Warning device

Abstract

The system effectively warns vehicle occupants before the vehicle doors open, while minimizing the annoyance caused by false warnings. [Solution] The warning device includes a moving object detection unit 14 that detects a moving object attempting to pass to the side of the vehicle on the passenger side of the vehicle 1, and a lighting control unit 15 that controls a lighting device 6 installed on the inside of the passenger side door 8. When a moving object is detected, the passenger side door is closed, and the passenger seat belt is not fastened, the lighting control unit determines whether the vehicle is stopped at a traffic light in a road environment where there is no lane adjacent to the vehicle's own lane on the passenger side. If the determination is affirmative, the lighting device is turned on; if the determination is negative, the lighting device is turned off.

Claims

1. A moving object detection unit on the passenger side of the vehicle detects a moving object that is about to pass to the side of the vehicle, A lighting control unit that controls the lighting device installed on the inside of the passenger side door, and Equipped with, The lighting control unit, when the moving object is detected, the passenger-side door is closed and the passenger-side seatbelt is not fastened, determines whether the vehicle is stopped at a traffic light in a road environment where there is no lane adjacent to the vehicle's own lane on the passenger-side side, and turns on the lighting device when the determination is affirmative, and turns off the lighting device when the determination is negative.

2. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control unit turns off the lighting device when the moving object is detected, the door is closed, and the seat belt is fastened.

3. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control unit turns on the lighting device when the determination is affirmed, and flashes the lighting device when the moving object is detected and the door is open.

4. The warning device according to claim 3, wherein the lighting control unit controls an indicator provided on the passenger-side side mirror or front pillar, and when the determination is affirmed, the lighting device and the indicator are turned on, and when the moving object is detected and the door is open, the lighting device and the indicator are turned on.

5. The warning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lighting control unit determines, based on an image generated by a front camera that photographs the area in front of the vehicle, whether or not the vehicle's own lane and an adjacent lane exist on the passenger side.

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