Enhanced collision detection

A method, comprising:

• proactively predicting damage to one or more components of a host vehicle based on a predicted energy transfer between a target vehicle and the host vehicle, the energy transfer based on a speed of the target vehicle, a mass of the target vehicle, a predicted contact area of a collision location of the host vehicle where the target vehicle is predicted to collide, and a deformation strength of material at the collision location;
• predicting a hazard for a user of the host vehicle based on the predicted damage of at least one of the components disposed at the collision location;
• and
• sending a message indicating the predicted damage and the predicted hazard to a server accessible to emergency services providers,
• wherein the method further includes determining a deformation characteristic based on a number of layers of material of a vehicle body of the host vehicle at the collision location, a yield strength of the material, a ductility of the material, and a shape of the vehicle body defined as a set of dimensions including at least a length, a width, a cross-section, and a material thickness of the vehicle body at the collision location, and to predict the damage based on the deformation characteristic.

A system, comprising:

• a host vehicle including a plurality of components;
• means for proactively predicting damage to one or more of the components based on a predicted energy transfer between a target vehicle and the host vehicle, the energy transfer based on a speed of the target vehicle, a mass of the target vehicle, a predicted contact area of a collision location of the host vehicle where the target vehicle is predicted to collide, and a deformation strength of material at the collision location;
• means for predicting a hazard for a user of the host vehicle based on the predicted damage of at least one of the components disposed at the collision location;
• and
• means for sending a message indicating the predicted damage and the predicted hazard to a server accessible to emergency services providers,
• wherein the instructions further include instructions to determine a deformation characteristic based on a number of layers of material of a vehicle body of the host vehicle at the collision location, a yield strength of the material, a ductility of the material, and a shape of the vehicle body defined as a set of dimensions including at least a length, a width, a cross-section, and a material thickness of the vehicle body at the collision location, and to predict the damage based on the deformation characteristic.