Device and system for indicating rapid deceleration in vehicles
CA 2425219 A1 · Owner: Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc. · Inventors: Fowler, J. Thomas; Carlson, Craig D.
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A device and system for indicating rapid deceleration to warn the operator and/or others of an urgent deceleration condition is provided. The device includes one or more sensors that are responsive to acceleration in the primary direction of vehicle motion. The controller communicates with the one or more sensors, corrects for gravitational effects and initiates at least , one warning indicator when the sensed acceleration exceeds a threshold value and thereby indicates an urgent deceleration condition.
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- Filed March 16, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 16, 2021.
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