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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
Gary S. Strumolo, Bevery Hills, MI (US);
Hanaan Elmessiri, Inkster, MI (US);
David M. Dimeo, Windsor, CA;
Ronald H. Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gary S. Strumolo, Bevery Hills, MI (US);
Hanaan Elmessiri, Inkster, MI (US);
David M. DiMeo, Windsor, CA;
Ronald H. Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A host vehicle system includes a lane change system providing an indication to the host vehicle a target vehicle entering a destination lane. The system includes arrays of magneto-resistive sensors on both sides of the vehicle receiving proximity information as a function of magnetic field variations, a vehicle bus receiving various vehicle control signals, a smart algorithm controller analyzing bus signals and sensor signals, and various vehicle collision systems such as passive restraints, optical light guides, and audible warnings operating in response to a threat from a target vehicle.