VEHICLE HAVING HEIGHT ADJUSTER

Japanese Patent JP3633284

B2

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the influence of the collision of vehicles by adjusting a vehicle height so that a collision energy is efficiently absorbed.
SOLUTION: In this device, the image information of the front side rear side of a vehicle is analyzed (S20, 80) to decide whether or not a preceding or following vehicle is present (S30, 90). Upon decision of an affirmation, the outline of another vehicle is specified and the relative speed of another vehicle to a self-vehicle is calculated based on the change speed of the size of the outline of another vehicle (S40, 100). Then, it is decided whether or not a front collision or a rear collision may be highly possibly generated based on the relative speed and the speed of the self-vehicle (S50, 110). Upon decision of an affirmation, the height of a rear bumper or a front bumper is estimated based on the outline of another vehicle (S60, 120). A vehicle height is adjusted so that the front bumper or the rear bumper of the self-vehicle has the height substantially the same as that of the rear bumper or the front bumper of another vehicle (S70, 130).

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Yumi Nada
Hiroshige Atsushi
Atsushi Mikuni
Takakazu Mori

JP16336898A

March 30, 2005

June 11, 1998

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B60G17/015; B60R19/38; B60R21/00; (IPC1-7): B60G17/015; B60R19/38

JP3193519A
JP4104706U
JP10114251A
JP7334799A
JP10100738A
JP55083635A
JP4046814A
JP11170838A
JP11034629A

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