precollision

Prior to impact

Precollision describes the moment or conditions immediately before a collision occurs, or systems designed to act in that interval.

Precollision sensors detect imminent impact.

A precollision braking system automatically applies brakes when a crash is unavoidable.

The precollision data showed the driver was distracted.

physics

trajectory

Path of moving object

acceleration · kinetic · approach · proximity · path · vector · detection · tracking · mass · energy

automotive

sensor

Input-detecting device

avoidance · safety · system · radar · alert · automatic · vehicle · crash · impact · mitigation

medical

imaging

Producing visual representations

baseline · assessment · condition · diagnosis · patient · injury · bone · tissue · status · documentation

Opposites
temporal sequence relative to collision

precollisionpostcollision

After a collision occurs

postcrash · postaccident · postimpact

Family

pre, collision, collide, collided, colliding, collider, colliders, collisions, postcollision

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