Collision preventing device for vehicle
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1. A collision preventing device for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one obstacle detecting sensor disposed at a vehicle body;
at least one actuator for exerting outside force upon any inside equipment with which the body of a driver contacts when driving; and
controlling means for controlling driving of the at least one actuator, wherein, when the at least one obstacle detecting sensor detects an obstacle, the controlling means repeatedly calculates the distance between the vehicle body and the obstacle, so that, when the calculated distance between the vehicle body and the obstacle has become equal to a threshold distance previously set in the controlling means, the controlling means drives the at least one actuator to exert the outside force upon the any inside equipment.
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Abstract
An obstacle preventing device includes an obstacle detecting sensor, a steering wheel, a vibrator secured to the steering wheel, a controller for controlling driving of the vibrator, and a vehicle velocity detecting sensor. When the distance between a vehicle body and an obstacle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold distance, the controller outputs a drive signal to the vibrator in order to vibrate the steering wheel by the vibrator.
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1. A collision preventing device for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one obstacle detecting sensor disposed at a vehicle body;
at least one actuator for exerting outside force upon any inside equipment with which the body of a driver contacts when driving; and
controlling means for controlling driving of the at least one actuator, wherein, when the at least one obstacle detecting sensor detects an obstacle, the controlling means repeatedly calculates the distance between the vehicle body and the obstacle, so that, when the calculated distance between the vehicle body and the obstacle has become equal to a threshold distance previously set in the controlling means, the controlling means drives the at least one actuator to exert the outside force upon the any inside equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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