Control of high visibility vehicle light communication systems
A system prevents activation of strobe lights on a vehicle in response to events calculated to indicate a nuisance activation. Directional strobing may be activated based on input from vehicles systems.
1. A system comprising:
a microcontroller having operational control over a set of vehicle lights corresponding to left and right sides of the vehicle, the set of vehicle lights being placed on a vehicle for signaling outside the vehicle both forward and rearward of the vehicle;
a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle and configured to provide data to the microcontroller indicative of whether the vehicle is nearer the left or right side of a roadway on which the vehicle was travelling;
wherein, when the microcontroller receives a request to strobe lights associated with the vehicle it strobes the set of vehicles light from right to left if the vehicle is within a first predetermined distance of a right side of the roadway at least when the vehicle is stopped; and
wherein, when the microcontroller receives a request to strobe lights associated with the vehicle it strobes the set of vehicle lights from left to right if the vehicle is within a second predetermined distance of a left side of the roadway at least when the vehicle is stopped.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the microcontroller receives a request to strobe lights associated with the vehicle it strobes the set of vehicle lights in a non-directional manner if the vehicle is outside of a third predetermined distance of the right or left sides of the roadway.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensors includes a GPS sensor.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensors includes a camera.
5. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a sensor in communication with the microcontroller indicating whether the vehicle is facing an incorrect direction on the roadway.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor in communication with the microcontroller indicating whether the vehicle is facing an incorrect direction on the roadway comprises an accelerometer.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor in communication with the microcontroller indicating whether the vehicle is facing an incorrect direction on the roadway comprises a compass.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor in communication with the microcontroller indicating whether the vehicle is facing an incorrect direction on the roadway comprises a camera.
9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor in communication with the microcontroller indicating whether the vehicle is facing an incorrect direction on the roadway comprises a radar.