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Vehicle communication system with forward viewing camera and integrated antenna

  • US 10,419,723 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2016
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system for a vehicle, said communication system comprising:

  • an antenna array disposed at a vehicle equipped with said communication system, wherein said antenna array transmits data to at least one other vehicle or structure;

    a forward viewing camera disposed at a windshield of the vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle through the windshield;

    an image processor that processes image data captured by said camera;

    a control;

    wherein said control, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said camera, determines a driving condition of the vehicle;

    wherein said control adjusts a beam transmission of said antenna array responsive to determination of the driving condition of the vehicle;

    wherein said control adjusts the beam transmission from an omnidirectional beam to a directed beam to enhance the transmission range of the transmitted beam; and

    wherein the determined driving condition comprises a condition selected from the group consisting of (i) a highway driving condition, (ii) a high traffic driving condition, (iii) an intersection driving condition and (iv) a weather condition.

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