Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles
DCFirst Claim
1. A device for a vehicle comprising:
- a. an accelerometer-gyroscope;
b. a vehicle computer unit; and
c. an internal warning system,wherein the accelerometer-gyroscope sends a signal to the vehicle computer unit and the vehicle computer unit operates one or more vehicle performance systems based upon the signal from the accelerometer-gyroscope.
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Abstract
A communication system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor configured to emit a periodic function with a parameter correlated to the speed of the vehicle, an acceleration monitoring system, a braking system engagement detector to detect a braking status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of signaling other drivers of a deceleration condition of the vehicle, and a control device. The acceleration monitoring system is configured to compute the acceleration of the vehicle from variations in the parameter of the periodic function of the vehicle speed sensor and to output a deceleration status of the vehicle. The control device is coupled to the acceleration monitoring system, the braking system engagement detector, and the alerting device, wherein the acceleration monitoring system sends signals to the control device and the control device operates the alerting device in a manner dependent on the deceleration status of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for a vehicle comprising:
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a. an accelerometer-gyroscope; b. a vehicle computer unit; and c. an internal warning system, wherein the accelerometer-gyroscope sends a signal to the vehicle computer unit and the vehicle computer unit operates one or more vehicle performance systems based upon the signal from the accelerometer-gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for monitoring and controlling the performance characteristics of a vehicle comprising:
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a. an accelerometer-gyroscope for sensing an absolute acceleration of the vehicle; b. a vehicle computer unit that receives a signal from the accelerometer-gyroscope based upon the absolute acceleration of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle computer unit operates one or more vehicle performance systems based upon the absolute acceleration of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of monitoring and controlling the performance characteristics of a vehicle, comprising:
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a. sensing an absolute acceleration of the vehicle at the vehicle; b. sending a signal to a vehicle computer unit based upon the absolute acceleration of the vehicle; and c. operating one or more vehicle performance systems based upon the absolute acceleration of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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