Collision avoidance display system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A collision avoidance display system for a vehicle comprising:
- a detector display having a plurality of visual indicators arranged in a pattern on said display representing a defined monitored area along a first side of the vehicle, wherein each of said visual indicators on said display represents a distinct physical location within said monitored area;
an indicator controller operatively associated with said detector display for actuating said visual indicators to display an object location in said pattern that corresponds to a physical location of an object within said monitored area;
a proximity sensor having a total physical area of sensor coverage defining the physical limit of said proximity sensor to detect an object, wherein said total physical area of sensor coverage defines said monitored area and said proximity sensor is in communication with said indicator controller for detecting said physical location of said object within said monitored area, wherein said pattern of said visual indicators in said display is arranged to render to a driver said total physical area of sensor coverage defining said monitored area in specific relation to said first side of the vehicle so that said display shows the physical limit of said proximity sensor to detect an object next to the vehicle;
a detection signal being transmitted by said proximity sensor to said indicator controller in response to detecting said object, wherein said indicator controller is operable to actuate said visual indicators in response to said detection signal to display said object location in said pattern that corresponds to said physical location of said object in said monitored area;
a beam emitter included in said proximity sensor for emitting light beams into said monitored area for detecting said object, and wherein said pattern of said visual indicators is correlated to represent the physical configuration of the monitored area covered by said beams;
a photodetector included in said proximity sensor for detecting light from said light beams being reflected by said object in said monitored area, and wherein said photodetector generates said detection signal for transmission to said indicator controller;
a beam controller operatively associated with said proximity sensor for actuating said beam emitter and said photodetector to detect said object location and relative movement of said object through said light beams in said monitored area, and wherein said beam controller is in communication with said indicator controller for receiving said detection signal from said photodetector and transmitting said detection signal to said indicator controller to actuate said visual indicators in response to said detection signal.
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Abstract
The system includes a detector display having visual indicators arranged in a pattern representing a monitored area near the vehicle desired to be monitored. The visual indicators represent physical locations within the monitored area. An indicator controller is operatively associated with the detector display for actuating the visual indicators to display an object location in the pattern that corresponds to the location of an object in the monitored area. A proximity sensor is included in communication with the indicator controller for detecting the physical location of objects within the monitored area. A detection signal is transmitted by the proximity sensor to the indicator controller in response to detecting an object, wherein the indicator controller is operable to actuate the visual indicators in response to the detection signal to display an object location in the pattern that corresponds to an object location in the monitored area.
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20 Claims
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1. A collision avoidance display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a detector display having a plurality of visual indicators arranged in a pattern on said display representing a defined monitored area along a first side of the vehicle, wherein each of said visual indicators on said display represents a distinct physical location within said monitored area; an indicator controller operatively associated with said detector display for actuating said visual indicators to display an object location in said pattern that corresponds to a physical location of an object within said monitored area; a proximity sensor having a total physical area of sensor coverage defining the physical limit of said proximity sensor to detect an object, wherein said total physical area of sensor coverage defines said monitored area and said proximity sensor is in communication with said indicator controller for detecting said physical location of said object within said monitored area, wherein said pattern of said visual indicators in said display is arranged to render to a driver said total physical area of sensor coverage defining said monitored area in specific relation to said first side of the vehicle so that said display shows the physical limit of said proximity sensor to detect an object next to the vehicle; a detection signal being transmitted by said proximity sensor to said indicator controller in response to detecting said object, wherein said indicator controller is operable to actuate said visual indicators in response to said detection signal to display said object location in said pattern that corresponds to said physical location of said object in said monitored area; a beam emitter included in said proximity sensor for emitting light beams into said monitored area for detecting said object, and wherein said pattern of said visual indicators is correlated to represent the physical configuration of the monitored area covered by said beams; a photodetector included in said proximity sensor for detecting light from said light beams being reflected by said object in said monitored area, and wherein said photodetector generates said detection signal for transmission to said indicator controller; a beam controller operatively associated with said proximity sensor for actuating said beam emitter and said photodetector to detect said object location and relative movement of said object through said light beams in said monitored area, and wherein said beam controller is in communication with said indicator controller for receiving said detection signal from said photodetector and transmitting said detection signal to said indicator controller to actuate said visual indicators in response to said detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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