Vehicle Deceleration Warning System
OwnerScott T. Aultinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle deceleration warning system for efficiently warning following vehicles of a decelerating or slow moving leading vehicle. The vehicle deceleration warning system generally includes an accelerometer, a control unit electrically connected to the accelerometer, a brake light relay electrically connected to the control unit and at least one brake light electrically connected to the brake light relay. The control unit activates the brake light relay to illuminate the at least one brake light depending upon a measurement taken by the accelerometer.
Claims20
A method of providing a vehicle deceleration warning system, comprising:
- measuring a deceleration rate of a vehicle with an accelerometer;
- comparing said deceleration rate to a deceleration threshold;
- determining if said deceleration rate exceeds said deceleration threshold;
- and
- illuminating at least one brake light when said deceleration rate exceeds said deceleration threshold.
A method of providing a vehicle deceleration warning system, comprising:
- measuring a current speed of a vehicle with a speed sensor;
- comparing said current speed to a speed threshold;
- determining if said current speed is below said speed threshold;
- illuminating at least one brake light when said current speed is below said speed threshold;
- accelerating said vehicle beyond said speed threshold;
- decelerating said vehicle;
- measuring a deceleration rate of said vehicle with an accelerometer;
- comparing said deceleration rate to a deceleration threshold;
- determining if said deceleration rate exceeds said deceleration threshold;
- and
- illuminating said at least one brake light when said deceleration rate exceeds said deceleration threshold.
A vehicle deceleration warning system, comprising:
- an accelerometer to measure a gravitational force of a vehicle;
- a control unit electrically connected to said accelerometer;
- at least one brake light relay electrically connected to said control unit;
- and
- at least one brake light electrically connected to said brake light relay;
- wherein said control unit activates said at least one brake light relay to illuminate said at least one brake light depending upon a measurement taken by said accelerometer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.