Adaptive driver assistance alerts functionality
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1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of lights linearly arranged around a majority of an interior perimeter of the vehicle;
a controller controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights;
a hazard detection system communicatively coupled to the controller;
the controller including a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system; and
the non-transitory computer readable medium further including instructions for causing the controller to determine a worst case scenario position of a driver'"'"'s gaze based on the location of the identified hazard in response to the direction of the driver'"'"'s gaze being unknown, and for causing the controller to initiate a warning in a position farthest from the hazard.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system.
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13 Claims
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1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of lights linearly arranged around a majority of an interior perimeter of the vehicle; a controller controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights; a hazard detection system communicatively coupled to the controller; the controller including a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system; and the non-transitory computer readable medium further including instructions for causing the controller to determine a worst case scenario position of a driver'"'"'s gaze based on the location of the identified hazard in response to the direction of the driver'"'"'s gaze being unknown, and for causing the controller to initiate a warning in a position farthest from the hazard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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identifying a hazard using a hazard detection system; determining a worst case position of a driver'"'"'s gaze based on a location of the identified hazard in response to the direction of the driver'"'"'s gaze being unknown; and illuminating at least one light of a plurality of lights linearly arranged around a majority of an interior perimeter of the vehicle in response to identifying the hazard, thereby indicating a location of the hazard to a driver, wherein the plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around the interior perimeter of the vehicle at least substantially circumscribes the interior of the car. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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