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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Henrik Lind, Torslanda, SE;
Martin Vinranke, Goeteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Henrik Lind, Torslanda, SE;
Martin Vinranke, Goeteborg, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/00 (2013.01); B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0002 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01259 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining whether it is necessary to utilize safety equipment of a vehicle. The method includes detecting an impending impact of an object with a vehicle's windscreen by obtaining data concerning the object from a vehicle-mounted vision sensor, analyzing the data to determine whether the object will impact the windscreen, and activating the safety equipment only if the windscreen impact is imminent.