Hardware and software mechanisms on autonomous vehicle for pedestrian safety
AssigneeNuro, Inc.
InventorsDavid Ferguson, Jiajun Zhu, Nick Vines, Russell Smith
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Abstract
An autonomous robot vehicle includes a front side and an energy absorbing system. The front side includes a front bumper and a front face including a frame defining a cavity. The energy absorbing system includes an energy absorbing member mounted in the cavity of the frame, and an inflatable airbag. The energy absorbing member is configured to reduce impact on an object struck by the autonomous robot vehicle. The inflatable airbag is mounted on the front side of the autonomous robot vehicle such that when the inflatable airbag is deployed, the inflatable airbag is external to the autonomous robot vehicle.
Claims22
An autonomous robot vehicle comprising:
- a front side including a front bumper and a front face including a frame;
- and
- an energy absorbing system including:
- an energy absorbing member mounted on the frame of the front face, the energy absorbing member configured to reduce impact on an object struck by the autonomous robot vehicle;
- and
- an inflatable airbag mounted on the front side of the autonomous robot vehicle such that when the inflatable airbag is deployed, the inflatable airbag is external to the autonomous robot vehicle.
An autonomous robot vehicle comprising:
- a conveyance system;
- a vehicle controller configured to control the conveyance system;
- and
- an energy absorbing system including:
- detection sensors;
- an inflatable airbag mounted on a front side of the autonomous robot vehicle such that the inflatable airbag is external to the autonomous robot vehicle when deployed;
- an inflation unit configured to supply compressed gas to the inflatable airbag;
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- a computer system configured to receive input signals from the detection sensors, and send an actuation signal to the inflation unit, which actuates the inflation unit to supply compressed gas to the inflatable airbag.
An autonomous robot vehicle comprising:
- a front side including a front bumper and a front face including a frame;
- and
- an energy absorbing system including an energy absorbing member mounted on the frame of the front face, the energy absorbing member configured to reduce impact on an object struck by the autonomous robot vehicle, the energy absorbing member extending between a top portion of the front side and the front bumper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.