Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turn signal modulator systems and methods
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Application No.: US15721661Application Date: 2017-09-29
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Publication No.: US10343596B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Salem Bensalem
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
- Agent Hector A. Agdeppa; Daniel N. Yannuzzi
- Main IPC: B60Q1/34
- IPC: B60Q1/34 ; B60Q1/38 ; B60T17/22

Abstract:
A turn signal modulation system is provided for controlling turn signals of a host vehicle. The turn signal modulation can include a vehicle braking sensor; a vehicle attitude sensor and a turn signal modulation circuit. The turn signal modulation circuit can include a communication receiver, communicatively coupled to receive information from the vehicle braking sensor and the vehicle attitude sensor; and a decision circuit with an input communicatively coupled to receive sensor information from the communication receiver. The sensor information can include information indicating an amount of braking force applied to the host vehicle and information indicating changes in vehicle attitude. The decision circuit may determine whether to actuate the turn signals using the amount of braking force applied to the host vehicle and the change in vehicle attitude.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190100133A1 TURN SIGNAL MODULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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