Patent ID: 9153133
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B62J,G01S,G06K,G08G

Abstract:
1. A blind spot monitoring system for a two wheeled motorcycle driven by a user, the motorcycle traveling on a road lane with a user thereon comprising: a) a pair of object detectors mounted one on each of a left and right side of the motorcycle; b) a lean detector associated with each of the object detectors; c) a processor for associating the signal from the object detectors and the lean detectors and determining the relative position of a vehicle in a road lane next to the vehicle based on the lean of the motorcycle; the processor having parameters for where the blind spot is located relative to the user; and d) a reporting device for reporting to the user of the motorcycle when the processor has determined there is a vehicle in the user's blind spot or would otherwise be hit if the user is about to change the lane the user is in.