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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Masahiro Egami, Yokosuka, JP;
Shunsuke Hijikata, Kamakura, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Egami, Yokosuka, JP;
Shunsuke Hijikata, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driving assisting system for conveying risk information to a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a detector configured to acquire data related to a driving condition of the vehicle and an object in the vicinity of the vehicle, and a data processor configured to calculate a collision risk potential of the vehicle to collide with the object based on the data related to the driving condition of the vehicle and the object. Information related to the collision risk potential to the driver of the vehicle via a visual signal and a haptic signal.