GB2400352A - Pedestrian detecting system for a motor vehicle - Google Patents
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- B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
- B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
- B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
- B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
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- B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
- B60R19/48—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds
- B60R19/483—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
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Abstract
The system comprises a detection arrangement (10) which is configured to detect a pedestrian in front of the vehicle. A pedestrian protection arrangement (6,7) is also provided, to be activated by the detection arrangement (10). The pedestrian protection system has two modes of operation, and the detection arrangement (10) is configured to activate the pedestrian protection arrangement (6,7) selectively in a first mode and / or a second mode. The first and second modes of operation can be the lifting of either the front or rear parts of the vehicle bonnet or alternatively the lifting of the bonnet and the deployment of a windscreen airbag.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A PEDESTRIAN DETECTING SYSTEM" THE PRESENT INVENTION relates to a pedestrian detection system, and more particularly relates to a pedestrian detection system for detecting pedestrians in front of a vehicle to enable the deployment of a pedestrian protection safety device mounted on the vehicle.
Various pedestrian detection systems have been proposed before, mainly incorporating sensors mounted on the front of the vehicle, such as in the bumper or fender of the vehicle. Such detection systems can easily give a false output signal, causing inappropriate deployment of a safety device, for example, when striking an item such as road-cone or an animal.
The present invention seeks to provide an improved pedestrian detection system.
According to the present invention, there is provided a pedestrian protection system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising a detection arrangement to detect a pedestrian in front of a vehicle, and a pedestrian protection arrangement to be activated by the detection arrangement, the pedestrian protection system having two modes of operation, the detection arrangement being configured to activate the pedestrian protection arrangement selectively in a first mode and/or a second mode.
Preferably, the detection arrangement is configured to activate the protection arrangement in dependence upon the sensing of an object in front of the vehicle and in dependence upon the sensed object meeting predetermined parameters.
Advantageously, the pedestrian protection arrangement incorporates a mechanism for lifting the front part of the hood or bonnet of the motor vehicle and a mechanism for lifting the rear part of the hood or bonnet, one mode being the lifting of only the front part of the hood or bonnet, a second mode including additionally the lifting of the rear part of the hood or bonnet.
Conveniently, the pedestrian protection arrangement includes a mechanism for lifting the rear part of the hood or bonnet of the motor vehicle, and at least one air-bag to overlie part of the windscreen of the vehicle and/or part of an A-Pillar, one mode of operation including lifting only the rear part of the hood or bonnet, the second mode including additionally the activation of at least one said air-bag.
Preferably, the second mode is activated at a point in time after the activation of the first mode.
Advantageously, the detection arrangement includes a sensor at least 0.5 metres behind the front part of the vehicle to detect the distance to and/or the speed of an object in front of the vehicle.
Conveniently, the system comprises a sensor provided on the vehicle for detecting the height of an object in front of the vehicle.
In order that the invention may be more readily understood, and so that further features thereof may be appreciated, the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIGURE 1 is a part diagrammatic view illustrating the front part of a motor vehicle provided with a pedestrian detection system in accordance with the invention, FIGURE 2 is a view generally corresponding to Figure 1 illustrating a similar vehicle when involved in an accident with a pedestrian, FIGURE 3 is a view illustrating the vehicle of Figure 2 at a subsequent stage during the accident, FIGURE 4 is a view corresponding to Figure 3 showing the vehicle at a further subsequent stage during the accident, FIGURE 5 is a diagrammatic side view of a further vehicle provided with a detection system in accordance with the invention, FIGURE 6 is a side view of a further vehicle provided with a pedestrian detection system, FIGURE 7 is a partial perspective view of a further vehicle provided with a pedestrian detector system; and FIGURE 8 is a diagrammatic side view of a further vehicle provided with a pedestrian detection system.
The vehicle of Figure 1 is provided with a chassis 1, and the front of the vehicle is provided with a bumper or fender 2 and hood or bonnet 3. The hood or bonnet 3 is, as is conventional, located in front of a windscreen or windshield 4. The windscreen or windshield 4 is provided, on either side, with an A-Post 5. The vehicle is provided with two safety devices configured to provide protection for a pedestrian in the event that the vehicle should strike a pedestrian in an accident.
The first safety device 6 is in the form of a lifter located beneath the rear part of the hood or bonnet 3. The lifter may be actuated to raise the rear part of the hood or bonnet 3 so that a central region of the hood or bonnet 3 is spaced above the underlying engine block. Should the head of a pedestrian strike the raised central region of the hood or bonnet 3, the central region of the hood or bonnet 3 will be deformed downwardly, decelerating the head of the pedestrian in such a way that the risk of injuries arising is minimised.
The second safety device 7 is in the form of an inflatable air-bag unit, the air-bag unit being mounted in position adjacent the base of the windscreen 4 and being configured, on inflation, to extend over the lower part of the windscreen 4, and also part of the A-Post 5. The air-bag will thus minimise the risk of a pedestrian receiving injuries by striking his head or her against the windscreen or A-Post.
The air-bag unit 7 may be controlled in such a way as to be inflated at different relative times or with different relative pressures depending upon various parameters related to the accident.
