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6989739 Vehicular monitoring systems with a multi-window display  
A multi-window vehicular monitoring system has a data collection assembly, a console unit and multiple video cameras. The data collection assembly uses RF signal transmission to send distance data,...
6989736 Monitoring device for a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a monitoring device ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle ( 2 ), consisting of at least one display device ( 6 ) located in the interior of the vehicle, and at least one camera ( 4, 5...
6989738 Warning apparatus for vehicle  
In a warning apparatus for a vehicle, a primary controller ( 5 ) calculates a collision time (TTC) according to the distance between the vehicle and an object that is present in front of the...
6989754 Target awareness determination system and method  
An object awareness determination system and method of determining awareness of a driver of a vehicle to an object is provided. The system includes an object monitor including an object detection...
6987447 Method of operating an active obstacle warning system  
From a prescribed starting value, the emitting power of an obstacle detection beam increases or decreases according to a prescribed function at a prescribed rate. The received signal reflected from...
6985089 Vehicle-to-vehicle communication protocol  
A method is provided for vehicle to vehicle communication among vehicles having wireless communication links. Upon receiving notification of a sudden change in vehicle behavior, a vehicle...
6985171 Image conversion device for vehicle rearward-monitoring device  
An image transformation apparatus for a vehicle rear monitoring device uses a transformation table to transform an image of the rear of a vehicle captured by a camera mounted on the vehicle for...
6982625 Event-recorder for transmitting and storing electronic signature data  
An electronic event recorder for attachment to a vehicle is provided which can broadcast encrypted signature and data, thereby leaving behind an electronic version of a “fingerprint” in the...
6978202 Four channel light system for vehicles  
A wireless transmitting/receiving system preferably operable between first and second vehicles is provided which enables the second vehicle to replicate the lighting condition of the first vehicle....
6977584 Vehicle back up alarm with associated back up light  
A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus having one or more warning device and a light source in a housing. The warning device may be an audible, visual, or objecting-sensing device, and is mounted...
6975923 Autonomous vehicle guidance on or near airports  
A method for operating an autonomous vehicle at an airport comprises the steps of: receiving a set of general purpose navigation signals; receiving a supplementary set of navigation signals;...
6975932 Technique for maintaining a separation between a vehicle and a detectable object  
In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart...
6970778 Passenger restraint system for a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a passenger restraint system that contains two electronic acceleration sensors that are arranged separately from each other and that are coupled with a control device that...
6967569 Active night vision with adaptive imaging  
A vision system for a vehicle includes a light source generating an illumination beam, a receiver having a pixel array for capturing an image in response to at least a reflected portion of the...
6967568 Rear turning signal sensor  
The invention is a sensing and indicating device for determining the presence of a second vehicle near to a first vehicle and indicating the presence of the second vehicle. A sensor is positioned...
6965829 On-vehicle electronic apparatus  
This invention provides an on-vehicle electronic apparatus, which has a wireless communication unit which makes a wireless communication via a wireless LAN, means for acquiring position information...
6961443 Occupant sensor  
An occupant sensor incorporates a 3-D imaging system that acquires a 3-D image of an object. The image is segmented to remove unwanted portions and to identify a region-of-interest, and the content...
6961006 Object detection for a stopped vehicle  
A detection system and method of detecting the presence of a heat-emitting object near a stopped host vehicle are provided. The detection system includes a thermal detector mounted on the host...
6960992 Vehicle intrusion detector for detecting the severity of an accident  
An intrusion sensor which includes a first light guide arrangement and a second light guide arrangement for detecting the severity of an accident in a vehicle. An interval having a width is...
6959244 Process for generating collision signals  
A relatively uncomplicated process for generating collision signals that describe various collision processes involving motor vehicles. The process involves deriving a core signal by low-pass...
6958683 Multipurpose vision sensor system  
A multipurpose sensing system ( 10 ) for a vehicle ( 12 ) includes an optic ( 14 ) that is directed at multiple viewing areas ( 18 ). A vision sensor ( 16 ) is coupled to the optic ( 14 ) and...
6954139 Contact detecting device  
A contact detecting device includes a flexible piezoelectric sensor of a cable shape, a resilient member including a hollow portion having a free end to allow the hollow portion to be opened, a...
6954135 Emergency communication system  
An emergency communication system is installed on a vehicle for transmitting emergency information such as traffic accident, sudden illness, etc. to a center such as police station. It is used for...
6952636 Method of determining the crash phases relevant to the triggering of a passive safety device in a vehicle  
The invention relates to a method for determining the key crash phases for triggering a passive safety device in a vehicle. According to the invention method, an acceleration signal (ax)...
6950013 Incident recording secure database  
A device and method for permanently and securely storing incident information, relating to a vehicle, from remote download to create a secure non-tamperable, permanent database of criminal activity...
