Laser projected lines to indicate while driving in semi-truck blind spots
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one light source projector with at least one positional actuator mounted on a subject vehicle;
a controller that controls the at least one light source projector and the at least one positional actuator to project at least one laser line on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling, a location of the at least one laser line corresponding to at least one blind spot alert area of the subject vehicle; and
a blind spot monitoring system with a blind spot sensor that monitors the at least one blind spot alert area and detects when a secondary vehicle enters the at least one blind spot alert area;
wherein the controller is in communication with the blind spot monitoring system and controls the at least one light source projector to project the at least one laser line on the roadway with a first color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that no secondary vehicles are located within the at least one blind spot alert area, with a second color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that a secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a first predetermined time period, and with a third color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that the secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a second predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided and include light source projectors with positional actuators mounted on a subject vehicle. A controller controls the light source projectors and the positional actuators to project at least one laser line on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling. A location of the at least one laser line corresponds to at least one blind spot alert area of the subject vehicle.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one light source projector with at least one positional actuator mounted on a subject vehicle; a controller that controls the at least one light source projector and the at least one positional actuator to project at least one laser line on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling, a location of the at least one laser line corresponding to at least one blind spot alert area of the subject vehicle; and a blind spot monitoring system with a blind spot sensor that monitors the at least one blind spot alert area and detects when a secondary vehicle enters the at least one blind spot alert area; wherein the controller is in communication with the blind spot monitoring system and controls the at least one light source projector to project the at least one laser line on the roadway with a first color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that no secondary vehicles are located within the at least one blind spot alert area, with a second color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that a secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a first predetermined time period, and with a third color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that the secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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controlling, with a controller, at least one light source projector with at least one positional actuator mounted on a subject vehicle, the controller controlling the at least one light source projector and the at least one positional actuator to project at least one laser line on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling, a location of the at least one laser line corresponding to at least one blind spot alert area of the subject vehicle; and monitoring, with a blind spot monitoring system having a blind spot sensor, the at least one blind spot alert area, the blind spot monitoring system being in communication with the controller; detecting, with the blind spot monitoring system, when a secondary vehicle enters the at least one blind spot alert area; controlling, with the controller, the at least one light source projector to project the at least one laser line on the roadway with a first color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that no secondary vehicles are located within the at least one blind spot alert area, with a second color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that a secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a first predetermined time period, and with a third color in response to the blind spot monitoring system detecting that the secondary vehicle has been located within the at least one blind spot alert area for a second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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