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7181192 Handheld portable automatic emergency alert system and method  
In one embodiment, an automated emergency alert system includes a handheld portable communication device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network, a dynamic...
7180407 Vehicle video collision event recorder  
A vehicle video collision event recorder includes a vehicle video collision event recorder includes a control module for accepting at least one decoded engine performance data and at least one...
7176789 Method for measuring distance and measuring device for it  
A method for distance measuring using at least two contact-less distance sensors, e.g., ultrasound sensors, is provided, which distance sensors each have one emitter for emitting measuring pulses...
7167798 Risk potential calculation device and driving assist system  
A risk potential calculating device for a vehicle, comprises a state recognition device that detects vehicle conditions of a subject vehicle and a traveling environment for vehicle surroundings;...
7164349 Approaching object detection apparatus  
A detection apparatus determines the type of an object approaching a vehicle. The detection apparatus is provided on a bumper of the vehicle, and comprises a coil as well as electrode lines to...
7162349 Driving assist system and method with accelerator pedal reaction force control  
A driving assist system for assisting manual effort by an operator to operate an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle, the driving assist system comprises a data acquisition sub-system acquiring...
7161472 Blind-spot warning system for an automotive vehicle  
A host vehicle system includes a blind-spot warning system providing an indication to the host vehicle a target vehicle entering a blind-spot. The system includes a vehicle bus receiving various...
7161473 Data recorder suitable for use as a railcar hunting detector  
A data recorder for use as a hunting detector includes a piezofilm accelerometer. A bandpass filter tuned to the approximate frequency of a hunting railcar couples the output of the accelerometer...
7158015 Vision-based method and system for automotive parking aid, reversing aid, and pre-collision sensing application  
A vision-based object detection decision-making system ( 10 ) for a vehicle ( 12 ) includes multiple vision sensing systems ( 14 ) that have vision receivers ( 20 ) and that generate an object...
7158051 Lane changing assist system for an automotive vehicle  
A host vehicle system includes a lane change system providing an indication to the host vehicle a target vehicle entering a destination lane. The system includes arrays of magneto-resistive sensors...
7158017 Method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle  
In a method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle, wherein an output signal of at least one impact sensor is subjected to frequency analysis in an evaluation unit which is integrated into an...
7158016 Crash notification system for an automotive vehicle  
A crash notification system ( 12 ) for an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) is used to communicate with a communication network ( 22 ) and ultimately to a response center ( 24 ). The system ( 12 ) within...
7154393 Object detection sensor  
An object detection sensor wherein a detection electrode (electrode connected with a detection circuit via a conductor) is not exposed from a surface and an input signal is scarcely reduced when a...
7155342 Driving assist system for vehicle  
A vehicle driving assist system calculates a risk potential of the subject vehicle with respect to a front obstacle by estimating a compression amount of a vertical resilient member which is...
7151468 Stop alert warning system  
An on-site roadway warning system for alerting a driver of an approaching vehicle of a need to brake the vehicle. A transceiver radiates electromagnetic energy toward the approaching vehicle and...
7148792 Vehicular pedestrian determining system  
A pedestrian determining system mounted on a vehicle determines a collision object for protecting a pedestrian. An impedance sensor is included for detecting an alternating-current impedance or an...
7143856 Apparatus for a vehicle for protection of a colliding object  
An apparatus for a vehicle for protection of a colliding object is provided, which includes one of a collision prediction module that delivers a precautionary signal when the collision prediction...
7146272 Navigation system and navigation method for movable body, program storage device and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave  
A navigation system for a movable body is provided with: a current position detection device ( 2 ) for detecting a current position of a movable body; a map information presentation device ( 3 )...
7145441 Method and device for preventing collision of vehicles  
In a method for preventing collisions of vehicles, first the surroundings of a vehicle 2 and motion parameters of the vehicle 2 are detected by means of sensors 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 . From...
7138909 Device for providing signals in a motor vehicle  
A device and an associated method are provided, in which a function processes input variables and generates functional output signals. These output signals are stored and held in readiness for...
7136750 Obstacle detection apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
In obstacle detection apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a first importance as obstacle representing a possibility that a selected object becomes an obstacle for the vehicle is...
7136755 Driving assist system for vehicle  
In a vehicle driving assist system, an obstacle detection device detects an obstacle present in each of two obstacle detection directions with respect to a subject vehicle; and a TTC calculation...
7129826 Localized accident notification  
A localized accident notification system includes an accident detector that detects a crash of a vehicle and an external alert system to provide an external alert by the vehicle that can be noticed...
7129839 Device for monitoring an area  
The present invention relates to a monitoring device ( 1 ) with a transmitter unit ( 2 ) and a receiver unit ( 3 ) for monitoring an area. Slotted cables serve as antennas. According to the...
7126461 Driving assisting apparatus for vehicles  
A pair of distance measurement sensors provided at different heights measures distances to an obstruction. When the measured distances are shorter than a threshold distance, the height of the...
