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US 12,427,942 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for vehicle motion mitigation during impact
AssigneeNuro, Inc.
InventorDaniel Jason Ratner
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Abstract
According to one aspect, a method includes identifying a condition relating to an impact on a vehicle by an object, the vehicle including at least one anchor mechanism, the at least one anchor mechanism configured to anchor the vehicle to a surface. The method also includes determining whether the condition indicates that the anchor mechanism is to be deployed, and deploying the anchor mechanism when it is determined that the condition indicates that the anchor mechanism is to be deployed.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- identifying a condition relating to an impact on a vehicle by an object, wherein the vehicle includes at least one anchor mechanism, the at least one anchor mechanism configured to anchor the vehicle to a surface;
- determining whether the condition indicates that the anchor mechanism is to be deployed;
- and
- deploying the anchor mechanism when it is determined that the condition indicates that the anchor mechanism is to be deployed, wherein the condition relating to the impact is a determination that the impact is imminent, and wherein the condition is identified when the vehicle is stopped.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a propulsion system, the propulsion system carried on the chassis and configured to enable the vehicle to move, wherein the propulsion system includes an anchor system, the anchor system including an anchor and being configured to deploy the anchor to anchor the vehicle to a surface in response to a condition, the condition being associated with an impact on the vehicle by an object, wherein the impact is an imminent impact, the condition being associated with identifying the imminent impact, wherein the vehicle is stopped when the imminent impact is identified.
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a propulsion system, the propulsion system carried on the chassis and configured to enable the vehicle to move, wherein the propulsion system includes an anchor system, the anchor system including an anchor and being configured to deploy the anchor to anchor the vehicle to a surface in response to a condition, the condition being associated with an impact on the vehicle by an object, wherein the impact is an actual impact of the object with the vehicle;
- and
- a sensor system, the sensor system carried on the chassis and configured to identify the condition, wherein the sensor system includes a side impact sensor arrangement configured to identify the condition by determining a force associated with the impact when the impact is a side impact, wherein the vehicle has a front, a back, and a side, and wherein when the impact is the side impact on the side, the side impact sensor arrangement system is configured to detect the side impact and to identify the condition after the impact occurs, the side impact sensor arrangement further being configured to determine a direction and a magnitude of a force vector associated with the side impact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.