Abstract: A system and method are provided to determine the side-impact collision status of a nearby vehicle or vehicles. If a nearby vehicle has been in a collision, responsive systems may be triggered automatically. Responses may include warning the driver of the host vehicle and/or warning drivers of other vehicles or centralized networks by, among other methods, V2V or V2I communications. Responses may also include automatically triggering countermeasures in the host vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to determine the collision status of a nearby vehicle or vehicles. If a nearby vehicle has been in a collision, responsive systems may be triggered automatically. Responses may include warning the driver of the host vehicle and/or warning drivers of other vehicles or centralized networks by, among other methods, V2V or V2I communications. Responses may also include automatically triggering countermeasures in the host vehicle.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are disclosed for implementing active safety countermeasures in vehicles when it is determined that the driver is impaired.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are disclosed for implementing active safety countermeasures in vehicles when it is determined that the driver is impaired.

Abstract: A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two suspension members relatively removable with respect to another includes an assembly with a first component movable with respect to a second component, with the first and second components being relatively movable with respect to each other as a result of the movement of the vehicle suspension. A sensor according to this invention will further include, without limitation, a force generation device associated with the sensor components for generating a force with a magnitude which is related to the position of the suspension members with respect to one another and a transducer device associated with the force generation device for producing a signal which is related to the magnitude of the force, and hence, to the position of the suspension members with respect to one another.

Abstract: A system for detecting dynamic rotational imbalance of vehicle roadwheels includes a force measurement sensor for sensing the force required to steer the roadwheel and further includes a device for generating a force signal corresponding to the sensed force and a processor responsive to the force signal for determining the dynamic rotational balance condition of the roadwheel.

Abstract: A system for determinng the road adhesion of a tire installed on a road wheel of an automotive vehicle operating on a roadway includes a road wheel turn angle measuring device, a vehicle speed measuring mechanism and a steering force measuring mechanism. Information regarding turn angle, vehicle speed and steering force are fed into a processor which determines the road adhesion of the tire.

Abstract: A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two members relatively movable with respect to one another includes an assembly with the first component movable with respect to a second component, with the first and second components being relatively movable with respect to each other as a result of the movement of the vehicle suspension. A sensor according to this invention will further include, without limitation, a signal generation device associated with said first and second sensor components for generating a plurality of position signals including both unique and non-unique signals.

Abstract: A system for measuring ride height and relative vertical velocity of a motor vehicle suspension includes a sensor for detecting vertical motion of a wheel and tire assembly which is relatively movable with respect to the chassis of the motor vehicle and a processor operatively connected with the sensor for calculating the relative velocity of the suspension with respect to the chassis. The processor includes a mechanism for comparing the magnitude of the calculated velocity of the road wheel with a set of threshold velocity values and output circuits for producing a control signal in the event that the calculated velocity lies between two of the threshold values. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism operatively connected with the processor and responsive to control signals therefrom for adjusting an adjustable suspension unit.