Extended Lane Blind Spot Detection System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Blind spot detection in vehicles is challenging due to the transient nature of vehicles and drivers' limited ability to observe areas next to and behind their vehicle, leading to potential collisions when changing lanes, especially when vehicles in adjacent or extended lanes are not accounted for.
Innovation Solution
An extended lane blind spot detection system using sensors and a processor to detect vehicles in adjacent and extended lanes, generating alerts through indicator lights and audible signals to inform drivers of vehicle presence and approaching vehicles, helping them make safe lane change decisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If drivers physically turn their head or body to observe vehicles in the rear quarter blind spot, then they can detect vehicles in the adjacent lane blind spot, but they cannot detect vehicles in the extended lane blind spot and the process is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical action of physically turning the head or body with an automated sensor-based detection system. Sensors mounted on the vehicle automatically scan and detect vehicles in both adjacent and extended lane blind spots, eliminating the need for manual physical movement while providing comprehensive coverage of areas that would otherwise be undetectable.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection system is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it detects vehicles in the adjacent lane blind spot (traditional function) and also detects vehicles in the extended lane blind spot (extended function). This multi-functional approach allows a single system to provide comprehensive blind spot coverage that would otherwise require multiple separate observation actions.
2Reliability
If drivers check only the adjacent lane blind spot, then the detection process is simple, but vehicles in the extended lane may be missed leading to potential collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The blind spot detection system is divided into distinct detection zones: the adjacent lane blind spot and the extended lane blind spot. Each zone is monitored by dedicated sensor coverage areas, allowing the system to segment the monitoring task into manageable regions while maintaining comprehensive safety coverage through systematic division of the detection field.
3Area of stationary object
If the blind spot detection system monitors only the adjacent lane, then the system complexity is reduced, but the coverage area is insufficient for safe lane changing
Solution Approach 1:
The system extends detection coverage from the traditional adjacent lane dimension into the extended lane dimension. By adding this additional spatial dimension of monitoring, the system achieves comprehensive three-dimensional blind spot coverage that encompasses both immediate and distant lateral areas, ensuring safety for lane changes across multiple adjacent lanes.
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AI summary
A vehicle system includes at least one sensor that can detect a first target vehicle in a first blind spot and a second target vehicle in a second blind spot. The first blind spot is associated with an adjacent lane relative to a host vehicle and the second blind spot is associated with an extended lane relative to the host vehicle. A processor can generate a first alert signal when the first target vehicle is detected and a second alert signal when the second target vehicle is detected.