Patent ID: 6278360
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B60Q,B60T,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
A vehicle collision warning system, comprising:distance measuring means for measuring a distance from a subject vehicle to an obstacle in front of the subject vehicle;speed detecting means for detecting a speed of the subject vehicle;control means electrically connected to the distance measuring means and the speed detecting means for receiving signals from the distance measuring means and the speed detecting means, said control means estimating a possibility of collision to the obstacle based on the received signals; andalerting means electrically connected to the control means, said alerting means, when the control means determines that there is a possibility of collision, receiving a signal from the control means, emitting a first alarm to the subject vehicle and providing a second alarm to a following vehicle without awaiting an action of a driver of the subject vehicle, said second alarm being a signal sending to the following vehicle for increasing tension of a seat belt of the following vehicle.