The invention concerns a method of driving assistance for assisting a human driver in safely driving a vehicle called host vehicle, implemented by a processor on board of said host vehicle. The host vehicle comprises means for obtaining first information relative to the host vehicle and means for obtaining second information relative to at least one other vehicle in a neighborhood of the host vehicle, said first and second information being obtained at regular time instants, comprising triggering an intervention of a collision avoidance system. The method comprises a step (51) of intervention decision adapted to decide whether to trigger the intervention of the collision avoidance system at a current time instant (T.sub.c) or to postpone said intervention decision at a later time instant (T.sub.l) depending upon additional first and second information to be acquired between the current time instant (T.sub.c) and the later time instant (T.sub.l), said additional first and second information having an associated probability. The invention also concerns an associated system of driving assistance.

A method for calculating a dangerous spot and time for a computer to execute a process includes, detecting, by at least two mobile bodies, an avoidance action, which is an action that indicates a possibility that each mobile body has avoided a collision with another mobile body, based on locus data of a plurality of mobile bodies that belongs to a predetermined area; calculating an evaluation value that indicates a possibility that an avoidance action by one of the two mobile bodies has occurred under an influence of an avoidance action by another one; and calculating, based on the evaluation value, a collision risk in an area where a plurality of mobile bodies is concentrated.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for adjusting the front to rear ratio of roll damping and/or roll stiffness in a vehicle based on vehicle yaw rate and/or the rate of change of steering wheel angle. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for dynamically adjusting one or more suspension system control parameters based on one or more of steering wheel angle, rate of change of steering wheel angle and yaw rate.

A method for calculating a dangerous spot and time for a computer to execute a process includes, detecting, by at least two mobile bodies, an avoidance action, which is an action that indicates a possibility that each mobile body has avoided a collision with another mobile body, based on locus data of a plurality of mobile bodies that belongs to a predetermined area; calculating an evaluation value that indicates a possibility that an avoidance action by one of the two mobile bodies has occurred under an influence of an avoidance action by another one; and calculating, based on the evaluation value, a collision risk in an area where a plurality of mobile bodies is concentrated.

The present disclosure provides a vehicle collision mitigation apparatus and method, in which it is determined whether or not a collision will occur between a target vehicle and a lateral side of a host vehicle based on the paths of the host vehicle and the target vehicle, and if a collision is unavoidable, a traveling state, including a vehicle speed, steering, a suspension, or a position of a seat, is changed such that the impact caused by the collision is reduced. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to minimize damage due to the collision of the target vehicle with the lateral side of the host vehicle.

The present disclosure generally relates to an obstacle avoidance system with active suspensions. The obstacle avoidance system uses one or more active suspensions to lift or jump one or more corresponding wheels over an obstacle in the vehicle's path to avoid contact with the obstacle when the vehicle cannot practically drive over, steer around, or stop before hitting the obstacle.

A method includes receiving, at a control system of a vehicle, a road profile for a road at a particular location, the road profile indicating a road condition of the road at the particular location. The method also includes determining that the vehicle is approaching the road at the particular location. The method further includes adjusting an active suspension system of the vehicle in response to a determination that the vehicle is approaching the road at the particular location.

The present disclosure generally relates to an obstacle avoidance system with active suspensions. The obstacle avoidance system uses one or more active suspensions to lift or jump one or more corresponding wheels over an obstacle in the vehicle's path to avoid contact with the obstacle when the vehicle cannot practically drive over, steer around, or stop before hitting the obstacle.

A vehicle-behavior control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a collision determining unit that determines whether a vehicle collides with an obstacle when the vehicle is decelerated while going straight based on at least a detection result of the obstacle in front of the vehicle and a detection result of a running state of the vehicle in a condition in which wheels are being braked, and a vehicle-behavior control unit that performs at least one of the control of steering rear wheels and the control of giving a difference in braking conditions between the left and right wheels such that the vehicle is decelerated while detouring around the obstacle without steering front wheels when it is determined to collide with the obstacle by the collision determining unit, as one example.

A control system for a vehicle, comprising one or more controllers, configured to receive a collision warning signal, and modify one or more parameters of the vehicle suspension system in response to the received collision warning signal. In this way, the suspension may be automatically configured in a manner which assists the driver in carrying out a vehicle manoeuvre to avoid a potential collision.