Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140000974 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF A VULNERABLE ROAD USER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140158806 | METHOD FOR RETRACTING A SEAT BELT - A method for retracting a seat belt of a vehicle includes determining an excessive length of seat belt pulled out as the difference between the current length and the minimum length of seat belt pulled out, when the seat belt is in use. The method further includes, if a collision or and/or a risk situation involving the vehicle is detected, retracting the seat belt by applying a retraction force, the retraction force being a function of the excessive length of seat belt pulled out. Further, a safety arrangement of a vehicle includes a seat belt, a first sensor for determining an excessive length of seat belt pulled out, a collision detection system, a retractor for retracting the seat belt by applying the retraction force, and a processor for determining the retraction force as a function of the excessive length of seat belt pulled out. | 06-12-2014 |
20140327234 | HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An inflatable head restraint system comprises an inflatable airbag and a housing for storing the airbag in a packed condition, the housing located behind the back of a head and/or a nape of a user of the inflatable head restraint system. The airbag includes a portion at least partly enclosing the head when the airbag is in an inflated state, which restrains movement of the head in a direction away from the housing. The inflatable head restraint system may be included in a vehicle or a kit, and a method for activating inflation of the airbag of the inflatable head restraint system may be carried out via communication between the inflatable head restraint system and a collision detection system. | 11-06-2014 |
20140347209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A LIVING BEING IN A VEHICLE - A system for determining a position of a living being in a vehicle interior includes at least three components, each component of a first type or a second type, one of the first or second type being a transmitter and the other a receiver. Two components are of the first type and one component is of the second type. Each component is adapted to transmit or receive a signal dependent on type. The signal is adapted for determining a presence of the living being and for determining a distance (d | 11-27-2014 |
20140350796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE FOR REVERSIBLE SEAT BELT RETRACTION - A method performed by a retraction control system of a vehicle for controlling refraction of a seat belt of a reversible seat belt refractor arrangement for a vehicle occupant is provided. The control system determines fulfillment of an activation condition based on an initiating input derived from a vehicle situation sensing system, which initiating input indicates that the vehicle, at an initiating time instant, is considered likely to be, or is about to become, involved in a hazardous situation and/or uncomfortable dynamic situation. The control system generates an activation signal utilizable for initiation of retraction of the seat belt. If the control system determines absence of fulfillment of a confirming condition within a predetermined confirming time period, and/or if the control system determines fulfillment of an abort condition within a predetermined abort time period, the control system generates a deactivation signal utilizable for aborting the initiation. | 11-27-2014 |
20150100208 | Method for Activating Safety Systems of a Vehicle - A method for activating safety systems of a motor vehicle, the method including the steps of: monitoring signals from at least one vehicle sensor; analysing the signals from the at least one sensor to determine that the vehicle appears to be involved in a particular one of a plurality of pre-defined “run off the road” events: confirming the determination by analysing signals from at least one different vehicle sensor, performing a different analysis on the signals from the at least one sensor, or analysing signals from the at least one sensor over a predetermined period of time; where a detection is confirmed, estimating the severity of the event; and based on a confirmed determination that the vehicle is involved in a particular event, and the estimated severity of the event, selecting one or more vehicle safety systems to be activated to protect an occupant of the vehicle. | 04-09-2015 |
20150283998 | METHOD FOR TRANSITION BETWEEN DRIVING MODES - A method for transition between driving modes of a vehicle is disclosed. The driving modes include an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode. A transition from the PAD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the PAD mode is performed by releasing a steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in an enabled state. A transition from the MD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the MD mode is performed by releasing the steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in a disabled state. A system for performing the method and a vehicle including the system are also disclosed. | 10-08-2015 |
20150353094 | OVERTAKE ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENT AND SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WITH AN OVERTAKE ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENT - An autonomous vehicle, an overtake assessment arrangement, and an overtake assessment system are provided. The overtake assessment arrangement is configured to receive, from at least one external source, real time traffic information on one or more surrounding vehicles outside a sensor monitoring area, assess whether to overtake at least one preceding vehicle within the sensor monitoring area or not, based on the real time traffic information received via the communication unit, and provide a vehicle drive arrangement with input indicative of the assessment, such that the vehicle drive arrangement is able to control the host vehicle to overtake the at least one preceding vehicle or not in accordance with the input. | 12-10-2015 |