Motor vehicle collision warning system
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1. A motor vehicle collision warning system comprising:
- means for providing a collision warning ahead of a potentially dangerous traffic situation based on a pre-set driver reaction time;
means for determining driver distraction through analyzing an unwound amount of a driver safety belt;
a processor and memory having stored computer executable instructions for adding an additional distracted reaction time to the pre-set driver reaction time based on the analysis of the unwound amount of the driver safety belt such that a warning is provided earlier in case a driver is determined as being distracted; and
means for re-activating the means for providing the warning of the motor vehicle collision warning system if manually de-activated and the driver is determined as being distracted.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle collision warning system is described, as well as an automotive vehicle including such a motor vehicle collision warning system. The motor vehicle collision warning system is adapted for analyzing an unwound amount of a driver safety belt and adding an additional distracted reaction time to a pre-set driver reaction time based on the analysis of the unwound amount of the driver safety in order to provide a collision warning earlier than a collision warning based on the pre-set driver reaction time when a driver is determined as being distracted.
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1. A motor vehicle collision warning system comprising:
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means for providing a collision warning ahead of a potentially dangerous traffic situation based on a pre-set driver reaction time; means for determining driver distraction through analyzing an unwound amount of a driver safety belt; a processor and memory having stored computer executable instructions for adding an additional distracted reaction time to the pre-set driver reaction time based on the analysis of the unwound amount of the driver safety belt such that a warning is provided earlier in case a driver is determined as being distracted; and means for re-activating the means for providing the warning of the motor vehicle collision warning system if manually de-activated and the driver is determined as being distracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17)
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- 8. A motor vehicle collision warning system comprising a processing unit including a processor and memory having stored computer executable instructions for analyzing an unwound amount of a driver safety belt and adding an additional distracted reaction time to a pre-set driver reaction time based on the analysis in order to provide a collision warning earlier than a collision warning based on the pre-set driver reaction time when a driver is determined as being distracted, wherein the processing unit is further arranged for re-activating the acoustic and/or optical device for providing the warning of the motor vehicle collision warning system if manually de-activated and the driver is determined as being distracted.
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