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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Vehicular directional alerting system and method using haptic alerts and optional multi-modal alerts
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Arjun Harsha Rao, Marion, IA (US);
Timothy J. Wittkop, Marion, IA (US);
Christopher L George, Winchester, VA (US);
Michael P. Matessa, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Peggy Wu, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Wade T. Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Sarah Barber, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Felix B. Turcios, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bryan C. Schultz, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system may include a vehicle. The vehicle may include an array of haptic devices. The system may further include at least one processor configured to: determine a location of an object or occurrence relative to the user; based at least on the location of the object or occurrence relative to the user, select at least one haptic device of the array of haptic devices to be driven and function as a directional haptic alert to the user, wherein the directional haptic alert is indicative of a direction from the user toward the object or occurrence; and output at least one command to cause a driving of the selected at least one haptic device, wherein the driving of the selected at least one haptic device is perceivable by the user as the directional haptic alert.