System for prevention of collisions of vehicles with pedestrians
DRIVE
May 2, 2001
The collision with pedestrian prevention system according to the present invention comprises pedestrian detection means (1), road surface conditions detection means (2), road information accumulation means (3), vehicle position detection means (6), vehicle state detection means (12), processing means (7, 14), information output means (15), and vehicle control means (16). Because of the configuration, the driver is alerted the presence of any pedestrian on a pedestrian's crossing and can immediately correct operations for handling the vehicle without being perplexed by the information just about to finish crossing the road. This systems works only when there is the possibility of collision between a pedestrian on a pedestrian's crossing and a vehicle, and provides automatic controls for decelerating or stopping the vehicle when the driver can stop the vehicle by carrying out emergency braking over a distance from the vehicle to the pedestrian's crossing.
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