Patent ID: 7408455

Claim:
An intelligent turn signal control system comprising: a plurality of sensors comprising: at least one vehicle speed sensor; and at least one vehicle dynamics sensor cooperative with said at least one vehicle speed sensor; a computer configured to control an activation status of a turn signal; a turn signal driver interface switch assembly configured to send driver intent input to said computer, said turn signal driver interface switch assembly configured such that upon cessation of said input, said turn signal driver interface switch assembly self-resets to a center position; and a turn signal lamp actuation circuit configured to signally connect said computer to a plurality of turn signal lamps, said turn signal lamp actuation circuit cooperative with said computer such that upon attainment of a threshold vehicle yaw, a threshold vehicle travel distance or threshold steering wheel position, at least one of which is computed from a comparison of real time differential data received from a combination of inputs from said turn signal driver interface switch assembly and said plurality of sensors, said computer selectively determines whether said turn signal lamp actuation circuit should be turned on or off.