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Alert systems and methods for a vehicle

A vehicle and alarm technology, applied in the field of driver alarm systems, can solve problems such as increasing driver response time and reducing the effectiveness of collision avoidance systems

Active Publication Date: 2014-02-12
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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This distraction and confusion may have the potential to increase driver response time and reduce the effectiveness of collision avoidance systems

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[0059] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and not intended to limit application and usage. 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. It should be understood that throughout the drawings, corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features. As used herein, the term module refers to an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) and memory, combinational logic, and circuitry; and / or other suitable components that provide the described functionality.

[0060] In general, the exemplary embodiments discussed herein relate to driver alert systems and methods implemented as vehicle seat assemblies. Driver alert systems and methods may include actuators incorporated into seat bolsters that provide improved ta...

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Methods and vehicles are provided for providing haptic feedback to a vehicle occupant. In one embodiment, the method includes evaluating conditions related to a vehicle, selecting a type of haptic alert based on the evaluated conditions, selecting a pattern of haptic actuators to command based on the type of haptic alert and a location of the haptic actuators in a seat of the vehicle, selecting a number of active haptic periods to command based on the type of haptic alert, selecting a duration of the active haptic periods and a duration of inactive haptic periods based on the type of haptic alert, and generating a signal indicating the active haptic periods based on the selected pattern of haptic actuators, the selected number of active haptic periods, and the selected duration of the active and inactive haptic periods.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application 61 / 663516, filed June 22, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The technical field relates generally to driver alert systems and methods, and more particularly to control systems and methods for haptic devices associated with vehicle seat assemblies. Background technique [0004] Collision avoidance systems alert the driver to potential signs of a collision that may exist within the driver's line of sight (e.g., detected by on-board vehicle sensors) or that may be out of the driver's line of sight (e.g., from a wireless vehicle-vehicle communication, vehicle-infrastructure communication, and / or vehicle-pedestrian communication). Collision avoidance systems may generate visual and / or audible alerts to alert the vehicle driver of potential signs of a collision. These typical collision avoidance systems for making a dr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G08B6/00G08B21/00B60W30/08B60Q9/00
CPCB06B1/00B60Q9/008B60N2/0276B60N2/00G08B6/00
Inventor R.J.基弗C.A.格林M.A.斯特宾斯D.K.麦奎恩A.N.巴利奥斯
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC