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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Martin Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Kyle Golsch, Pontiac, MI (US);
Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Vikas Upmanue, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Yu Zhang, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Justin McBride, South Lyon, MI (US);
Laith Daman, Novi, MI (US);
Cary Horvath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Krzyzak, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
An alert system for a vehicle includes a tracking device, lighting system, control module, and sensor that can detect hazards. The tracking device can detect a driver's line-of-sight. The lighting system can be disposed about the vehicle and can emit light visible to the driver. The control module can determine a location of the hazard relative to the line-of-sight, and to operate the lighting system in a first mode in response to the hazard being outside of an angular threshold of the line-of-sight, and a second mode in response to the hazard being within the angular threshold. When in the first mode, a first region of the lighting system that corresponds to a general direction of the hazard can be illuminated. When in the second mode, a second region of the lighting system that corresponds to a specific location of the hazard is illuminated.