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Title:
DRIVING ASSISTING DEVICE OF VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008230546
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To improve the visibility of pedestrians and the like in front of a vehicle.

This driving assisting device of a vehicle comprises a plurality of UV radiation means (80, 90) radiating ultraviolet rays in front of the vehicle, vision detection means (30, 50, ST120) detecting a vision of a driver of the vehicle, and control means (50, 60, 70) changing radiation directions of the UV radiation means (80, 90) according to the vision detected by the vision detection means (30, 50, ST120). In this driving assisting device of a vehicle, the ultraviolet rays are radiated to follow the vision of the driver, so that a target in a vision direction can be highlighted. Therefore, visibility of the driver can be improved compared to the case where the radiation direction of the ultraviolet rays is fixed to a preset direction.


Inventors:
OMURA HIROSHI
Application Number:
JP2007076314A
Publication Date:
October 02, 2008
Filing Date:
March 23, 2007
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Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR
International Classes:
B60Q1/08; B60R21/00; G08G1/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Maeda
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Takahisa Shimada
Yuji Takeuchi
Katsumi Imae
Atsushi Fujita
Kazunari Ninomiya
Tomoo Harada
Iseki Katsumori
Seki Kei
Yasuya Sugiura