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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJianbo Lu, Priya Prasad, Panagiotis Tsiotras, Efstathios Velenis, Dimitar Petrov Filev
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A control system and method to mitigate intersection crashes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an electronic control module equipped with memory and in communication with at least one radar sensor system, at lest one environmental sensor system, at least one vehicle stability system, an operator advisory system, a brake control system, a controllable steering system, and a powertrain control system. In one embodiment, the method may include determining whether a vehicle is entering an intersection, determining whether the operator is responding correctly to the sensed conditions in the intersection, activating the controlled brakes, determining any intersection threat, determining whether any sensed threat is imminent, activating the accident mitigation adviser, reducing engine torque while in the intersection, and actuating steering and brake control systems while in the intersection.
A control system to mitigate intersection crashes, comprising:
A control system to mitigate intersection crashes, comprising:
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