Patent ID: 6642839
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
A collision avoidance system, comprising:a first stand alone sensor module comprising: a first sensor adapted to wirelessly detect an object within a first field of view; a first vehicle condition input; a first signal interface having a first output; a first processor connected to the first sensor, the first signal interface, and the first vehicle condition input, wherein the first processor receives a first sensor signal from the first sensor and a first vehicle condition signal from the first vehicle condition input and transmits a first status signal using the first signal interface, the first status signal generated based on the first sensor signal and the first vehicle condition signal; and a second stand alone sensor module coupled to the first stand alone sensor module comprising: a second sensor adapted to wirelessly detect an object within a second field of view; a second vehicle condition input; a second signal interface having a second output; a second processor connected to the second sensor, the second signal interface, and the second vehicle condition input, wherein the second processor receives a second sensor signal from the second sensor and a second vehicle condition signal from the second vehicle condition input and transmits a second status signal using the second signal interface, the second status signal generated based on the second sensor and the second vehicle condition signal; and a display module coupled to the first output and the second output and adapted for displaying information representative of the first status signal and the second status signal.