Active hood or bonnet system for a vehicle

摘要

A vehicle (10) comprising a bonnet or hood (12) having a passive pedestrian impact section (P) and a second active pedestrian impact section (A); the first and second sections being coupled together by a hinge (32); the second active section being deployable by an actuator (30) upon receipt of a deploy signal from a control unit (39). The control unit receives data input from sensors (22) or other measurement devices and determines if the predetermined conditions for deployment of the second active section are met.