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US 2012/0068859 A1Published application
Method of Controlling a Collision Warning System Using Line of Sight
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYutaka Mochizuki
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Abstract
A collision warning system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The collision warning system includes a first mode and a second mode. The system operates in the first mode when there is line of sight with a target vehicle. The system operates in the second mode where there is no line of sight with the target vehicle.
Claims20
A method of operating a collision warning system in a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- receiving information related to a target vehicle;
- determining if the target vehicle is in a line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- the collision warning system including multiple alert modes;
- operating the collision warning system in a normal alert mode when the target vehicle is in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- operating the collision warning system in an enhanced alert mode when the target vehicle is not in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- and
- wherein the normal alert mode is different than the enhanced alert mode.
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A method of operating a collision warning system in a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a signal transmitted by a target vehicle;
- determining a measured signal characteristic from the signal transmitted by the target vehicle;
- retrieving a reference signal characteristic corresponding to the measured signal characteristic;
- determining a line of sight condition for the motor vehicle with respect to the target vehicle using the measured signal characteristic and the reference signal characteristic;
- operating the collision warning system in a normal alert mode when the target vehicle is in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- operating the collision warning system in an enhanced alert mode when the target vehicle is not in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- and
- wherein the normal alert mode is different than the enhanced alert mode.
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A method of operating a collision warning system in a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- receiving information related to a target vehicle;
- receiving information related to an intermediate vehicle;
- determining if the intermediate vehicle obstructs the line of sight between the motor vehicle and the target vehicle;
- operating the collision warning system in a normal alert mode when the target vehicle is in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;
- and
- operating the collision warning system in an enhanced alert mode when the target vehicle is not in the line of sight of the motor vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.