SIDE MOUNTED VEHICLE MIRROR WITH INTEGRAL OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM

摘要

A side object detection (SOD) system is integrated into the side view mirror assembly (10) of a vehicle to alert motor vehicle operators to the presence of another moving vehicle in a monitored zone. The SOD system combines an optical transmitter (26), an optical receiver (28), and a system board (30) electrically coupled to the optical transmitter and to the optical receiver.