DRIVER SITTING POSITION CONTROLLED VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE
First Claim
1. A vehicle collision avoidance system comprising:
- a camera disposed on a vehicle and arranged to monitor at least one collision prone region adjacent to said vehicle;
a sensor positioned within said vehicle and arranged to determine a driver'"'"'s head position relative to a designated point in said vehicle;
a display disposed in view of said driver, said display coupled to said camera; and
a controller configured to control operation of said sensor, said camera and said display, the controller being configured to activate said display and said camera to display said at least one collision prone region adjacent to said vehicle when said sensor detects that said driver'"'"'s head is beyond a threshold distance from said designated point.
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Abstract
A vehicle collision avoidance system has a camera disposed on a vehicle and arranged to monitor at least one collision prone region adjacent to the vehicle; a sensor positioned within the vehicle and arranged to determine a driver'"'"'s head position relative to a designated point in the vehicle; a display disposed in view of the driver and coupled to the camera; and a controller configured to control operation of the sensor, the camera and the display. The controller activates the display and the camera to display the at least one collision prone region adjacent to the vehicle when the sensor detects that the driver'"'"'s head is beyond a threshold distance from the designated point.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle collision avoidance system comprising:
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a camera disposed on a vehicle and arranged to monitor at least one collision prone region adjacent to said vehicle; a sensor positioned within said vehicle and arranged to determine a driver'"'"'s head position relative to a designated point in said vehicle; a display disposed in view of said driver, said display coupled to said camera; and a controller configured to control operation of said sensor, said camera and said display, the controller being configured to activate said display and said camera to display said at least one collision prone region adjacent to said vehicle when said sensor detects that said driver'"'"'s head is beyond a threshold distance from said designated point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle collision avoidance method for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a body movement by a driver; evaluating said body movement to determine if said body movement exceeds a threshold distance; and activating a collision avoidance process when said body movement exceeds said threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle collision avoidance system, comprising:
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a first sensor configured to determine a distance between a driver and a surface of a seat; a second sensor configured to detect a transmission gear selection; a third sensor configured to sense a traveling velocity of said vehicle; a first camera system positioned at a front-most position on said vehicle and oriented to image an area encompassing at least 180°
around the front of said vehicle;a second camera system positioned at a rear-most position on said vehicle; a display adapted to display video to said driver; a controller in electrical communication with said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, said first camera system, said second camera system, and said display, the controller being configured to provide video feeds from said first camera system and said second camera system based on an analysis of data provided to the controller by said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor; and an energy source configured to energize said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, said first camera system, said second camera system, said display and said controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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