US5865265A
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Vehicle travel aiding device
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-04-14
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Granted: 1999-02-02
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Expires: 2015-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle travel aiding device for sensing running conditions of the vehicle and outputting vehicle travel supporting information, which is featured by detecting ambient circumstances and road conditions on which the vehicle is and operating driver's brake operation response on accelerator release response and changing the outputting timing or the content of the supporting information according to the detection results.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; G01S13/931; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/08; G01S13/32; G01S13/34; G01S13/86; G01S2013/93185; G01S2013/932; G01S2013/9322; G01S2013/9325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information provided by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said light switch, wherein said travel support information comprises at least one of either an alarm or an instruction to operate an automatic brake when a predetermined forward distance from another vehicle is detected by said device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information provided by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said light switch, wherein said travel support information comprises at least one of either an alarm or an instruction to operate an automatic brake when a predetermined forward distance from another vehicle is detected by said device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information provided by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said light switch, wherein said travel support information comprises at least one of either an alarm or an instruction to operate an automatic brake when an obstruction in a roadway is detected in front of the vehicle by said device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information provided by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said light switch, wherein said travel support information comprises at least one of either an alarm or an instruction to operate an automatic brake when an obstruction in a roadway is detected in front of the vehicle by said device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information generated by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said headlight switch, wherein said travel support information comprises vehicle navigation information for forward travel of the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a high or low beam characteristic of a headlight switch, and control means for changing a temporal characteristic of travel support information generated by said device based upon said determined characteristic of said headlight switch, wherein said travel support information comprises vehicle navigation information for forward travel of the vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
86 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a characteristic of a light switch, and control means for judging whether navigation assistance is needed or not according to said determined operation mode, wherein said navigation assistance comprises an alarm signal generated when a predetermined distance from another vehicle is detected by said device, and wherein said characteristic of said light switch comprises a "low beam" operation mode and a "high beam" operation mode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
A driver assistance device for a vehicle, said device comprising: means for determining an operation mode of said device based upon a characteristic of a light switch, and control means for judging whether navigation assistance is needed or not according to said determined operation mode, wherein said navigation assistance comprises an alarm signal generated when a predetermined distance from another vehicle is detected by said device, and wherein said characteristic of said light switch comprises a "low beam" operation mode and a "high beam" operation mode.
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