Some 94 per cent of all pedestrians involved in traffic accidents are not stationary, but moving, such as a child who runs onto the road from behind a parked car. Ibeo laser scanners detect all persons in the range from 0.3 to 30 meters in front of the vehicle.
The scanner analyses the object outline, speed and leg movement, and reliably distinguishes people from other objects. It also calculates clear warning and accident zones.
If a collision cannot be avoided, the Ibeo sensor issues an advance warning of 300 ms to activate safety systems (e.g. airbags in the bumper) and thus protect the pedestrian, and even save his life, before initial contact is made.
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