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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert William Wunsche, III, Clarkston, MI (US);
Gareth Webb, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/28 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); F16H 59/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/28 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); F16H 59/60 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided and include a light source projector with a positional actuator mounted on a subject vehicle that projects a laser line on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling. A controller is in communication with a platoon vehicle traveling in front of or behind the subject vehicle in a platoon and controls the positional actuator to project the laser line on the roadway between the subject vehicle and the at least one platoon vehicle.