SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECELERATION DETECTION AND SIGNALING IN VEHICLES

摘要

A system for detecting vehicle deceleration having an accelerometer, a processing arrangement, and a deceleration indicator. The processing unit samples data from the accelerometer, and based on that data, determines if the vehicle is braking or otherwise decelerating. If the vehicle is braking or otherwise decelerating in excess of a threshold, the deceleration indicator is activated.

主权项

1. An arrangement for detecting acceleration events in a vehicle having a brake light system coupled to a vehicle battery, the arrangement comprising:
a housing; an accelerometer carried by the housing; a power supply carried by the housing; a light coupled to the housing; a processing arrangement carried by the housing in communication with the accelerometer, the processing arrangement including a signal filter configured to process signals received from the accelerometer, and a light controller configured to deliver power from the power supply to the light based on the accelerometer signals processed by the signal filter, wherein none of the power supply, the light, and the processing arrangement are coupled to the brake light system of the vehicle; a mounting member carried by the housing and configured to couple the housing to the vehicle; and a calibration member carried by the housing and configured to deliver a calibration signal to the processing arrangement indicating an orientation of the accelerometer when the housing is mounted in the vehicle.