Driver road hazard warning and illumination system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6281806
SERIAL NO

09689411

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A vision enhancement system 10 which aids the driver in visually identifying a sensed object 16 without diverting his/her attention from the road ahead. One or more sensors 20 used to collect information about the vehicle's environment are operatively coupled with a controlled source of illumination 38. A processor 24 receives input from the sensors and intelligently determines whether a particular object sensed in or near the current path of the vehicle requires alerting the driver. If so, the processor outputs a control signal 30 to effect illumination of the sensed object. The source of illumination is controlled so as to continuously direct light onto the identified object, even as the vehicle and/or object move simultaneously with respect to one another.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC A MICHIGAN CORPORATIONPARKLANE TOWERS EAST SUITE 600 ONE PARKLANE BOULEVARD DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ebenstein, Samuel Edward Southfield, MI 11 856
Rodin, Yelena Mordechai Southfield, MI 5 171
Smith, Gregory Hugh Ann Arbor, MI 8 805

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