Deployment system for pedestrian protection in a vehicle using pedestrian collision prediction information and a method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorWon-Tak Chang
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Abstract
A deployment system for pedestrian protection in a vehicle using pedestrian collision prediction information includes: a pedestrian collision prediction part configured to analyze pedestrian collision recognition information and predict a pedestrian collision; and a temperature response variable controller configured to set a deployment determination threshold of the deployment system according to an air temperature when the pedestrian collision is predicted by the pedestrian collision prediction part.
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A deployment system for pedestrian protection in a vehicle using pedestrian collision prediction information, the deployment system comprising:
- a pedestrian collision prediction part configured to analyze pedestrian collision recognition information and predict a pedestrian collision with the vehicle;
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- a temperature response variable controller configured to set a deployment determination threshold of the deployment system based on an air temperature when the pedestrian collision is predicted by the pedestrian collision prediction part,
- wherein the deployment determination threshold is adjusted in response to air temperature changes.
A method of controlling a deployment system for pedestrian protection in a vehicle using pedestrian collision prediction information, the method comprising:
- predicting, by a pedestrian collision prediction part, a collision of a pedestrian;
- determining whether an air temperature is greater than a critical temperature (T_singularity);
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- when the air temperature is greater than the critical temperature (T_singularity), adjusting a deployment determination threshold downward as much as Δβ to be set above a bumper deformation signal, by which the deployment system is not deployed at room temperature, due to an impact applied to a lower portion of the vehicle.
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