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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2002
Lawrence Gerard Stopczynski, Milford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A collision warning and safety countermeasure system ( ) for an automotive vehicle ( ) having a vehicle sensor complex ( ) and generating a vehicle sensor complex signal is provided. The system ( ) includes a sensor fusion ( ) that generates an object status signal. A threat assessor ( ) generates a vehicle status signal in response to the vehicle sensor complex signal. The threat assessor ( ) also in response to the vehicle status signal and the object status signal generates a collision assessment signal. An active countermeasure controller ( ) generates an active countermeasure signal in response to the collision assessment signal and the vehicle sensor complex signal. A passive countermeasure controller ( ) generates a passive countermeasure signal in response to the collision assessment signal and the vehicle sensor complex signal. An indicator ( ) generates a collision-warning signal in response to the collision assessment signal. A method for performing the same is also provided.