Techniques are described for automatically detecting and responding to imminent damage to and/or from a vehicle's side-view mirror. One or more mirror collision anticipation sensors (MCASs) are integrated with one or more side-view mirrors, or otherwise with a vehicle. The MCASs generate sensor signals based on detecting a proximate environment of the side-view mirrors. A response processor can receive the sensor signals from the MCASs and can compute a present likelihood of an imminent collision event based on monitoring the sensor signals. The response processor can generate a trigger signal responsive to detecting that the present likelihood exceeds a predetermined trigger threshold and can output the trigger signal to a motor controller. The motor controller can execute an automated mirror evasion maneuver responsive to the trigger signal, including electromechanically repositioning the side-view mirrors relative to the vehicle's main body to hopefully avoid the imminent collision event.
VEHICLE'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR PROTECTION AGAINST DAMAGES
2025-07-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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