Proximity sensing system for vehicles
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1. A vehicle proximity sensing system for sensing vehicle activity rearward of a driver of a vehicle, said vehicle proximity sensing system comprising:
- a proximity sensor operable to sense vehicle activity rearward of the driver of a subject vehicle and operable to detect an approach of a rearwardly approaching vehicle;
an information display viewable by the driver of the subject vehicle and operable to alert the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within a threshold distance; and
a control which is operable to generate on said information display an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within said threshold distance in response to a signal from said proximity sensor.
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Abstract
A vehicle proximity sensing system for sensing vehicle activity rearward of a driver of a vehicle comprises a proximity sensor, an information display and a control. The proximity sensor senses vehicle activity rearward of the driver of a subject vehicle to detect an approach of a rearwardly approaching vehicle. The information display alerts the driver of the subject vehicle that the rearwardly approaching vehicle is within a threshold distance. The control is operable to generate an alert on the information display in response to the proximity sensor.
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1. A vehicle proximity sensing system for sensing vehicle activity rearward of a driver of a vehicle, said vehicle proximity sensing system comprising:
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a proximity sensor operable to sense vehicle activity rearward of the driver of a subject vehicle and operable to detect an approach of a rearwardly approaching vehicle;
an information display viewable by the driver of the subject vehicle and operable to alert the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within a threshold distance; and
a control which is operable to generate on said information display an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within said threshold distance in response to a signal from said proximity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle proximity sensing system for sensing vehicle activity rearward of a driver of a vehicle, said vehicle proximity sensing system comprising:
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a proximity sensor operable to sense vehicle activity rearward of the driver of a subject vehicle and operable to detect at least one of a presence of, a distance to, and a rate of approach of said rearwardly approaching vehicle, said proximity sensor comprising an imaging array sensor;
an information display operable to alert the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within a threshold parameter associated with said at least one of a presence of, a distance to, and a rate of approach of said rearwardly approaching vehicle;
a control which is operable to generate on said information display an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle that said rearwardly approaching vehicle is within said threshold parameter in response to a signal from said proximity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A vehicle proximity sensing system for sensing vehicle activity rearward of a driver of a vehicle, said vehicle proximity sensing system comprising:
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a proximity sensor operable to sense vehicle activity rearward of the driver of a subject vehicle and operable to detect at least one of a presence of, a distance to, and a rate of approach of a rearwardly approaching vehicle exterior of and approaching said subject vehicle;
an information display operable to display information viewable by the driver of said subject vehicle;
a control which is operable to generate on said information display an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle, said control producing an output signal in response to a signal from said proximity sensor, said output signal of said control changing said information to communicate an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle of said at least one of a presence of, distance to, and rate of approach of said rearwardly approaching vehicle; and
wherein said proximity sensor comprises an imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A collision avoidance system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a detector mounted on a subject vehicle, said detector being operable to detect at least one of a presence of, a distance to, and a rate of approach of another vehicle exterior of and approaching said subject vehicle;
a control, said control being operable to receive an input signal from said detector, said control being responsive to said input signal and producing an output signal indicative of said detector detecting said at least one of a presence of, distance to, and rate of approach of said other vehicle exterior of and approaching said subject vehicle; and
an information display operable to display information viewable by the driver of said subject vehicle, said output signal of said control changing said information to communicate an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle of said at least one of a presence of, distance to, and rate of approach of said other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A collision avoidance system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a detector mounted on a subject vehicle, said detector being operable to detect at least one of a presence of, a distance to, and a rate of approach of another vehicle exterior of and approaching said subject vehicle;
a control, said control being operable to receive an input signal from said detector, said control being responsive to said input signal and producing an output signal indicative of said detector detecting said at least one of a presence of, distance to, and rate of approach of said other vehicle exterior of and approaching said subject vehicle; and
an information display operable to display information viewable by the driver of said subject vehicle, said output signal of said control changing said information to communicate an alert to the driver of said subject vehicle of a tailgating condition. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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