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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yu Yan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/46 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/46 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collision avoidance system including a proximity sensor for a lead vehicle configured to determine an actual distance between the lead vehicle and a following vehicle. A projector for the lead vehicle is configured to project, above ground level, an image from the lead vehicle towards the following vehicle to notify the following vehicle of the lead vehicle. A control module for the lead vehicle is configured to instruct the projector to project the image when the actual distance is less than a threshold safety distance.