6940424 Hazard avoidance system  
A hazard avoidance system for a vehicle utilizes data related to a location of a collision threat, conditions at the location, and vehicle operating parameters to select a light illumination...
6940448 Method and device for ascertaining the imminence of an unavoidable collision  
A method and a device for ascertaining the imminence of an unavoidable collision of a vehicle with an object, all locations within a determinable prediction time interval being predetermined as a...
6940423 Device for monitoring area around vehicle  
A back camera image from a back camera mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle body is displayed on a display mounted on the console inside the vehicle cabin when the vehicle is parallel parking....
6937142 Method for the classification of an occupancy status of a vehicle seat  
A method for the classification of an occupancy status of a vehicle seat, where occupancy profiles from an occupancy sensor are recorded and evaluated and the classification of the actual occupancy...
6933837 Trailer based collision warning system and method  
A trailer based collision warning system includes one or more side object detection sensors, one or more backup assist sensors, a driver vehicle interface, and trailer-mounted display units...
6929282 Vehicle impact sensing system  
A vehicle impact sensing system for detecting impact events to a vehicle, and allowing deployment decisions of passive restraint devices based on information gathered and relayed regarding such...
6927674 Vehicle instrument cluster having integrated imaging system  
A video tracking system integrates a pair of video cameras into the vehicle instrument cluster. The video tracking system includes an instrument cluster in a vehicle having at least one vehicle...
6927677 Blind spot detector system  
A blind spot detector system adapted to the exterior of a vehicle comprising at least one infrared light emitting diode (LED), an infrared photodetector and demodulator, and a microcontroller. The...
6927699 Object recognition apparatus for vehicle, and inter-vehicle distance control unit  
In an object recognition apparatus using a radar unit for a vehicle, in mounting the radar unit on the vehicle, a transmission wave is outputted throughout an appropriate angular range in a forward...
6924736 Vehicle collision warning system  
A first vehicle includes a first device for receiving global positioning system (GPS) signals, generating at least one of a first time, position and velocity signal based on the received GPS...
6925370 Automotive system including a back-up aid with parking assist  
A technique for combining a back-up aid function with a park assist function in a motor vehicle initially includes determining a distance from a motor vehicle to an object. Next, a velocity of the...
6922136 Security method for vehicle safe driving support system  
A security method for a vehicle safe driving system provides drivers information for safe driving, that is, when a sensor does not detect any danger when there is a danger on the road, when there...
6922624 Vehicle brake control apparatus  
It is checked based on entered information as to whether a vehicle should be decelerated or not (S 106 ). When the vehicle should decelerate, an automatic brake operation is carried out with a...
6919819 Sunshade board  
The present invention provides an improved sunshade board, the sunshade board comprises: a digital radio device that comprises at least one memory card socket, operate display panel, a sense...
6919820 Vehicle headlamp system  
A vehicle headlamp system with headlamps, each of which contains a lamp unit for emitting beams forward with a predetermined luminous intensity distribution. The system carries out beam emission...
6917306 Radio linked vehicle communication system  
A radio linked vehicle communication system for text messaging, traffic light control, resource management and traffic monitoring, designed to establish the location of emergency vehicles and...
6917305 Vehicle collision severity estimation system  
A collision severity estimation system ( 10 ) for an automotive vehicle ( 12 ) is provided. The system ( 10 ) includes one or more object detection sensors ( 22 ) detecting an object and generating...
6914521 Visual display for vehicle  
The visual display system of the present invention includes a visual indicator having at least first and second light emitters. A controller is connected to the visual indicator. The system further...
6909369 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...
6909376 Integrated vehicle light and object proximity sensor assembly  
A light and sensor assembly ( 22 ) for use with a land craft, watercraft or aircraft. The assembly includes a shell ( 28 ) for mounting to, or that is a part of the body ( 24 ) of, the vehicle....
6906640 Method for operating a parking assistance system  
A method for operating a parking assistance system and a parking assistance system for a vehicle, is characterized by the following steps: a) determination of the length and/or width of a parking...
6906621 Occupant protection system for vehicle  
An occupant protection system of the type of predicted rear-end collision adaptive control raises an alarm when a rear-end collision is predicted and activates a belt tensioning motor to strain a...
6906619 Visual attention influenced condition indicia apparatus and method  
A vehicle ( 30 ), such as an automobile, has an indicia controller ( 31 ) that can determine, via one or more direction-of-visual-attention sensors ( 32 ) a likely direction of visual attention for...
6906622 System for sensing a head-on collision in a motor vehicle  
A system for sensing a head-on collision in a vehicle, where at least one upfront sensor is used as plausibility sensor, which provides a plausibility signal for a collision sensor located in the...
6906639 Motor vehicle warning and control system and method  
A system and method assists the driver of a motor vehicle in preventing accidents or minimizing the effects of same. In one form, a television camera or other ranging device is mounted on a vehicle...