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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Amber LaVerne Hall, Oak Park, MI (US);
Michael Kolich, Windsor, CA;
Sean David Fannin, Taylor, MI (US);
Keith Allen Godin, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lane departure warning system for a vehicle includes a positional input device and a seat having an inflatable bladder therein and a vibrational unit coupled with the bladder. A controller is communicatively coupled with the positional input device and with the vibrational unit and includes electronic circuitry programmed to detect a lane departure based on a signal from the positional input device and to cause the vibrational unit to vibrate in response thereto.