METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT CONTROL
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1. Method for controlling the brake lights of a vehicle, comprising:
- determining vehicle deceleration potential; and
,modulating brake light activation based upon said determining, said modulating comprising changing at least one of brake light intensity and flashing of said brake lights.
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Abstract
A method for controlling the brake lights of a vehicle includes determining vehicle deceleration potential and modulating brake light activation based upon the vehicle deceleration potential, the modulating comprising changing at least one of brake light intensity and flashing of the brake lights.
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1. Method for controlling the brake lights of a vehicle, comprising:
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determining vehicle deceleration potential; and
,modulating brake light activation based upon said determining, said modulating comprising changing at least one of brake light intensity and flashing of said brake lights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Method for rear end collision avoidance by modulation of brake light activation, comprising:
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monitoring vehicle rate of deceleration; monitoring vehicle velocity; modulating brake light activation by changing brake light intensity based upon vehicle velocity, wherein said changing brake light intensity comprises utilizing increased brake light intensity as said vehicle velocity increases; and modulating brake light activation by flashing of brake lights based upon said vehicle rate of deceleration, wherein said flashing of said brake lights comprises utilizing a maximum flashing frequency when said rate of deceleration is greater than a high level deceleration limit. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. Apparatus for controlling brake light activation, comprising:
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brake lights mounted on a vehicle; and a brake light controller monitoring a vehicle velocity and a vehicle rate of deceleration and controlling activation of said brake lights based upon said vehicle velocity and said vehicle deceleration; wherein said activation comprises flashing said brake lights based upon said vehicle deceleration and changing brake light intensity based upon said vehicle velocity. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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