The two safety devices 6, 7 are controlled by a controller 8 which receives various input signals from sensors provided on the vehicle. The controller 8 may, for example, receive an input from a speed sensor 9, indicating the speed of the vehicle.
The controller 8 may also receive an input from a sensor lO which is located in position, in the illustrated embodiment, just behind the windscreen 4 at a position above the rear part of the hood or bonnet 3. The sensor 10 is thus located a substantial distance behind the front part of the vehicle, and certainly at a distance of at least 0.5 metres behind the front part of the vehicle. The sensor 10 is a sensor which operates on received radiation and may thus be a camera operative in the visible spectrum or in the infra-red spectrum. The sensor 10 may be an infra-red radar or a microwave radar. The sensor 10 may alternatively be a stereoscopic camera or even two cameras which provide a stereoscopic effect.
Thus the sensor 10 will receive radiation emanating or reflecting from an object, such as a pedestrian, in front of the vehicle. In an alternative embodiment of the vehicle, the sensor 10 may be located just in front of the windscreen on top of the scuttle or rear part of the hood or bonnet 3.
The sensor 10 is adapted to detect the relative speed between the vehicle and an object in front of a vehicle, such as a pedestrian, and may also be adapted to determine the distance of part of an object which is positioned in front of the vehicle, from the vehicle. The sensor 10 may perform one, or preferably both of these functions.
It is to be appreciated that the sensor l O. in the described embodiment, is positioned to detect the relative speed of and/or the distance to part of an object which extends above the height of the front part of the hood or bonnet 3 at the front edge of the hood or bonnet. In this way the sensor will not respond to a relatively small item such as a traffic cone or a small animal, which will effectively be hidden from the sensor 10 by the front part of the hood or bonnet 3.
The sensor 10 is connected to the control unit 8, and the control unit 8 can be configured to calculate a signal to activate one or both of the pedestrian I safety devices 6,7 according to the following criteria: where the following notations apply: À Speed of impacting vehicle Vvehice À Relative speed towards object Vre' À Distance of object from sensor 10 Dsensor À Distance from from-end to sensor 10 Do À Distance triggering threshold-level 1 Diesel À Distance triggering threshold-level 2 D'eve' 2 À Velocity triggering threshold-leve1 1 VIeve' À Velocity triggering threshold-level 2 VIeve'2 1 -When Vvehjce < vehicle speed limit threshold, no decision can be taken 2 -When Vvehjce > vehicle speed limit threshold, the following conditions applied if switch status Sstatus indicates ON then calculate distance from sensor 10 DsensOr = Do- I(vrel) dt If Dsensor < Diesel and Veer > Viewer (Vvehjce) then the protection systems are activated in a first mode in which only the hood lifter 6 is actuated.
However If Dsensor < D level 2 and Vre! > VIcve! 2 (Vvehice) then the protection systems are activated in a second mode in which both the hood lifter 6 and the air-bag 7 are actuated.
The bumper or fender 2 is provided with another sensor in the form of integral pedestrian sensor 11. The pedestrian sensor 11 is mounted on the front part of a rigid beam 12 which is connected to the chassis 1 by means of a relatively strong, but yieldable mounting 13. Mounted on the front part of the beam 12 is a yieldable element 14 provided on the front face of the bumper, the front part of the yieldable element 14 being provided with a contact sensor 15.
The combination of the yieldable element 15 and the contact sensor 15 is provided with an outer covering 16 of foam or the like.
The output of the contact sensor IS is provided to an on/off enabling circuit 16, the output of which is provided to the control unit 8.
It is to be appreciated that in use of the described pedestrian detection system, should the vehicle strike a pedestrian, the contact sensor 15 will generate an output signal provided to the on/off circuit 16 which will enable or actuate the controller 8. If the object struck by the vehicle is a relatively small object, the sensor 10 will not sense the presence of the object (because the object will be hidden from the sensor 10 by the front part of the hood or bonnet 3), and the pedestrian detection system will provide no further response.
However, should the vehicle strike a pedestrian located in front of the vehicle, the pedestrian will have a greater height than the height of the hood or bonnet at the front part of the hood or bonnet 3, and thus the sensor 10 will sense the presence of the pedestrian. The sensor 10 will determine the relative speed between part of the pedestrian and the hood or bonnet, or will determine the distance of the pedestrian from the hood or bonnet. The sensor 10 will continue to take such measurements during the following period of time. The initial situation during such an accident is thus generally as shown schematically in Figure 2.
The controller 8 may, if appropriate parameters are met with regard to the speed of the pedestrian relative to the vehicle, the overall speed of the vehicle and/or the distance between the pedestrian and the main part of the vehicle, actuate the bonnet or hood lifter 6 to lift the rear part of the hood or bonnet 3 as shown in Figure 3. The sensor 10 will also continue to monitor the position of the pedestrian over the following moments of time and, again, if appropriate parameters are met, may cause the air-bag unit 7 to be actuated (as illustrated schematically in Figure 4) and indeed, depending upon the precise value of certain parameters, may modify or control the moment of deployment of the air-bag, adjusting the time of deployment of the air-bag and/or the i pressure or quantity of gas supplied to the air-bag.
