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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Applicant:
American Vehicular Sciences, Llc, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
David S. Breed, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
American Vehicular Sciences, LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); B60R 21/36 (2011.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9385 (2013.01); B60R 19/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/36 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9378 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); A01C 7/102 (2013.01); B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0018 (2013.01); G01S 7/023 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0004 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9332 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23107 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vehicle control system and method in which restrictions on travel of the vehicle are determined based on an indication of the visibility of a driver and information about objects moving in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle are considered. The travel restrictions include preventing a passing maneuver on a two-lane road when an oncoming vehicle precludes safely initiating or completing an already-initiated passing maneuver. A warning system is provided to warn a driver about the travel restrictions so that the driver will, hopefully, not attempt an unsafe maneuver.