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US 11,657,716 B1Granted
Automobile system for determination and protection against external crash hazards
OwnerScott C Harrisinventor
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Abstract
A smart car system that determines when danger from another vehicle is likely, and addresses that danger. An embodiment signals the other car using open air communication. Another embodiment starts the deployment of anti-crash structure, e.g, airbag or an anti crash fencing.
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A system, comprising:
- a vehicle, including a computer, and at least one sensor that senses conditions around the vehicle, the computer operating to determine a hazardous condition,
- the vehicle including a safety system, that is deployed to enhance safety for a passenger of the vehicle during a crash,
- wherein the computer operates to begin deploying the safety system upon determining the hazardous condition,
- wherein the safety system includes a movable cage, and the computer operates to begin deploying the movable cage by beginning to move the movable cage, the system further comprising at least one camera in the vehicle;
- wherein the safety system uses the at least one camera to determine if people in the vehicle are in location interfering with moving the cage, and determines how aggressively to move the cage based on the location of the people in the vehicle.
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A system, comprising:
- a vehicle, including a computer, and at least one sensor that senses conditions around the vehicle, the computer operating to determine a hazardous driving condition,
- the vehicle including a safety system, that is deployed to enhance safety for a passenger of the vehicle during a crash,
- and the computer operates to begin deploying the safety system upon determining the hazardous condition,
- wherein the safety system includes a movable cage, and the movable cage is pre-deployed by beginning to move the cage upon determining the hazardous condition,
- wherein the safety system uses cameras in the vehicle to determine if people in the vehicle are in a location interfering with moving the cage, and determines how aggressively to move the cage based on the location of the people in the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.