SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AN OVERTAKING LANE CONTROL
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1. An overtaking lane control system in a vehicle comprising:
- a lane determination unit to recognize road configuration;
an obstacle monitoring unit to detect approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes; and
an overtaking lane control unit to issue a first alert to a driver to warn the driver to return to a normal lane when the overtaking lane control unit determines that the vehicle has travelled in an overtaking lane for a first predetermined time and it is safe to change to the normal lane.
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Abstract
An overtaking lane control system in a vehicle comprises a lane determination unit to recognize road configuration; an obstacle monitoring unit to detect approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes; and an overtaking lane control unit to issue a first alert to a driver to warn the driver to return to a normal lane when the overtaking lane control unit determines that the vehicle has travelled in an overtaking lane for a first predetermined time and it is safe to change to the normal lane.
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1. An overtaking lane control system in a vehicle comprising:
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a lane determination unit to recognize road configuration; an obstacle monitoring unit to detect approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes; and an overtaking lane control unit to issue a first alert to a driver to warn the driver to return to a normal lane when the overtaking lane control unit determines that the vehicle has travelled in an overtaking lane for a first predetermined time and it is safe to change to the normal lane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An overtaking lane control system in a vehicle comprising:
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a lane determination unit to recognize road configuration; an obstacle monitoring unit to detect approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes and obstacles; an overtaking lane control unit to issue a first alert to a driver for returning to a normal lane when it is determined that the vehicle has travelled in an overtaking lane for a first predetermined time and it is safe to return to the normal lane; and an alert device to generate the first alert. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of overtaking lane control in a vehicle, comprising:
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determining whether the vehicle is travelling in an overtaking lane; monitoring presence of approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes and obstacles; recording a time when the vehicle has travelled in the overtaking lane; and issue a first alert to warn a driver to return to a normal lane when the time reaches a first predetermined value and it is safe to return to the normal lane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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