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Warning system for vehicles

  • US 5,594,412 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1994
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A warning system for a vehicle, which comprises:

  • warning issuing means for issuing warnings when said vehicle approaches objects;

    driving operation-detecting means for detecting a driving operation by a driver of said vehicle;

    reaction time-calculating means for calculating a value of a reaction time from the time one of said warnings is issued by said warning issuing means to the time it is detected by said driving operation-detecting means that said driver starts said driving operation in response to the one of said warnings; and

    warning control means for controlling timing at which another of said warning should be issued by said warning issuing means, based on the calculated value of said reaction time from prior said warnings.

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