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Vehicle safety apparatus and method

A technology for safety equipment and vehicles, applied in the field of preventing or mitigating accidents in the lanes of incoming traffic, and a method of preventing or mitigating accidents in lanes, which can solve problems such as vehicle collisions and achieve cost-saving effects.

Active Publication Date: 2018-04-13
VOLVO CAR CORP
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[0006] Also, there is a possibility that another vehicle will try to pass you when you are about to turn
Therefore, if you continue to turn your vehicle may be hit by an overtaking vehicle

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[0038] figure 1is a schematic diagram of a motor vehicle 1 including a vehicle safety device according to an embodiment herein preparing to turn left at a crossroad. The vehicle 1 equipped with vehicle safety equipment has stopped in its lane 7 and the driver or in the case of an automated vehicle the automatic driving control equipment is about to turn left. However, there is oncoming traffic in the adjacent lane 2 that the vehicle will have to cross to reach the feeder road for forward travel.

[0039] will refer to figure 2 Vehicle safety equipment for preventing or mitigating accidents when turning across a lane 2 with oncoming traffic 3 is further detailed.

[0040] A vehicle 1 equipped with said device also comprises electrically assisted steering means 4 operable to steer one or more wheels 5 of the host vehicle 1 .

[0041] The vehicle safety equipment includes one or more forward-looking detection systems 6 for detecting oncoming traffic 3 in one or more lanes 2 a...

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Embodiments herein relate to a vehicle safety device and use when turning across a lane (2) with oncoming traffic (3) in a vehicle (1) including Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) (4) methods for preventing or mitigating accidents. Oncoming traffic (3) in one or more adjacent lanes (2) and other vehicles approaching from behind (9) are detected by forward-looking and rear-looking detection systems (6, 8), respectively. Determine the intent to turn across the adjacent lane (2). Determine the parking state of the own vehicle. The control unit (12) is arranged to determine whether the risk of the host vehicle being hit from behind is high during determining the parking state and determining the intention to turn across the lane (2) containing oncoming traffic (3), and if determined High risk then generates and sends a control signal to the EPAS control unit (13), which is arranged to cause the EPAS (4) to return to the steered wheels (5) of the original vehicle in response to receiving such a control signal.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments herein relate to vehicle safety apparatus for preventing or mitigating accidents when a vehicle incorporating the apparatus turns across a lane with oncoming traffic, the host vehicle further comprising a host vehicle operable to Electrical Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) that steers one or more wheels. [0002] Embodiments herein relate to methods for preventing or mitigating accidents when a host vehicle is turning across a lane with oncoming traffic, the host vehicle further comprising an electrically assisted vehicle operable to steer one or more wheels of the host vehicle Steering device. [0003] Yet another embodiment herein relates to a motor vehicle including a vehicle safety device for preventing or mitigating accidents when a vehicle equipped with the device turns across a lane with oncoming traffic, the present The vehicle also includes electrically assisted steering operable to steer one or more wheels of the host vehicle. Bac...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D5/04B62D6/00B62D137/00
CPCB60W10/20B60W30/085B60W30/0956B60W2540/18B62D15/0265B60W2552/00B60W2556/50G08G1/167B60W2050/0002
Inventor A·奥克松M·本特松
Owner VOLVO CAR CORP