A system may include a vehicle (102, 104). The vehicle may include an array of haptic devices (216). The system may further include at least one processor configured to: determine a location of an object or occurrence relative to the user; based at least on the location of the object or occurrence relative to the user, select at least one haptic device of the array of haptic devices (216) to be driven and function as a directional haptic alert to the user, wherein the directional haptic alert is indicative of a direction from the user toward the object or occurrence; and output at least one command to cause a driving of the selected at least one haptic device, wherein the driving of the selected at least one haptic device is perceivable by the user as the directional haptic alert.
VEHICULAR DIRECTIONAL ALERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING HAPTIC ALERTS AND OPTIONAL MULTI-MODAL ALERTS
RICHTUNGSWARNSYSTEM FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG VON HAPTISCHEN WARNUNGEN UND OPTIONALEN MULTIMODALEN WARNUNGEN
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ALERTE DIRECTIONNELLE DE VÉHICULE UTILISANT DES ALERTES HAPTIQUES ET DES ALERTES MULTIMODALES FACULTATIVES
2022-12-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A42B Hüte , HATS / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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