Smart Mirror Mechanism for Blind Spot Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional convex mirrors in vehicles are ineffective in alerting drivers to objects in their blind spots, as drivers often neglect them.
Innovation Solution
A smart mirror mechanism that integrates with vehicles via a network, using depth-sensing cameras and infotainment systems to detect and track moving objects, activating lights and alerting drivers through video and audio cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional convex mirrors are used to alert drivers to blind spots, then drivers can potentially see objects in their blind spots, but drivers often neglect these mirrors and remain unaware of objects
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to detect objects in blind spots and provides immediate feedback to the driver through visual displays and audio alerts. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the driver is actively informed of blind spot conditions without requiring continuous visual attention to mirrors, thereby improving reliability while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the passive mechanical convex mirror system with an active electronic detection and notification system using sensors, processors, and output devices. This substitution transforms the blind spot detection from a static visual aid to a dynamic information delivery system that actively communicates hazards to the driver.
2Measurement precision
If smart mirror mechanism with multiple sensors and systems is implemented, then detection accuracy and driver alerting capability improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs multi-functional components that serve multiple purposes. For example, the sensor array not only detects objects but also provides spatial information for positioning displays. The processor handles both object detection and alert generation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby improving detection precision while managing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple detection functions into a unified sensor system and integrates various alerting methods (visual displays, audio alerts) into a single coordinated notification system. This merging of functions improves measurement precision through comprehensive detection while managing complexity through integrated architecture rather than separate systems.
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AI summary
A system is described. The system includes one or more sensing devices to acquire depth image data, scan logic to scan the depth image data for moving objects, vehicle recognition logic to recognize an automobile in the scanned image data, capture a registered plate number of the automobile and connect with the automobile based on the captured registered plate number and object recognition logic to recognize a presence of one or more moving objects in the depth image data that are about to come across a path of the automobile.