Vehicle alarm system

• US 5,583,495 A
• Filed: 03/02/1995
• Issued: 12/10/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dani Ben Lulu
• Original Assignee: Dani Ben Lulu
• Inventors: Ben Lulu, Dani
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): TONG, NINA C
• Application Number:
  US08/392,855
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 340/904, 340/903, 340/435, 340/436, 342/70, 367/909, 367/112, 367/107, 180/167, 180/168, 180/169, 180/170, 364/460, 364/461, 364/426.04
• US Class Current: 340/904
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 367/909 Collision avoidance

Abstract

A vehicle bind spot detector, comprising ultrasound transmitters and receivers deployed on both sides of a vehicle, for continuously, simultaneously, monitoring for dangerous road situations due to vehicles present in dead area open space in angles β1 and β2, on left and right sides of the vehicle, which areas are outside of a driver'"'"'s field of view, hence in the vehicle blind spots. The vehicle blind spot detector includes capability of individualizing the ultrasound signals used in the detection of vehicles in the blind spots, thus preventing interference between blind spot detectors installed in adjacent vehicles.

Claims

1. An apparatus for the automatic detection of dangerous objects in the left and right sides of vehicle and in its back space comprising:

(a) generators, capable of generating individualized signals;

(b) ultrasound transmitters activated by generators for emitting a continuously or pulsed or modulated ultrasound signal with defined angle of radiation;

(c) ultrasound receivers for receiving a signal depending on the road situation connected to an analog or digital analyzer for determination of intensity, speed of change, Doppler'"'"'s frequency change and angle of fall of said received signal that depends on road situation;

(d) amplifiers, for amplifying said received signal depending on road situation;

(e) signal analyzer includes time and frequency discriminators for speed and distance determination, received returned signal from amplifiers and standard signal from generator;

(f) control and calculation unit with condition inputs including vehicle speed and turn signal;

(g) communication terminals, including alarm or display unit for communication with a driver, said alarm or display unit providing alarm or signalization to said driver in the event of the dangerous objects presence in a predefined area, wherein said pre-defined area is a first area that is limited by lines of said driver'"'"'s direct view, a second area of the borders of left and right adjacent lines of traffic and a third area of a predetermined distance back from the vehicle, said predefined area including dead area open space defined by angles β

1 and β

2;

(h) individualizing of continuous or pulsed or modulated ultrasound signals for each individual vehicle blind spot detector, thereby preventing interference between ultrasound vehicle detection signals emitted and received by adjacent vehicles.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said emitted and received signal includes a sound or ultrasound signal.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ultrasound transmitters and receivers are installed on the external left and/or right side of the vehicle which has rear-view mirrors, adjacent to said rear-view mirrors.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said ultrasound transmitters and receivers are installed on the external top part of the vehicle.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a non wire communication channel between said control and calculations unit and said alarm or display unit.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said communications terminals further include a computer interface for communication with more complete and complicated systems of vehicle electronics.