Dynamic Warning System

Abstract

The present invention describes a dynamic warning system suitable to indicate a dangerous area next to a vehicle (1), in particular an area of a road surface in the blind angle (10) of a driver. By illuminating the surface the soft targets (4) will be aware and alerted that attention has to be paid. In practice the illuminated area shall have a sufficient extent such that when the vehicle turns, any object, and in particular any soft target outside the illuminated zone (20) shall be (relatively) safe from coming into contact with the moving vehicle. The warning system comprises:•—a housing suitable to be fastened to or integrated into an exterior surface of a vehicle;•—a light source (5; 30) arranged inside said housing, said light source (5; 30) being capable of emitting sufficient light to illuminate the road surface;•—means (7,11,12;21) for splitting said emitted light into a plurality of distinct light beams, which when projected onto the road surface indicates an area (14;24);•—means for moving the light source relative to the means for splitting the emitted light or vice versa, thereby creating a dynamic warning on said road surface.

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