US 12,286,070 B2
Vehicular safety system for controlling a safety feature
Ove J. Salomonsson, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,576.
Application 18/456,576 is a continuation of application No. 18/151,539, filed on Jan. 9, 2023, granted, now 11,738,705.
Application 18/151,539 is a continuation of application No. 17/301,684, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,548,461, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/301,684 is a continuation of application No. 15/929,326, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 10,974,674, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 15/929,326 is a continuation of application No. 16/363,006, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,632,950, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/363,006 is a continuation of application No. 15/911,465, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,239,479, issued on Mar. 26, 2019.
Application 15/911,465 is a continuation of application No. 14/929,493, filed on Nov. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,908,495, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Application 14/929,493 is a continuation of application No. 13/653,577, filed on Oct. 17, 2012, granted, now 9,174,574, issued on Nov. 3, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/548,902, filed on Oct. 19, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406249 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/0134 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01252 (2013.01)] 49 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular safety system, the vehicular safety system comprising:
a plurality of vehicular cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular safety system;
the plurality of vehicular cameras comprising a left side-viewing vehicular camera disposed at a left side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with the left side-viewing vehicular camera disposed at the left side of the equipped vehicle, the left side-viewing vehicular camera views at least sideward and rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the left side-viewing vehicular camera is operable to capture image data;
the plurality of vehicular cameras comprising a right side-viewing vehicular camera disposed at a right side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with the right side-viewing vehicular camera disposed at the right side of the equipped vehicle, the right side-viewing vehicular camera views at least sideward and rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the right side-viewing vehicular camera is operable to capture image data;
the plurality of vehicular cameras comprising a forward-viewing vehicular camera disposed at a windshield of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with the forward-viewing vehicular camera disposed at the windshield of the equipped vehicle, the forward-viewing vehicular camera views forward through the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the forward-viewing vehicular camera is operable to capture image data;
wherein image data captured by the forward-viewing vehicular camera is processed by the vehicular safety system for headlamp control and for at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) lane departure warning and (ii) object detection;
at least one other sensing system of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the at least one other sensing system is operable to capture sensor data;
wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by the vehicular safety system of captured image data and captured sensor data, a potential collision involving the equipped vehicle is determined;
wherein, responsive to determination of the potential collision involving the equipped vehicle, a safety feature of the equipped vehicle changes its condition; and
wherein, if actual collision does not occur, the safety feature returns to its condition that existed prior to determination of the potential collision.