Collision avoidance system
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1. A method of collision avoidance comprising:
- receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle; and
generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal.
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Abstract
A method of collision avoidance. The method includes receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle. The method also includes generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal.
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1. A method of collision avoidance comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle; and
generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of collision avoidance comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle in a given directional location; and
generating a haptic collision alert corresponding to the given directional location in response to the signal;
whereby a vehicle driver receives an indication of the possible collision direction by the location of the haptic collision alert.
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14. A method of collision avoidance comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle in a given directional location; and
generating a haptic collision alert corresponding to the given directional location in response to the signal, wherein the haptic collision alert includes vibrating a seat pan of a vehicle driver seat in the vehicle;
whereby a vehicle driver receives an indication of the possible collision direction by the location of the vibration in the seat pan.
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15. A system of collision avoidance comprising:
a controller in communication with one or more haptic warning systems, wherein the haptic warning systems are located on a vehicle and the controller includes instructions to implement a method including;
receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle;
generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal; and
transmitting the haptic collision alert to at least one of the haptic warning systems. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A storage medium encoded with machine readable computer program code for collision avoidance, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle; and
generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal.
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28. A storage medium encoded with machine readable computer program code for collision avoidance, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle in a given directional location; and
generating a haptic collision alert corresponding to the given directional location in response to the signal, wherein the haptic collision alert includes vibrating a seat pan of a vehicle driver seat in the vehicle;
whereby a vehicle driver receives an indication of the possible collision direction by the location of the vibration in the seat pan.
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