On April 24th local time, WINDGO Corporation announced that it had been granted a US Patent No. 10,266,139 technology patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, whose technology is intended to actively and interactively reduce the impact on cars. WINDGO is a company focused on the development of smart materials and vibration transmission technology.
Cars are everywhere in daily life. In the United States, 33% of deaths among young people aged 13 to 19 are caused by car accidents. Many automotive safety systems, such as airbags and seat belts, are reactive and will only be deployed or activated after an accident. WINDGO's latest patent is aimed at such systems in and around the car, which can make the car safer and prevent life-threatening situations. WINDGO ’s sensor coatings and sensing layers allow sensors that monitor the vehicle ’s environment (such as vision sensors, audio sensors, motion sensors, and pressure sensors, etc.) to predict the strength of a car accident and respond in a controlled manner. The sensing layer can be adjusted based on external stimuli. The miniature sensors installed on the car can identify the vehicle's imminent interference, and then communicate with the computing device. The computing device can determine the size of the perceived data, and finally activate the external stimulus in an instant. Such sensors may be embedded in a vehicle's bumper, window, or even paint. Although vehicle safety is of paramount importance, WINDGO's technology also eliminates noise by reducing external noise and maintaining temperature control to ensure passenger comfort. This new technology is part of WINDGO's focus on the development of energy, resonance and vibration technologies and products.
This technology can be applied to vehicle window vibration reduction, defrosting and defogging, temperature and humidity monitoring, and other vehicle-related vibration reduction applications. WINDGO's vibration reduction technology can be implemented with an ABSORBUD device. The use of coatings or films can quickly transfer shocks to other equipment, and a controlled response will shut down the engine and stop the car after a collision. The system can communicate with each other, enabling it to collect real-time collision data and report it to the medical team or vehicle manufacturer.
David Strumpf, the company ’s vice president of research and development, said: "This new technology will combine existing vehicle sensors with our new material coatings and multilayer new materials. Sensors and nodes that communicate controlled response can add new features to enhance the functionality of our existing materials. For example, one of the modes of car failure today is that the battery technology is too cold to operate efficiently. With the addition of smart coatings, the new lithium batteries can be kept warm in the coldest conditions while being vibration-proof. Improvements to such hidden subsystems will extend car life and ultimately improve road safety.