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Lane departure feedback system

  • US 9,517,777 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2014
  • Issued: 12/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lane departure warning system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a positional input device;

    a seat including;

    a cushion;

    a seat back coupled with the cushion;

    a carrier assembly within one of the cushion and the seatback, the carrier assembly including a body;

    an inflatable bladder;

    a vibrational unit; and

    a polymeric fastener that secures the inflatable bladder to the body of the carrier, wherein the vibrational unit is coupled with the bladder by being coupled with the polymeric fastener; and

    a controller communicatively coupled with the positional input device and with the vibrational unit and including electronic circuitry programmed to detect a lane departure based on a signal from the positional input device and to cause the vibrational unit to vibrate in response thereto a frequency of between about 80 Hz and 115 Hz to replicate a vibration of a seat in a vehicle traveling over a highway rumble strip.

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