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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Mattias Braennstroem, Goeteborg, SE;
Andrew Backhouse, Goeteborg, SE;
Lars Hammarstrand, Varekil, SE;
Christian Applehult, Goeteborg, SE;
Mattias Braennstroem, Goeteborg, SE;
Andrew Backhouse, Goeteborg, SE;
Lars Hammarstrand, Varekil, SE;
Christian Applehult, Goeteborg, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A method for reducing the risk of a collision between a vehicle and at least a first external object is contemplated. The risk of a collision may be reduced with use of a collision avoidance system having a detection unit adapted to issue a control signal in the event it detects a collision involving a first external object in a vicinity of the host vehicle, and an action unit adapted to operate the collision avoidance system such that an emergency maneuver can be initiated by the collision avoidance system at an earlier stage if the control signal is issued, as compared to when no control signal is issued.