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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sridhar Lakshmanan, Belleville, MI (US);
Paul Richardson, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ya Sha Yi, Troy, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle line-of-sight optical communication system and method for use in ad hoc networks formed with a vehicle during traveling of the vehicle along a roadway. The communication system includes: an electronic control unit (ECU) having an electronic processor that operates under control of a program to process messages sent or received by the communication system; at least one light source that comprises a part of a vehicle external lamp module; a driver circuit electrically connected to the ECU to energize the light source(s) in response to a transmission signal from the ECU so as to send messages via the light source(s); at least one light sensor that comprises a part of the vehicle external lighting system; and a receiver circuit electrically connected to the ECU to provide the ECU with a reception signal indicative of messages received via the light sensor(s).