Vehicle safety system
First Claim
1. A method of vehicular event recording comprising:
- detecting a potentially hazardous operating condition of a vehicle having one or more cameras mounted thereon; and
in response thereto, activating recording by one or more of the cameras to capture images in a vicinity of the vehicle.
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a vehicle safety system includes a processing unit configured for use in a vehicle. The processing unit includes or is associated with one or more vehicle sensors, such as object detection sensors, and one or more cameras. The processing unit processes vehicle sensor signals to detect vehicular events of interest, such as potentially hazardous operating conditions, and in response it selectively activates recording by one of one or more cameras mounted on the vehicle. For example, during lane changing or lane departure events, the processing unit may activate one or more cameras to capture a visual record of objects in the vehicle'"'"'s vicinity, or may activate recording responsive to object detection, e.g., leading vehicle detection or front, back, side, top object proximities. Further, the processing unit may tailor recording control based on its particular operating mode, or in response to manual input.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of vehicular event recording comprising:
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detecting a potentially hazardous operating condition of a vehicle having one or more cameras mounted thereon; and
in response thereto, activating recording by one or more of the cameras to capture images in a vicinity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle safety system for vehicular event recording, said vehicle safety system comprising a processing unit configured to:
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detect a potentially hazardous operating condition of a vehicle having one or more cameras mounted thereon and having the vehicle safety system present therein; and
in response thereto, activate recording by one or more of the cameras to capture images in a vicinity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. A vehicle safety system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle safety system comprising a processing unit configured to detect vehicular events of interest based on processing vehicle sensor signals and, in response thereto, activate recording by one or more cameras mounted on the vehicle.
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41. A vehicle safety system configured for on-board use in a vehicle and comprising:
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a processing unit configured to receive sensor signals from one or more forward distance sensors associated with the vehicle, and to operate in first front detection mode in a first speed range and to operate in a second front detection mode in a second speed range below the first speed range;
wherein, in the first and second front detection modes, the processing unit generates driver advisory signals as a function of detected distances between the vehicle a forward object; and
wherein, as an additional feature of the second front detection mode, the processing unit selectively activates vehicle braking responsive to detecting immediately proximate forward objects. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A vehicle safety system configured for on-board use in a vehicle and comprising:
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a processing unit configured to receive sensor signals from one or more forward distance sensors associated with the vehicle, and to operate selectively in a lane change mode and in a lane departure mode;
wherein the processing unit functions in the lane change mode responsive to detecting vehicle turn indicator activation and, in lane change mode, generates driver advisory signals as a function of detecting the presence of objects on a turn-side of the vehicle; and
wherein the processing unit functions in the lane departure mode responsive to detecting lane departure by the vehicle in the absence of a corresponding vehicle turn indicator activation and, in lane departure mode, activates recording by one or more cameras mounted on the vehicle.
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