Apparatus and method for alerting a driver when a vehicle departs from a predefined driving area in a lane
AssigneeVolvo Lastvagnar AB
InventorJohan Jarlengrip
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Abstract
Method and apparatus (2) of a vehicle for alerting a driver of a vehicle when the vehicle deviates from a predefined driving area in a lane. The apparatus includes an image display unit (6) and a control unit (5) connected to each other to enable the apparatus to provide a visual warning via the image display unit when the vehicle is outside the predefined driving area and where the visual warning is displayed in the form of a solid or broken line on the side of the image display unit (6) that corresponds to the side of the vehicle where the deviation occurs.
Claims26
An apparatus for a vehicle for alerting a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle deviates from a predefined driving area in a lane, the apparatus comprising:
- an image display unit (6) connected to a control unit (5) that together provide a visual warning (7) on the image display unit (6) when the vehicle is outside the predefined driving area, the visual warning (7) taking the form of one of (i) a solid and (ii) a broken line at the side of the image display unit (6) that corresponds to the side of the vehicle toward which the deviation is occuring.
A method for alerting a driver of a vehicle when the vehicle deviates from a predefined driving area in a driving lane, said method comprising:
- detecting the limits of the driving lane and identifying the position of the vehicle in the driving lane;
- comparing the position of the vehicle with the detected driving area;
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- giving a visual warning to the driver when the vehicle is outside the predefined driving area, via an image display unit, by means of a warning mark in the form of a solid or broken line on the side of the image display unit that corresponds to the side of the vehicle where the deviation occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.