LANE CHANGE AID SIDE-MIRROR SYSTEM
A vehicle-mounted system for automatically adjusting a viewing angle of at least one rear-view mirror of a vehicle. The system includes a sensing unit for detecting and obtaining the positional parameters of an object in a side blind zone of the vehicle. The system also includes a control unit that is capable of adjusting the rear-view mirror based on the positional parameters received from the sensing unit, to facilitate viewing of the object by a driver of the vehicle.
1 . A method for adjusting at least one rear-view mirror of a vehicle, said method comprising:
obtaining one or more positional parameters corresponding to the position of at least one object proximal to a rear end of the vehicle; and
adjusting a viewing angle of the at least one rear-view mirror based on the one or more positional parameters so that the object is visible to a driver of the vehicle in the mirror.
2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the at least one object is located in a side blind zone of the vehicle.
3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein adjusting the at least one rear-view mirror includes:
calculating a mirror-adjustment angle based on the one or more positional parameters; and
orienting the at least one rear-view mirror based on the mirror-adjustment angle.
4 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the one or more positional parameters are obtained from a sensing unit.
5 . The method according to claim 4 wherein the sensing unit is selected from the group comprising a radar device and a video camera.
6 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more polar coordinates of the at least one object.
7 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more cartesian coordinates of the at least one object.
8 . A system for adjusting at least one rear-view mirror of a vehicle, said system comprising:
at least one sensing unit configured to obtain one or more positional parameters corresponding to at least one object proximal to a rear end of the vehicle; and
at least one control unit capable of adjusting a viewing angle of the at least one rear-view mirror based on the one or more positional parameters, wherein the at least one rear-view mirror is adjusted to facilitate viewing of an image of the at least one object by a driver of the vehicle.
9 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the at least one control unit comprises:
a calculation module configured to calculate a mirror-adjustment angle based on the one or more positional parameters; and
an orientation module capable of orienting the at least one rearview mirror based on the mirror-adjustment angle.
10 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more polar coordinates of the at least one object.
11 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more cartesian coordinates of the at least one object.
12 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the sensing unit is selected from the group comprising a radar device and a video camera.
13 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the at least one object is located in a side blind zone of the vehicle.
14 . A vehicle comprising:
at least one rear-view mirror;
at least one sensing unit configured to obtain one or more positional parameters corresponding to at least one object proximal to a rear end of the vehicle; and
at least one control unit capable of adjusting a viewing angle of the at least one rear-view mirror based on the one or more positional parameters.
15 . The vehicle according to claim 14 wherein the at least one rear-view mirror is adjusted to facilitate viewing of an image of the at least one object by a driver of the vehicle.
16 . The vehicle according to claim 14 wherein the at least one object is located in a side blind zone of the vehicle.
17 . The vehicle according to claim 14 wherein the at least one control unit comprises:
a calculation module configured to calculate a mirror-adjustment angle based on the one or more positional parameters; and
an orientation module capable of orienting the at least one rearview mirror based on the mirror-adjustment angle.
18 . The vehicle according to claim 17 wherein the sensing unit is selected from the group comprising a radar device and a video camera.
19 . The vehicle according to claim 14 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more polar coordinates of the at least one object.
20 . The vehicle according to claim 14 wherein the one or more positional parameters correspond to one or more cartesian coordinates of the at least one object.