Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
299 words
A collision preventing system for a vehicle, including a parameter detector for detecting an operational parameter between a vehicle and a contrast obstruction for judging a possibility of collision of the vehicle against the contrast obstruction, one or more brakes being operated on the basis of a detection value detected by the parameter detector, said system comprising: a road surface friction coefficient judgement circuit for judging a friction coefficient of a travel road surface on the basis of a detection value detected by a wheel speed detector which detects a speed of each of a plurality of wheels, and for outputting a judgement signal, when determination is made that the friction coefficient is equal to or less than a predetermined value; a first comparator for comparing the detection value of said parameter detector with a first reference value indicative of a possibility of collision of the vehicle against the contrast obstruction being high, and for outputting, on the basis of the result of such comparison, a first brake control signal indicative of a command to continuously operate each said brake; a second comparator for comparing the detection value of said parameter detector with a second reference value indicative of a possibility of said collision lower than that in the case of the first reference value, and for outputting, on the basis of the result of such second comparison, a second brake control signal indicative of a command to perform a pumping operation for each said brake; and a changing-signal output circuit for outputting a changing-signal indicative of a command to change an operation control mode for each brake in response to the judgement signal outputted from said road surface friction coefficient judgement circuit in a condition in which the second brake control signal is outputted from the second comparator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
299 words
A collision preventing system for a vehicle, including a parameter detector for detecting an operational parameter between a vehicle and a contrast obstruction for judging a possibility of collision of the vehicle against the contrast obstruction, one or more brakes being operated on the basis of a detection value detected by the parameter detector, said system comprising: a road surface friction coefficient judgement circuit for judging a friction coefficient of a travel road surface on the basis of a detection value detected by a wheel speed detector which detects a speed of each of a plurality of wheels, and for outputting a judgement signal, when determination is made that the friction coefficient is equal to or less than a predetermined value; a first comparator for comparing the detection value of said parameter detector with a first reference value indicative of a possibility of collision of the vehicle against the contrast obstruction being high, and for outputting, on the basis of the result of such comparison, a first brake control signal indicative of a command to continuously operate each said brake; a second comparator for comparing the detection value of said parameter detector with a second reference value indicative of a possibility of said collision lower than that in the case of the first reference value, and for outputting, on the basis of the result of such second comparison, a second brake control signal indicative of a command to perform a pumping operation for each said brake; and a changing-signal output circuit for outputting a changing-signal indicative of a command to change an operation control mode for each brake in response to the judgement signal outputted from said road surface friction coefficient judgement circuit in a condition in which the second brake control signal is outputted from the second comparator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A collision preventing system for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein said road surface friction coefficient judging circuit is arranged to determine that the friction coefficient of the travel road surface becomes equal to or less than the predetermined value, when at least one of the plurality of wheel speeds becomes equal to or less than a reference wheel speed provided by taking account of a predetermined slip rate into a vehicle speed which is estimated on the basis of the plurality of wheel speeds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A collision preventing system for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the changing-signal outputted from said changing-signal output circuit is a signal indicative of a command to continuously operate each said brake.