Pedestrian alert system

A system for alerting pedestrians to a presence of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a sensing system including at least one imaging sensor in communication with a controller;
• the controller including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a pedestrian detection module and a pedestrian alert module;
• the pedestrian detection module including instructions configured to cause the processor to identify a pedestrian in an output of the at least one imaging sensor using image analysis;
• the pedestrian alert module including instructions configured to cause the processor to respond to an identified pedestrian by determining a reduced sensory state of the pedestrian, generate an ambient environment model based on an output of the at least one imaging sensor, a weather detection system, a lumens sensor, and a connection to at least one external data source, the at least one data source including a database correlating a time of day and location of the vehicle with an expected ambient lighting condition, wherein the ambient environment model includes a model of ambient lighting conditions surrounding the vehicle;
• the pedestrian alert module further including instructions configured to determine at least one alert type, based on the reduced sensory state of the pedestrian, and at least one of an initial visual data and an initial audio data, the at least one alert type including a visual alert;
• the pedestrian alert module further including instructions configured to cause the processor to generate a pedestrian alert of the at least one alert type, the pedestrian alert configured to contrast with the ambient environment model, wherein the pedestrian alert includes a pattern comprising one of directional indicators and motion, and wherein the pattern contrasts the ambient lighting conditions surrounding the vehicle;
• an external alert system configured to implement the pedestrian alert external to the vehicle, the external alert system including a visual alert system, and implementation of the pedestrian alert external to the vehicle comprising projecting the pattern, such that the pattern is displayed on at least one surface of the external environment.