Collision sensing apparatus
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJialiang Le, Manoharprasad K. Rao, David James Tippy
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a center component defining a center chamber therein and first and second side components defining first and second chambers therein, respectively. The first and second side components are coupled to opposing ends of the center component with the first and second chambers in fluid communication with the center chamber. The center, first side and second side components are configured to extend substantially across a width of a vehicle. The apparatus further includes first, second and third pressure sensors in communication with the first, second and center chambers, respectively.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A system, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive signals from left, center, and right pressure sensors coupled to left, center, and right chambers extending across a vehicle front end;
- select operational parameters for at least one vehicle collision mitigation system based on the received signals;
- and
- apply the selected operational parameters.
A system comprising:
- a center component defining a center chamber therein;
- first and second side components defining first and second chambers therein, respectively, the first and second chambers in fluid communication with the center chamber;
- first, second, and third pressure sensors in communication with the first, second and center chambers, respectively;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive signals from the first, second, and third pressure sensors;
- select operational parameters for at least one vehicle collision mitigation system based on the received signals;
- and
- apply the selected operational parameters.
A method, comprising:
- receiving signals from left, center, and right pressure sensors coupled to left, center, and right chambers extending across a vehicle front end;
- selecting operational parameters for at least vehicle one vehicle collision mitigation system based on the received signals;
- and
- applying the selected operational parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.