SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING ASSISTANCE TO SAFELY OVERTAKE A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A driving assistance system comprising:
- one or more circuits in an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle, said one or more circuits being configured to;
detect a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle;
determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle for a first time instance;
determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance; and
generate a first alert when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance.
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Abstract
Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle is configured to detect a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle. A first position associated with the first vehicle and a second position associated with the detected second vehicle is determined for a first time instance. It may be determined whether a lateral distance between the determined first position and the determined second position is below a pre-defined threshold distance. A first alert is generated when the determined lateral distance is below the pre-defined threshold distance.
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1. A driving assistance system comprising:
one or more circuits in an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle, said one or more circuits being configured to; detect a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle for a first time instance; determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance; and generate a first alert when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing driving assistance, said method comprising:
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detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a first vehicle, a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determining, by said ECU, a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a pre-determined time instance; determining, by said ECU, whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance; and generating, by said ECU, a first alert, when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance.
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23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon, a program having at least one code section executable by a computer, thereby causing the computer to perform steps comprising:
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detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a first vehicle, a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determining, by said ECU, a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a pre-determined time instance; determining, by said ECU, whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance; and generating, by said ECU, a first alert, when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance.
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24. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery; a display; one or more vehicle sensors configured to detect another vehicle in front of said vehicle; and an electronic control unit that comprises one or more circuits configured to; determine a first position associated with said vehicle and a second position associated with said detected another vehicle for a first time instance; determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance; and generate a first alert when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance; wherein said generated first alert is displayed on said display which is powered by said battery.
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