted between two or more vehicles is imminent based on analyzing the traffic data. A smart bumper system of at least one of the two or more vehicles that will be involved in the predicted collision is actuated to minimize an amount of damage during the predicted collision.


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