System and Method for Automatic Adjustment of Mirrors for a Vehicle
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Abstract
An automatic mirror position adjustment system (100) and method for a vehicle is provided, enabling the position of one or more rear-view mirrors (82, 84, 86) to be automatically adjusted in response to the rotational motions of the vehicle about two or three orthogonal axes, to provide improved fields of view to the driver of the vehicle. A turning sensor (50) is mounted to the vehicle generates input signals responsive to a rotation of the vehicle about at least two orthogonal axes. A control unit (60) generates output signals responsive to these input signals. A driving mechanism (70) coupled to each mirror rotates the mirror about the orthogonal axes in response to the output signals. A feature is also provided for panning the mirrors about at least one axis to provide a visual scan of an effectively expanded field of view for a driver of the vehicle.
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123 Claims
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93. An automatic mirror position adjustment system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a) at least one mirror movably mountable to said vehicle;
b) a turning sensor mountable to said vehicle and adapted for generating input signals responsive to rotations of said vehicle about at least two orthogonal axes;
c) a control unit operatively connected to said turning sensor and adapted for generating output signals responsive to said input signals;
d) a driving mechanism operatively connected to said control unit and coupled to the or each said at least one mirror for rotating the or each mirror about said at least two orthogonal axes in response to said output signals. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A automatic mirror panning system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a) at least one mirror movably mountable to said vehicle;
b) a control unit adapted for generating output signals responsive to a predetermined input signal;
c) a driving mechanism operatively connected to said control unit and coupled to the or each said at least one mirror for panning the or each mirror through a predetermined angular path about said at least one axis in response to said output signals. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111)
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112. An automatic mirror position adjustment method for a vehicle, comprising:
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a) providing at least one mirror movably mountable to said vehicle;
b) sensing rotation of said vehicle about at least two orthogonal axes and generating input signals responsive to said rotation;
c) generating output signals responsive to said input signals;
d) rotating the or each mirror about said at least two orthogonal axes in response to said output signals. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A automatic mirror panning method for a vehicle, comprising:
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a) at least one mirror movably mountable to said vehicle;
b) generating output signals responsive to a predetermined input signal;
c) panning the or each mirror through a predetermined angular path about said at least one axis in response to said output signals. - View Dependent Claims (123)
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