7126460 Surrounding conditions display apparatus  
A surrounding conditions display apparatus captures an image of an area surrounding a movable body and displays the captured image. The apparatus includes a CCD camera for capturing an image of the...
7124027 Vehicular collision avoidance system  
A collision avoidance system for use in a vehicle. The system facilitates the avoidance of other vehicles and other potential hazards or obstacles. A sensor subsystem is used to capture sensor data...
7119669 Method and apparatus for detecting vehicular collisions  
A portable electronic device, like a cellular telephone is capable of detecting collisions between vehicles and notifying the proper authorities. The device includes a microprocessor and memory, in...
7116215 Sensor device and ceramic package for mounting electronic components  
A sensor device includes a G sensor producing an electric signal in accordance with physical displacement of its sensing portion and a casing mounting this G sensor. A casing chamber is sealed with...
7111968 Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle  
A vehicle system is disclosed that includes a vehicle lamp assembly including a plurality of LEDs that emit white light so as to function as an illuminator light. The lamp assembly also may include...
7113079 System and method for detecting a collision using a continuous mode hidden Markov model  
A system and method detects a crash of a motor vehicle. A parameter of the motor vehicle is sensed and a continuous signal is responsively generated. A crash is detected as a function of the...
7113076 Method and system for assisting driver of motor vehicle with deceleration control  
A system and method assists a driver of a motor vehicle. Driver operation, vehicle motion and vehicle environment are detected. The detected driver operation, vehicle motion and vehicle environment...
7109857 Brake light warning system for safety helmets and method of operation  
A brake light warning system for safety helmets includes a transmitter module adapted for mounting to a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, and a receiver module adapted for mounting to a safety helmet....
7109854 Collision prevention system for vehicles  
The invention relates to a system for preventing collisions of an automobile with obstacles. Sensors mounted in the automobile detect the area surrounding the vehicle. The signals of said sensors...
7106183 Rearview camera and sensor system for vehicles  
A rearview system component for a vehicle including a housing for attachment to the vehicle, a camera positioned in the housing to have a first axial direction, a first sensor positioned in the...
7102496 Multi-sensor integration for a vehicle  
A sensor system for use in a vehicle that integrates sensor data from more than one sensor in an effort to facilitate collision avoidance and other types of sensor-related processing. The system...
7103464 Automatic distance control method and system for motor vehicles  
A method and system for automatic control of the distance between a vehicle to be controlled and a lead vehicle. The vehicle to be controlled is equipped with a distance-control device having a...
7103478 Vehicular control object determination system  
Whether or not a radar device detects an object is determined by a detection state determinator. Whether or not a time during which the object is not detected and which is measured by a clocking...
7098775 System to avoid the collision of a vehicle with animals  
A system and a method avoids the collision of a vehicle with animals tending to cross the road before the moving vehicle. Such system comprises a visual system directly actuating a RF emitter, or...
7099764 Braking control device  
A braking control device performs a steering and/or avoidance possibility determination based on the state of the vehicle to execute automatic vehicle braking when an obstacle in front of the...
7098778 Impact sensor assembly and method of attaching same to a vehicle  
An Impact sensor assembly provides a modular housing for vehicle impact sensors. The assembly comprises an impact sensor, an upper housing member, a lower housing member and a connector for...
7093587 Method and device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle  
A method and a device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle make possible an effective kinesthetic signaling of an event. Based on a detection of the event, an output variable of the drive...
7095336 System and method for providing pedestrian alerts  
A system and method for generating pedestrian alerts are provided. Vehicle operators are provided with alerts regarding potential vehicle-pedestrian collisions and other dangers involving...
7095315 Collision avoidance system for snowmobiles  
A collision avoidance system for snowmobiles includes an array of sensors positioned on a front side of the snowmobile for detecting the presence and location of an approaching obstacle. The...
7096109 Adaptive cruise control system  
After cruise control is restored by an accelerating operation, the driver set speed is changed according to the displacement of the accelerator pedal. It becomes possible to reduce the driver set...
7095861 Audible signaling device with determinate directional radiation  
An audible signaling device uses one or more digital signal processors to modify the shape of a sound field to put high sound pressure levels only in a predetermined pattern, thus minimizing...
7091837 Obstacle detecting apparatus and method  
An obstacle detecting apparatus configured to detect an obstacle present on the road, such as a vehicle running ahead, a parked vehicle, and a pedestrian, by distinguishing the obstacle from a mere...
7091838 Lane deviation alarm system  
A lane deviation alarm system is comprised of a forward-observed-point calculating section that calculates a forward observed point by multiplying a vehicle speed of a host vehicle and an...
7092531 Sound output apparatus for an automotive vehicle  
An output section, consisting of a pair of loudspeakers disposed adjacently to each other, is installed inside a seatback of a designated seat. Sound output surfaces of respective loudspeakers face...
7089114 Vehicle collision avoidance system and method  
A vehicle collision avoidance system includes a 360 degree circumferentially rotating pulsed infrared laser beam scanner apparatus which rotates in a horizontal plane and a vertical plane...