Vehicle Front End Module provides pedestrian protection.October 1, 2008 -
Made of energy-absorbing materials such as malleable steel, Safe4U(TM) optimizes passive protection of vehicle's occupants and pedestrians, and allows automakers to meet European Pedestrian Impact Phase 2 standard. Unit includes active pedestrian detection system using radar placed above upper crosspiece and 2 cameras, which can distinguish pedestrians from other hazards. Once it has identified risk of collision, 2 actuators release upper crosspiece from supports in under 100 ms.
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Original Press release
Valeo
4100 N. Atlantic Blvd.
Auburn Hills, MI, 48326
USA
Valeo Presents Safe4U(TM), its New Front End Module With Improved Pedestrian Protection
PARIS, September 19/- Valeo presents Safe4U(TM), an innovative new front end module
that reduces the severity of pedestrian injury by 20-40%.
Made of energy-absorbing materials such as malleable steel, its architecture optimizes the passive protection of the vehicle's occupants and pedestrians, and allows automakers to meet the new European Pedestrian Impact Phase 2 standard, which comes into force in 2010.
Safe4U(TM) also has an active pedestrian detection system using a radar placed above the upper crosspiece and two cameras, one on each side of the bumper, which can distinguish pedestrians from other hazards.
Once it has identified the risk of collision, two actuators release the upper crosspiece from its supports in under 100 milliseconds. This allows the upper part of the front end to swing back, limiting the maximum effort and spreading it over a longer distance. The system is reversible: if the impact does not take place, the actuators move back into position and reconstitute the front end.
Safe4U(TM) is an integral part of the Driving Assistance Domain that develops solutions for improving vehicle safety.
Valeo is an independent industrial Group fully focused on the design, production and sale of components, integrated systems and modules for cars and trucks. Valeo ranks among the world's top automotive suppliers. The Group has 122 plants, 61 R&D centers, 9 distribution centers and employs 59,700 people in 28 countries worldwide.
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