Parking guidance system for large vehicles
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1. A parking guidance system installable on large vehicles with a driver compartment, a bumper, the parking guidance system comprisinga horizontal bar (11) being hollow, mounted on the bumper and havinga front;
- at least one segment; and
at least one view port on the front surface;
a data collection assembly (10) being installed in the horizontal bar (11) and comprising;
an assembly controller (20) having multiple inputs and multiple outputs and processing distance and video data for transmission;
a memory device (21) connected to the assembly controller (20) and storing combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector module identification codes and parametric data;
multiple combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector modules (30) to sense objects through the view port that the vehicle is approaching, connected respectively to inputs of the assembly controller (20) and havingan ultrasonic transmitter and receiver unit (32);
a signal processing circuit consisting ofa microprocessor (31) connected to the ultrasonic transmitter and receiver unit (32) to control the reception of echoed signals and to the assembly controller (20) to pass digital signals to the assembly controller (20);
a signal amplifier (33); and
an A/D signal converter (34); and
unique identification codes;
a signal transmitter (50) being an RF signal transmission module, connected to the output of the assembly controller (20) and transmits RF signals; and
a console unit (60) comprisinga unit controller (61) having multiple inputs, multiple outputs and multiple internal preset thresholds and analyzing distance data received from the data collection unit (10) to determine whether an object the vehicle is approaching is within a threshold range and whether to initiate a warning to the driver;
a memory device (62) connected to the unit controller (61) and storing all combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector module identification codes and parametric data;
a signal receiver (65) being an RF signal receiver module, connected to an input of the unit controller (61), receiving RF signals from the signal transmitter (50) in the data collection assembly (10) and sending the RF signals received to the unit controller (61);
an alarm (63) connected to an output of the unit controller (61) and being activated by the unit controller (61) to warn the driver when an internal preset threshold is exceeded;
a monitor (64) connected to an output of the unit controller (61) and displaying images, distance data and messages; and
a power supply (66) providing an operating voltage to all system components and being hardwired to the data collection assembly (10).
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Abstract
A parking guidance system for large vehicles has a horizontal bar, a data collection assembly and a console unit. The horizontal bar is hollow and is mounted on the rear bumper, and houses the data collection assembly. The data collection assembly uses multiple ultrasonic transmitter and detector modules and an option vide camera module. A console unit mounted in a driver compartment receives data from the data collection assembly and processes the data to proved warnings to a user.
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1. A parking guidance system installable on large vehicles with a driver compartment, a bumper, the parking guidance system comprising
a horizontal bar (11) being hollow, mounted on the bumper and having a front; -
at least one segment; and
at least one view port on the front surface;a data collection assembly (10) being installed in the horizontal bar (11) and comprising; an assembly controller (20) having multiple inputs and multiple outputs and processing distance and video data for transmission; a memory device (21) connected to the assembly controller (20) and storing combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector module identification codes and parametric data; multiple combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector modules (30) to sense objects through the view port that the vehicle is approaching, connected respectively to inputs of the assembly controller (20) and having an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver unit (32); a signal processing circuit consisting of a microprocessor (31) connected to the ultrasonic transmitter and receiver unit (32) to control the reception of echoed signals and to the assembly controller (20) to pass digital signals to the assembly controller (20); a signal amplifier (33); and an A/D signal converter (34); and unique identification codes; a signal transmitter (50) being an RF signal transmission module, connected to the output of the assembly controller (20) and transmits RF signals; and a console unit (60) comprising a unit controller (61) having multiple inputs, multiple outputs and multiple internal preset thresholds and analyzing distance data received from the data collection unit (10) to determine whether an object the vehicle is approaching is within a threshold range and whether to initiate a warning to the driver; a memory device (62) connected to the unit controller (61) and storing all combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector module identification codes and parametric data; a signal receiver (65) being an RF signal receiver module, connected to an input of the unit controller (61), receiving RF signals from the signal transmitter (50) in the data collection assembly (10) and sending the RF signals received to the unit controller (61); an alarm (63) connected to an output of the unit controller (61) and being activated by the unit controller (61) to warn the driver when an internal preset threshold is exceeded; a monitor (64) connected to an output of the unit controller (61) and displaying images, distance data and messages; and a power supply (66) providing an operating voltage to all system components and being hardwired to the data collection assembly (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A parking guidance device installable on large vehicles with a driver compartment, a bumper, the parking guidance system comprising
a horizontal bar (11) being hollow, mounted on the bumper and having a front; -
at least one segment; and
at least one view port on the front surface;a data collection assembly (10) being installed in the horizontal bar (11) and comprising; an assembly controller (20) having multiple inputs and multiple outputs and processing distance and video data for transmission; a memory device (21) connected to the assembly controller (20) and storing combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector module identification codes and parametric data; multiple combination ultrasonic transmitter and detector modules (30) to sense objects through the view port that the vehicle is approaching, connected respectively to inputs of the assembly controller (20); and a signal transmitter (50) being an RF signal transmission module, connected to the output of the assembly controller (20) and transmits RF signals. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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