A pre-crash assessment system 1 includes a host vehicle 3 in motion. A remote sensor 4, status monitoring sensors 5, and safety device actuators are coupled to the host object. The remote sensor 4 detects target object dynamics. The status monitoring sensors 5 detect host object dynamics. The safety...http://www.google.de/patents/US6819991?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6819991 - Vehicle sensing based pre-crash threat assessment system