US 12,145,522 B2
Pedestrian detection system
Seung Kyu Kang, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Jong Hun Choi, Incheon (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/354,250.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0023735 (KR), filed on Feb. 22, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278742 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/0136 (2013.01) [B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedestrian detection system comprising:
a detection device mounted on a front portion of a vehicle and configured to detect a collision with a pedestrian; and
an emergency call device configured to convert an electric signal received from the detection device into a detection value and determine an injury pattern based on the detection value;
wherein the detection device comprises a first detector mounted on a hood of the vehicle;
wherein the first detector comprises a first crash sensor disposed on the hood; and
wherein the first crash sensor includes a plurality of pressure sensing cells equidistantly spaced apart from each other on at least a partial region of the hood.