The Apple car Keep giving what to talk about. But now not in terms of the adventures and misadventures of the negotiations of who will be who produces it. Now it's about going to something more operational. Although only an idea at the moment, this patent shows a series of designs to make the Apple car a more secure device. If you want it to be one hundred percent autonomous, it is normal that you want to have a safer Apple Car. In fact, as secure as it can be created.
These three patents indicate how to create devices to achieve a safer Apple Car
A car is a machine that can become a death trap if you don't take good care of what you do. It is not uncommon to read news about car accidents that have been produced by the driver, poor road conditions, bad weather ... etc. Nor is it surprising news of collisions with autonomous cars. That's why Apple wants to invest in something that is a priority: The safety of the occupants of an Apple Car.
Airbag-based occupant safety system
The first of the patents that have been registered is called "Airbag-based occupant safety system". That is, it talks about what happens when a seat is not facing the dashboard, or the steering wheel, which is the usual place where the airbags are usually housed.
In non-traditional vehicle designs, for example, when the rows of occupants face each other within the passenger compartment or where the vehicle is designed without roof rails, there are limited options for reaction surfaces and fasteners. Therefore, new approaches are needed for airbag-based occupant safety systems.
The need to create new spaces is sought, for when the user is not sitting looking towards the place where the airbags are supposed to always be located. With this we can think that inside the Apple Car the seats can be modulated in the way we want. It's probably an optional item, but it's a brilliant idea especially if you want the car to be autonomous. It would give you time to do other tasks. Safety should not be affected and the airbags should be placed in new places where we are not used to it.
Integrated chassis control
In another of the patents that have been filed related to the Apple Car, there is talk of the possibility of the existence of a loss of control of the car. Regardless of who is driving, there will be situations in which the car spins out of control or, as Apple describes it, suffers a "loss of directional stability." Either by driver error or by road conditions. For this reason it is wanted that these situations can be avoided.
Upon determining that the vehicle has lost stability, the electronic stability control system can apply braking to the wheels individually and / or request propulsion torque for regain stability. As stated in this document entitled: "Integrated Chassis Control".
For example, braking can be applied to the outer front wheel to counteract oversteer or braking can be applied to the inner rear wheel to counteract understeer. By minimizing the disparity between the desired chassis speed and the measured chassis speed, the electronic stability control system allows the vehicle to retain some degree of control. Electronic stability control system You can determine that the vehicle has lost stability based on a deviation of the actual measured states of the vehicle from the desired states.
Dynamic protection of the elements
A third Apple patent also takes into account what happens when the car stops. The Apple Car may choose to lock the doors if a dangerous environment is detected. Environment that can include dynamic elements that can change location within an environment, including vehicles, humans, animal life, etc. For example, a dynamic element can collide with an occupied vehicle. In another example, a dynamic element can pose a danger to people entering and leaving the interior of a vehicle.
Some sensors They would be in charge of detecting the environment and determining the solution. Open the door and make it stop before colliding with the wall or invading part of the road, etc ...
As always when we talk about patents, they may come true or just get ideas. But right now with so much talk about Apple Car, these security systems can be especially important. Whenever we talk about security any idea is good, Especially if it is to save lives.
