SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE
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1. A situational awareness system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a rear view mirror including a right side section, a left side section and a center section;
an imaging system including a right side camera, a left side camera and a center rear camera;
a display system including a right side display, a left side display and a center rear display; and
a control module configured to selectively activate (a) said right side display to project an image from said right side camera through said right side section of said rear view mirror, (b) said left side display to project an image from said left side camera through said left side section of said rear view mirror and (c) said center rear display to project an image from said center rear camera through said center section of said rear view mirror.
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A situational awareness system is provided for a motor vehicle. That situational awareness system includes a rear view mirror having a right side section, a left side section and a center section. In addition, the situational awareness system includes: an imaging system including a right side camera, a left side camera and a center rear camera and a display system including a right side display, a left side display and a center rear display. Still further, the situational awareness system includes a control module configured to activate the imaging system and the display system to project images through the various sections of the rear view mirror.
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1. A situational awareness system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a rear view mirror including a right side section, a left side section and a center section; an imaging system including a right side camera, a left side camera and a center rear camera; a display system including a right side display, a left side display and a center rear display; and a control module configured to selectively activate (a) said right side display to project an image from said right side camera through said right side section of said rear view mirror, (b) said left side display to project an image from said left side camera through said left side section of said rear view mirror and (c) said center rear display to project an image from said center rear camera through said center section of said rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for improving situational awareness for an operator of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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monitoring, by an imaging system, a first area on a right side of said motor vehicle, a second area behind said motor vehicle and a third area on a left side of said motor vehicle; and selectively projecting, by a display system, a first image of said first area through a right side section of a rear view mirror, a second image of said second area through a center section of said rear view mirror and a third image of said third area through a left side section of said rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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