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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas J. Wielenga, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dynamotive, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/814 ;
Abstract
A system for use with a motor vehicle that minimizes injury after a loss of control event. The motor vehicle has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel and an engine. The system includes a control which detects a loss of control event and automatically actuates a brake system and/or a steering system and/or commands an engine controller to reduce power output of an engine.