Vehicular situational awareness system
First Claim
1. A near object sensor for a heavy vehicle comprising:
- at least two of;
a radar assembly;
an infrared detection assembly; and
a visible light detection assembly.
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Abstract
A plurality of sensors each gather information about a region around the periphery of a motor vehicle. The sensor system is equipped with a radar assembly, an infrared detection assembly, and a visible light detection assembly. A central processing unit integrates data gathered from the three assemblies and combines them to form an aggregate data set of the individual region. The CPU also combines aggregate data sets from all the sensors and displays the information on a dashboard mounted display. The display is an active matrix display that shows contacts relative to the motor vehicle, a level of threat imposed by each individual contact, and a blink rate for color blind applications. The display takes advantage of color active matrix technology, displaying low threats as green sprites, moderate threats as yellow or orange sprites, and severe threats as red sprites.
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24 Claims
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1. A near object sensor for a heavy vehicle comprising:
at least two of;
a radar assembly;
an infrared detection assembly; and
a visible light detection assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A situational awareness system for a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of periphery sensors, each periphery sensor comprising at least two of;
a radar assembly;
an infrared detection assembly;
a visual light detection assembly; and
a display for displaying to a driver of the vehicle information gathered by the plurality of periphery sensors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of near object detection for a heavy vehicle comprising the steps of:
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emitting radio waves into a region;
receiving reflected radio waves from objects within the region to generate radar information about the objects; and
receiving a second set of emissions from the region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A situational awareness system for a vehicle comprising a plurality of periphery sensors, each periphery sensor comprising assemblies capable of detecting at least two types of emissions or reflected waves, and a display for displaying to a driver of the vehicle information gathered by the plurality of periphery sensors.
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