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AUTOMOBILE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20130176145A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2012
  • Published: 07/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system detecting a blind spot for a driver of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a side mirror arranged on a body of the vehicle, wherein the side mirror includes a side mirror body, a mirror, and a supporting structure; and

    a detection system physically coupled with the side mirror to detect an object in a detection zone of the detection system, the detection zone covering the blind spot, wherein the detection system includes;

    a detection module including at least one of a transmitter and a receiver; and

    an alert indicator configured to send an alert light to the driver at a predetermined angle such that the alert light does not interfere with drivers of other vehicles close to the vehicle.

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