The dynamicstoplamp is an electronic brake indicator which represents the braking by means of the loss of speed. Comprises an electronic system for processing actual speed signals and engine revolutions signals and a segment of lights which through proportionality (controlled by the electronic system) between the vehicle's actual speed loss and the number of lights located in the rear part of the vehicle which light up (comprising the entire segment) and the rate at which they do conveys to other drivers rapid information on
actual loss of speed as a result of action on the braking system or sudden slowing of the engine the type of braking being applied (fierce or progressive) and whether at the end the vehicle is moving or stationary. At the moment, a car’s brake lights only indicate that the driver has his foot on the brake pedal.
Therefore illumination of brake lights don’t give information about the type of braking we are doing, the severity, type or rate of change, whether the vehicle is stopped or moving,
and this lack of information is compounded by the distance between vehicles. Another part of the problem comes from the fact that that there is no indication of engine-braking, which can be
quite considerable, especially when we use the gearshift to reduce the speed.
The representation of the type and evolution of the sudden brake is similar to the representation which is used in the screen of a computer to indicate the amount and quickness in which the
information of a file or software is charged.
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