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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory Hugh Smith, Samuel Edward Ebenstein, Yelena Mordechai Rodin
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A vision enhancement system 10 which aids the driver in visually identifying a sensed object 16 without diverting his/her attention from the road ahead. One or more sensors 20 used to collect information about the vehicle's environment are operatively coupled with a controlled source of illumination 38. A processor 24 receives input from the sensors and intelligently determines whether a particular object sensed in or near the current path of the vehicle requires alerting the driver. If so, the processor outputs a control signal 30 to effect illumination of the sensed object. The source of illumination is controlled so as to continuously direct light onto the identified object, even as the vehicle and/or object move simultaneously with respect to one another.
An object detection and illumination system for a vehicle adapted to identify and illuminate an object so as to direct the attention of the driver of the vehicle to that object, said system comprising:
An object detection and illumination system for a vehicle adapted to identify and illuminate an object so as to direct the attention of the driver of the vehicle to that object, said system comprising:
A method for providing a system for identifying and controllably illuminating an object on or near the path in which a vehicle is traveling, said method comprising the steps of:
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