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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Joshua E. Domeyer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Heishiro Toyoda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURIG NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60Q 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60Q 1/46 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for signaling road hazards and emergency actions to nearby road users comprising a vehicle, the vehicle having at least three wheels, a vehicle control circuitry, one or more sensors, and a vehicle system controller. The vehicle control circuitry monitors data from the one or more sensors, detects hazardous situations, and controls the vehicle system controller to control the vehicle, induce a dynamic vehicle behavior, and visually signal the vehicle is performing an emergency maneuver.