An auto turn signal system for activating a turn signal of a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a processor, a non-transitory computer readable memory, a camera and a machine-readable instruction set. The camera automatically captures image data and transmits the image data to the electronic control unit. The machine-readable instruction set causes the processor to receive the image data from the camera, determine at least one of a driver head movement and a driver eye movement based on the image data, predict a change in a lane of travel from a current lane of travel to a predicted destination lane of travel, detect initiation of the change from the current lane of travel to the predicted destination lane of travel, and automatically activate the turn signal in response to detecting the initiation of the change from the current lane of travel to the predicted destination lane of travel.
Auto turn signal initiation based on lane change and driver history
2018-07-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G06V / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen |
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