There is provided a low-impact crash detection system for a vehicle (10) comprising an accelerometer device (14) from which horizontal components of acceleration are derived, a data processor (16) comprising a FIR bandpass filter (18) to generate filtered horizontal components of acceleration and a communication device (20) for transmitting crash alert information, wherein the data processor (16) is configured to generate an impact energy signal from the filtered horizontal acceleration components, to compare the impact energy signal with a threshold value to determine whether a low-impact crash has taken place, and to generate a crash alert for transmission by the communication device (20) if the threshold value is exceeded. The system is adapted to be retro-fitted to a vehicle. A method of low-impact crash detection is also provided, the method including a crash scoring method.
Low-impact crash detection system
System zur Detektion von schwachen Zusammenstößen
Système de détection de collision à faible impact
2018-02-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01P MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK , Messen der Linear- oder Winkelgeschwindigkeit, der Beschleunigung, der Verzögerung oder des Stoßes / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |