公开(公告)号：US11912306B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17438537

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

Inventor： Steven Kanzler ,  Kiran Balasubramanian ,  Carl Munch ,  Andreas Fleckner ,  Harald Pfriender ,  Michal Duchowski ,  Charles Bartlett ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/114

CPC classification number: B60W60/0017 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/114 ,  B60W2554/4029

Abstract: A method helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle (10) equipped with an automated driving system (200) and a vehicle safety system (100) by detecting low impact crash events (99) with the vehicle (10). The method includes utilizing automated driving sensors (220, 230, 240, 250, 260) of the automated driving system (200) to identify possible low impact collision risks. The method also includes utilizing vehicle safety system sensors (110, 115, 120, 125, 130) of the vehicle safety system to determine a low impact collision resulting from the identified possible low impact collision. A vehicle safety system (100) includes an airbag controller unit (150) configured to implement the method to determine low impact crash events with the vehicle (10).