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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2017
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Henrik Kjaer-Lohse, Espergaerde, DK;

Jesper Nolhage, Kobenhavn V, DK;

Claus Allan Christensen, Kobenhavn S, DK;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/48 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/488 (2013.01); B60Q 1/346 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); G01C 21/3685 (2013.01); G06K 9/00812 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B62D 15/0285 (2013.01);
Abstract

A road vehicle turn signal assist system and method are described for a road vehicle having turn indicators, a positioning system having access to map data, one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings, and one or more gears for selectively travelling forward or in reverse. Current positioning information and map data for the current position is used to determine if parking of the road vehicle is in progress when a reverse gear is selected. If it is determined that parking of the road vehicle is in progress and the one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings detect a moving object, a right hand side or a left hand side road vehicle turn indicator is activated, if not already manually activated, to indicate the ongoing parking operation.


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