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Method and apparatus for vehicular direction indication

A technology of vehicle direction and direction indicator, applied in the field of automation system

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-19
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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This can be troublesome for other vehicle operators or pedestrians who have to decide what action they can or should take when the direction indicator is continuously activated

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[0051] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the subject matter or the application and uses of the subject matter. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description.

[0052] figure 1is a block diagram of a vehicle 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. Vehicle 100 can be any of a number of different types of automobiles, such as a sedan, van, truck, or sports utility vehicle (SUV), and can be two-wheel drive (2WD) (ie, rear-wheel drive or front-wheel drive) , four-wheel drive (4WD), or all-wheel drive (AWD). Generally, vehicle 100 includes a chassis 102 , wheels (or wheels and tires) 104 and direction indicators 106 . Although illustrated as a four-wheeled vehicle, vehicle 100 may be a two-, three-, four-, or more-wheeled vehicle. Vehicle 100 may also incorporate any one or co...

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Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle. The method comprises activating a direction indicator on a vehicle responsive to receiving a user activation input and determining when the vehicle has completed a direction changing maneuver (e.g., lane change or turn). Thereafter, the direction indicator is automatically deactivated responsive to determining that the maneuver has been completed. The system comprises a user activation device and a processor configured to activate one or more of a plurality of vehicular direction indicators responsive to a user activation signal. The processor is also coupled to a plurality of vehicle sensors providing movement data related to the vehicle to the processor. By processing the movement data, the processor automatically deactivates the vehicle direction indicators upon determination that the vehicle has completed a maneuver (e.g., lane change or turn).

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technical field [0001] The subject matter of the present invention relates generally to vehicle direction indication, and more particularly to automated systems and methods for vehicle direction indication while determining when a vehicle maneuver has been completed. Background technique [0002] Various electromechanical systems for controlling the operation of vehicle direction indicators, commonly referred to as turn signals, are known and widely used in the automotive and related vehicle industries. In a conventional automobile, a direction indicator stalk is typically manipulated by a user (driver) to activate one or more direction indicators to indicate the intended direction of the vehicle to others outside the vehicle. Typically, the user can move the direction indicating lever to an unlocked or locked position, depending on the amount of lever movement. If unlocked, the direction indicator lever returns to the neutral position when released, which deactivates the d...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R16/023B60Q1/34
CPCB60Q1/40B60R16/023B60Q1/34
Inventor A.H.小巴特林J.I.小霍尔坎布R.D.芬克
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC