Lateral vehicle contact warning system
First Claim
1. A vehicle contact warning system comprising:
- a detector system configured to detect a distance between a remote vehicle and a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle contact warning system and whether a signal indicator on the remote vehicle is activated;
a controller programmed to determine whether at least one of a signal indicator on the host vehicle is activated by a driver of the host vehicle and a speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than a predetermined speed; and
a warning indicator configured to notify the driver of the host vehicle upon the detector system detecting the signal indicator on the remote vehicle and the controller determining that at least one of the signal indicator of the host vehicle is activated and the speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than the predetermined speed.
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Abstract
A vehicle contact warning system includes a detector system, a controller and a warning indicator. The detector system detects a distance between a remote vehicle and a host vehicle and whether a signal indicator on the remote vehicle is activated. The controller determines whether at least one of a signal indicator on the host vehicle is activated by a driver of the host vehicle and a speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than a predetermined speed. The warning indicator notifies the driver of the host vehicle upon the detector system detecting the signal indicator on the remote vehicle and the controller determining that at least one of the signal indicator of the host vehicle is activated and the speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than the predetermined speed.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle contact warning system comprising:
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a detector system configured to detect a distance between a remote vehicle and a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle contact warning system and whether a signal indicator on the remote vehicle is activated; a controller programmed to determine whether at least one of a signal indicator on the host vehicle is activated by a driver of the host vehicle and a speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than a predetermined speed; and a warning indicator configured to notify the driver of the host vehicle upon the detector system detecting the signal indicator on the remote vehicle and the controller determining that at least one of the signal indicator of the host vehicle is activated and the speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than the predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle contact warning system comprising:
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a detector system configured to detect a distance between a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle contact warning system and a remote vehicle and whether a signal indicator on the remote vehicle is activated; a controller programmed to determine when a signal indicator on the host vehicle is activated by a driver of the host vehicle and a speed at which a distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing; and a warning indicator configured to notify the driver of the host vehicle upon the controller determining that the signal indicator of the host vehicle is activated and at least one of the detector system detecting the signal indicator on the remote vehicle and the controller determining that the speed at which the distance between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle is decreasing is greater than a predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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