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Driving assistance method and system for conveying risk information

  • US 7,558,672 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2005
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A driving assisting system for use in a vehicle comprising:

  • a detector configured to acquire data related to a driving condition of the vehicle and an object in the vicinity of the vehicle;

    a data processor configured to perform the steps of;

    calculating a collision risk potential of the vehicle to collide with the object based on the data related to the driving condition of the vehicle and the object; and

    providing information related to the collision risk potential to the driver of the vehicle via a visual signal and a haptic signal;

    wherein;

    reponsive to the collision risk potential being a low risk, the data processor is configured to provide information related to a position of the vehicle within the lane in which the vehicle is driving via a haptic signal from the driver'"'"'s seat; and

    responsive to the collision risk potential qualifying as a high risk, the data processor is configured to provide at least one of an indication of a position of the object relative to the vehicle, a relative speed between the object and the vehicle, a distance between the vehicle and the object, and a magnitude of the risk potential via at least one of a haptic signal and a visual display.

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