Method and system for enhanced system automotive brake light control

摘要

A method and system for enhanced automotive brake light control for use in a vehicle having brake pedal actuated brake lights. Photosensors mounted on the front of an automobile are filtered and positioned to detect brake lights which are illuminated on other vehicles in traffic in front of that automobile. Approximate ranges to detected pairs of brake lights are determined based upon a perceived distance between each brake light in a detected pair. Thereafter, in response to detection of sudden increases in light intensity by a pair of brake lights within a predetermined approximate range, the brake lights of the equipped automobile are temporarily illuminated, without brake pedal actuation, such that a potential braking situation is communicated to vehicles behind the equipped automobile.