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Situation awareness assistant for vehicle control

  • US 9,522,676 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2015
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for informing a driver of a vehicle of a surrounding hazard and road position of the vehicle comprising:

  • at least one sensor configured to identify location of the hazard relative to the vehicle; and

    a controller configured to;

    receive inputs from the at least one sensor regarding location of the hazard;

    determine a threat potential of the hazard based on at least one of location of the hazard relative to the vehicle, speed of the vehicle, and heading of the vehicle;

    send commands to a display for visually displaying the hazard to the driver based on the determined threat potential of the hazard;

    determine position of the hazard relative to a first zone defined about the vehicle by the controller and a second zone defined about the vehicle by the controller, the second zone is between the first zone and the vehicle;

    display the second zone as surrounding the first zone;

    display the hazard on the display relative to at least one of the first zone and the second zone; and

    illuminate a portion of the first zone corresponding to location of the hazard relative to the vehicle, and vary at least one of the intensity and color of the illumination relative to a determined threat potential of the hazard.

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