Back up feature for moving vehicles
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1. A vehicle safety system, said system for use with a vehicle for use by an operator on a roadway, said system comprising:
- a pair of sensors attached proximate the rear of said vehicle for sensing the presence of a remote object a distance behind said vehicle, said remote object having a flat surface and said sensors configured to provide a corresponding pair of sensor signals from said sensors if such an object is sensed by said sensors;
a signal processing and generating unit for processing said signals from said sensors and generating a signal to said operator in response to said sensor signals, said signal allowing the operator to estimate to the extent the rear of the vehicle is “
square”
relative to said flat surface.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety sensor allows a vehicle operator such as a truck driver to detect the presence of adjacent objects in order to avoid collision with same. In one embodiment, three detection ranges providing feedback with various lights and sounds can be used with separate sensors, with some sensors automatically made “live” upon reversing or turning of the vehicle, and some sensors being manually activated, such as when an overpass is encountered.
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1. A vehicle safety system, said system for use with a vehicle for use by an operator on a roadway, said system comprising:
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a pair of sensors attached proximate the rear of said vehicle for sensing the presence of a remote object a distance behind said vehicle, said remote object having a flat surface and said sensors configured to provide a corresponding pair of sensor signals from said sensors if such an object is sensed by said sensors;
a signal processing and generating unit for processing said signals from said sensors and generating a signal to said operator in response to said sensor signals, said signal allowing the operator to estimate to the extent the rear of the vehicle is “
square”
relative to said flat surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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