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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Leslie Agnew, Clarkston, MI (US);
Graham Lanier Fletcher, North Augusta, SC (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2550/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collision avoidance system for a vehicle includes an electronic brake system capable of applying wheel brakes to decelerate the vehicle, a steering system capable of changing a steering angle for the vehicle, and a controller. The controller instructions for performing a pedestrian avoidance maneuver including at least one of steering the vehicle to the maximum available separation distance and braking the vehicle to the maximum safe speed while the vehicle is passing the pedestrian.