Magnetic repulsion systems and methods for mitigating vehicle collisions
OwnerBrenda S. McManninventor
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Abstract
The present technology is generally directed to a magnetic repulsion system configured to reduce or mitigate the severity of an inadvertent collision between two or more vehicles. For example, the anti-collision systems disclosed herein comprise a plurality of magnetic bars carried by a vehicle. The magnetic bars have a particular polarity and, upon inadvertent contact between the vehicle and another vehicle having magnetic bars with a different polarity, the bars will repel each other, thereby inhibiting/reducing the severity of impact during an inadvertent collision between the two vehicles.
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A magnetic repulsion system for mitigating a collision between moving vehicles, the magnetic repulsion system comprising:
- a plurality of first magnetic bars carried by a first vehicle, wherein the magnetic bars are positioned at a front portion, a back portion, and along lateral side portions of the first vehicle, and wherein the first magnetic bars have a first polarity;
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- an electromagnetic module carried by the first vehicle and operably coupled to the first magnetic bars,
- wherein, upon inadvertent contact between the first vehicle and a second vehicle carrying a plurality of second magnetic bars having a second polarity, the electromagnetic module is configured to modulate the first polarity such that it is opposite to the second polarity and the second magnetic bars are repelled by the first magnetic bars, thereby inhibiting severity of the contact between the first and second vehicles.
A vehicle system, comprising:
- an electromagnetic module carried by a first vehicle;
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- first magnetic components positioned about an external perimeter of the first vehicle and operably coupled to the electromagnetic module, wherein the first magnetic components have a first polarity,
- wherein, upon an inadvertent collision between the first vehicle and a second object carrying second magnetic components having a second polarity, the electromagnetic module is configured to modulate the first polarity such that it is opposite to the second polarity and the first magnetic components are repelled by the second magnetic components, thereby inhibiting severity of contact between the first vehicle and the second object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.