Methods and systems for blind spot monitoring with rotatable blind spot sensor
AssigneesDENSO International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
InventorsTing-Yu LAI, Miki SATO, Bo SUN
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Abstract
A system and method are provided and include a rotatable blind spot sensor that monitors a blind spot detection area of a subject vehicle. The rotatable blind spot sensor generates first object data while positioned at a first angle and second object data while positioned at a second angle. A controller receives the first object data and the second object data and determines whether the object is a secondary vehicle located within a blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle. A driver alert system generates an alert in response to the controller determining that the object is the secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a rotatable blind spot sensor that monitors a blind spot detection area of a subject vehicle, that generates first object data while positioned at a first angle relative to the subject vehicle and second object data while positioned at a second angle relative to the subject vehicle, the first and second object data corresponding to an object detected by the rotatable blind spot sensor within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle;
- a controller that receives the first object data and the second object data and determines whether the object is a secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle based on the first object data and the second object data;
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- a driver alert system that generates an alert in response to the controller determining that the object is the secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle.
A method comprising:
- monitoring, with a rotatable blind spot sensor, a blind spot detection area of a subject vehicle;
- generating, with the rotatable blind spot sensor, first object data while the rotatable blind spot sensor is positioned at a first angle relative to the subject vehicle, the first object data corresponding to an object detected by the rotatable blind spot sensor within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle;
- rotating the rotatable blind spot sensor to a second angle relative to the subject vehicle;
- generating, with the rotatable blind spot sensor, second object data while the rotatable blind spot sensor is positioned at the second angle relative to the subject vehicle, the second object data corresponding to the object detected by the rotatable blind spot sensor within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle;
- receiving, with a controller, the first object data and the second object data;
- determining, with the controller, whether the object is a secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle based on the first object data and the second object data;
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- generating, with a driver alert system, an alert in response to the controller determining that the object is the secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a rotatable blind spot sensor that monitors a blind spot detection area of a subject vehicle;
- a controller in communication with the rotatable blind spot sensor that receives first object data from the rotatable blind spot sensor while the rotatable blind spot sensor is positioned at a first angle relative to the subject vehicle, that determines whether the first object data indicates that an object is located within the blind spot detection area and that the object does not appear to be moving relative to the subject vehicle, that rotates the rotatable blind spot sensor to a second angle relative to the subject vehicle, that receives second object data from the rotatable blind spot sensor while the rotatable blind spot sensor is positioned at a second angle relative to the subject vehicle, and that determines whether the object is a secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle based on the second object data;
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- a driver alert system that generates an alert in response to the controller determining that the object is the secondary vehicle located within the blind spot detection area of the subject vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.