Whilst Figures 1 to 4 illustrate one embodiment, it is to be appreciated that many modifications may be effected without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, instead of a single lifter 6 being provided to lift the rear part of the hood or bonnet 3, a lifter may be provided to lift the front part of the hood or bonnet, or, alternatively again, lifters may be provided to lift both the rear part of the hood or bonnet and the front part of the hood or bonnet.
Instead of having a single air-bag to cover the lower part of the windscreen 4 and the A-Post 5, separate air-bags may be provided to cover these parts of the vehicle.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the contact sensor 15 provided within the bumper or fender 2 is a force responsive sensor that can discriminate objects having a mass lighter than the mass of a typical pedestrian. ; In such an arrangement, the on/off circuit 16 will therefore not be actuated unless an object is struck which has a mass equivalent to that of a pedestrian.
To discriminate heavier objects (such as other vehicles) from a pedestrian, a central accelerometer 17 could be provided on the vehicle. In such an arrangement, the generation of a signal from both the accelerometer 17 and the sensor 10 indicates a severe crash situation and so, in such a situation, i the control unit 8 can be configured to activate an internal safety device such as an air-bag or seat-belt pretensioner, to provide protection to occupants of the i vehicle. ; Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view corresponding to Figure 1 illustrating an embodiment of the invention in which the sensor 10 is mounted on the exterior of the vehicle at the base of the windscreen 4 and in which the hood or bonnet 3 is provided with a lifter 20 at the front of the hood or bonnet.
Figure 6 is a view illustrating a further embodiment of the invention in which the vehicle is provided with a lifter 20 at the front of the hood or bonnet, and a further lifter 21 at the rear of the hood or bonnet. In the embodiment shown in Figure 6 the sensor 10 is mounted on the roof of the vehicle at a position behind the windscreen.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a further vehicle in accordance with the invention illustrating the sensor 10 of the previous embodiment replaced within a pair of spaced-apart stereoscopic cameras lea, lOb mounted on the exterior of the vehicle adjacent the base of the windscreen 4. Figure 7 also illustrates a first air-bag 22 which, when inflated, covers the lower part of the central region of the windscreen or windshield 4, and two separate air-bags 23, 24 each of which, when inflated, covers a respective A-Post, such as the A-Post 5.
Figure 8 illustrates a further embodiment of a vehicle provide with a pedestrian protection system of the type described above. In this embodiment, instead of a sensor 10 being provided located in the region of the base of the windscreen, a sensor 25 is provided located on the front part of a hood or bonnet 3, the sensor 25 being a sensor in the form of a camera or radar-type device (as generally described above with regard to the sensor 10) configured to determine the height of an object in front of the motor vehicle and adapted to distinguish an object having a height such that the object may reasonably be considered to be a pedestrian.
It is thus to be appreciated that the pedestrian detection system of the present invention may selectively control a number of different types of safety device to provide protection for a pedestrian. The safety devices may be deployed simultaneously or sequentially.
In the present Specification "comprises" means "includes or consists of" and "comprising" means "including or consisting of".
The features disclosed in the foregoing description, or the following Claims, or the accompanying drawings, expressed in their specific forms or in terms of a means for performing the disclosed function, or a method or process for attaining the disclosed result, as appropriate, may, separately, or in any combination of such features, be utilised for realising the invention in diverse forms thereof.
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- CLAIMS: 1. A pedestrian protection system for a motor vehicle, the systemcomprising a detection arrangement to detect a pedestrian in front of a vehicle, and a pedestrian protection arrangement to be activated by the detection arrangement, the pedestrian protection system having two modes of operation, the detection arrangement being configured to activate the pedestrian protection arrangement selectively in a first mode and/or a second mode.
- 2. A system according to Claim 1 wherein the detection arrangement is configured to activate the protection arrangement in dependence upon the sensing of an object in front of the vehicle and in dependence upon the sensed object meeting predetermined parameters.
- 3. A system according to Claim I or 2 wherein the pedestrian protection arrangement incorporates a mechanism for lifting the front part of the hood or bonnet of the motor vehicle and a mechanism for lifting the rear part of the hood or bonnet, one mode being the lifting of only the front part of the hood or bonnet, a second mode including additionally the lifting of the rear part of the hood or bonnet.
- 4. A system according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the pedestrian protection arrangement includes a mechanism for lifting the rear part of the hood or bonnet of the motor vehicle, and at least one air-bag to overlie part of the windscreen of the vehicle and/or part of an A-Pillar, one mode of operation including lifting only the rear part of the hood or bonnet, the second mode including additionally the activation of at least one said air-bag.
- 5. A system according to Claim 3 or Claim 4 wherein the second mode is activated at a point in time after the activation of the first mode.
- 6. A system according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein the detection arrangement includes a sensor at least 0.5 metres behind the front part of the vehicle to detect the distance to and/or the speed of an object in front of the vehicle.
- 7. A system according to any one of the preceding Claims comprising a sensor provided on the vehicle for detecting the height of an object in front of the vehicle.
- 8. A pedestrian protection system substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
- 9. Any novel feature or combination of features disclosed herein.
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