METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING SIDE MIRROR
First Claim
1. A method for adjusting a side mirror, comprising:
- determining, by a controller using an in-vehicle radio communication device, when a first vehicle is near an intersection;
determining, by the controller using the in-vehicle radio communication device, when a second vehicle is located in a danger zone;
calculating, by the controller, a mirror zone, wherein the mirror zone is an area visible in a side mirror, based on an angle between a driver and the side mirror; and
adjusting, by the controller, an angle of the side mirror so the second vehicle is visible in the mirror zone when the second vehicle is located in the danger zone.
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Abstract
A method and system for adjusting a side mirror. The method includes determining, by a controller using an in-vehicle radio communication device, when an application vehicle is near an intersection, determining, by the controller using the in-vehicle radio communication device, when a second vehicle is located in a danger zone, calculating, by the controller including a memory and a processor, a mirror zone, wherein the mirror zone is an area visible in a side mirror, based on an angle between a driver and the side mirror, and adjusting, by the controller, an angle of the side mirror so the second vehicle is visible in the mirror zone when the second vehicle is located in the danger zone.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for adjusting a side mirror, comprising:
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determining, by a controller using an in-vehicle radio communication device, when a first vehicle is near an intersection; determining, by the controller using the in-vehicle radio communication device, when a second vehicle is located in a danger zone; calculating, by the controller, a mirror zone, wherein the mirror zone is an area visible in a side mirror, based on an angle between a driver and the side mirror; and adjusting, by the controller, an angle of the side mirror so the second vehicle is visible in the mirror zone when the second vehicle is located in the danger zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for adjusting a side mirror, comprising:
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a communication device configured to communicate with an infrastructure antenna; a controller, including a memory and a processor, configure to; control a drive module to adjust an angle of a side mirror; calculate a mirror zone viewable by the side mirror based on an angle between a driver and the side mirror determine when a first vehicle is near an intersection; determine when a second vehicle is located in a danger zone; and control the drive module so the second vehicle is visible in the mirror zone when the second vehicle is located in the danger zone. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that control a drive module to adjust an angle of a side mirror; program instructions that calculate a mirror zone viewable by the side mirror based on an angle between a driver and the side mirror; program instructions that determine when a first vehicle is near an intersection; program instructions that determine when a second vehicle is located in a danger zone; and program instructions that control the drive module so the second vehicle is visible in the mirror zone when the second vehicle is located in the danger zone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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