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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
Scott T. Christensen, Salem, OR (US);
Brian M. Fields, Normal, IL (US);
Stephen R. Prevatt, Normal, IL (US);
Steve Roberson, Normal, IL (US);
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for dampening impact to a vehicle. The system may include a vehicle frame component; a plurality of adjustable exterior vehicle body components coupled to the frame component, wherein the vehicle body components are on different sides of a vehicle and are configurable to dampen an external force exerted on the vehicle; a plurality of actuator components configured to adjust physical configurations of the vehicle body components relative to the frame component; a component configured to collect data representing an external environment of the vehicle; and one or more processors configured to detect, by processing the data, an external driving condition, wherein the external driving condition is an impending collision between the vehicle and one or more objects external to the vehicle, and when the external driving condition is detected, cause the actuator components to correspondingly adjust the physical configurations of the vehicle body components.