The present disclosure is generally related to turn indicators of a vehicle and more particularly, the present disclosure is related to displaying to a driver a faulty turn indicator of a vehicle in real time.

BACKGROUND
Turn indicators are used in vehicles to signal intent of turning to a particular side of the road or an intersection. Generally, turn indicator systems utilize a physical button and a set of front and rear indicator lamps. Whenever driver of the vehicle intends to turn to a particular side, he can give an input through the button and the respective indicators of that particular side are switched on that flash synchronously to indicate a turn intent.
However, there exists no particular solution for making driver aware of a faulty indicator lamp. Generally, the driver has to step out of the vehicle and check in case there is any faulty turn indicator. This is a traffic hazard and may cause severe accidents.
Therefore, there exists a need for a solution to indicate, in real time, a faulty indicator to a driver of a vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention discloses a system to identify a faulty turn indicator to a user in real time, system including a turn indication switch, a plurality of indicator lamps, communicably connected to the turn indication switch and configured to synchronously flash a set of indicator lamps from the plurality of indicator lamps, a plurality of sensing elements, wherein each of the plurality of sensing elements is communicably connected to output of at least one of the plurality of indicator lamps; and a control unit, communicably connected to the plurality of sensing elements, wherein the output of the sensing elements is fed into the controlling unit to determine a faulty indicator when turn indication switch is turned on.
In another embodiment of the invention, a method to identify a turn indicator to a user in real time, is disclosed. The method including the steps of determining by a control unit, a status of turn indicator, determining, by the control unit, if the turn indicator is on, an output status from a corresponding transistor of a plurality of transistor communicably connected to each of a plurality of indicator lamps, marking, by the control unit, the indicator lamp as faulty if there is no output from the corresponding transistor, and displaying, by a display unit communicably connected to the control unit, a fault alert to a user.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0002] The accompanying drawings illustrate various embodiments of systems, methods, and embodiments of various other aspects of the disclosure. Any person with ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that the illustrated element boundaries (e.g. boxes, groups of boxes, or other shapes) in the figures represent one example of the boundaries. It may be that in some examples one element may be designed as multiple elements or that multiple elements may be designed as one element. In some examples, an element shown as an internal component of one element may be implemented as an external component in another, and vice versa. Furthermore, elements may not be drawn to scale. Non-limiting and non-exhaustive descriptions are described with reference to the following drawings. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating principles.
[0003] Fig. 1 illustrates a system 100 to identify a faulty turn indicator of a vehicle, according to an embodiment of the invention;
[0004] Fig. 2 illustrates a method 200 to identify a faulty turn indicator of a vehicle, according to an embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like elements throughout the several figures, and in which example embodiments are shown. Embodiments of the claims may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. The examples set forth herein are non-limiting examples and are merely examples among other possible examples.
[0006] Some embodiments of this invention, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” and “including,” and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.
[0007] It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present invention, the preferred, systems and methods are now described.
[0008] FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 to identify a faulty turn indicator in real time, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The system 100 includes a turn indication switch 102, a main controller 106, a plurality of indicator lamps including a front left indicator lamp 106A, a rear left indicator lamp 106B, a front right indicator lamp 108A, and a rear right indicator lamp 108B wherein each of the plurality of indicator lamps are connected to a corresponding transistor that is a front left transistor 1062A, a rear left transistor 1062B, a front right transistor 1082A, and a rear right transistor 1082B. Each of the front left transistor 1062A, the rear left transistor 1062B, the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B are further connect through their outputs to the main controller 104. The system 100, further includes a multiplexer 110 communicably connected to the main controller 104. The system 100, further includes a display 112 communicably connected to the multiplexer 110.
[0009] The switch 102, is communicably connected to the main controller 104. The input received from the switch 102, by the controller 104, turns on the indicator of a side of the vehicle. Through the switch 102, the driver can turn on the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B synchronously to indicate intent of turning the vehicle to a left side. Similarly, the driver can turn on the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B to indicate intent of turning the vehicle to a right side.
[0010] The arrangement as has been described above may be utilized to check, in real time a faulty indicator lamp, which is otherwise difficult and most of the times not known to the driver and may result in accidents.
[0011] As shown in Fig. 1, output of each of the plurality of indicator lamps that is the front left transistor 1062A, the rear left transistor 1062B, the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B are fed to the plurality of transistors that is the front left transistor 1062A, the rear left transistor 1062B, the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B. To explain the working of the system example of the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B is taken. It is to be noted that a similar operation may be performed with the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B.
[0012] In operation, when the driver intends to turn to left side, he may push the switch 102 to turn on the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B. Due to this operation, the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B flash synchronously. When each of the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B are non-faulty, there outputs, as fed to the front right transistor 1082A, and the rear right transistor 1082B, will be received by the controller 104. However, in case if the output from any of the front left transistor 1062A and the rear left transistor 1062B are not received by the controller, while the switch 102 is turned on, then the controller 104 flags the specific turn indicator lamp faulty and through the multiplexer 110, displays this indication on the display 112 that may be a dashboard LED lights corresponding to each of the plurality of turn indicator lamps or may be displayed on an appropriate display screen in real time.
[0013] Now referring to Fig. 2, illustrating a flow chart depicting a method 200, to identify a faulty turn indicator of a vehicle, according to an embodiment of the invention. At block 202, the controller 104 determines whether the turn indicator is turned on or not. In case the turn indicator is not turned on, the method 200 is stopped as shown by block 220.
[0014] However, in case, the turn indicator is turned on, then at block 204, the controller 104, determines whether there is any transistor output. If there exists a transistor output, then at block 206, the controller marks the turn indicator as not faulty and at block 208, displays a corresponding green check light on the display 112.
[0015] In case, the controller determines, that there is no transistor output, then at block 210, the controller marks the turn indicator as faulty and at block 212, displays a corresponding red check light on the display 112.
[0016] All the indications are displayed in real time and there is no lag in displaying the information.
[0017] Moreover, although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the invention as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one will readily appreciate from the disclosure, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps.

,CLAIMS:We claim:

1. A system to identify a faulty turn indicator to a user in real time, system comprising;
A turn indication switch;
A plurality of indicator lamps, communicably connected to the turn indication switch and configured to synchronously flash a set of indicator lamps from the plurality of indicator lamps;
A plurality of sensing elements, wherein each of the plurality of sensing elements is communicably connected to output of at least one of the plurality of indicator lamps; and
A control unit, communicably connected to the plurality of sensing elements, wherein the output of the sensing elements is fed into the controlling unit to determine a faulty indicator when turn indication switch is turned on.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further includes a display unit.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the faulty indicator is displayed on the display unit by the communicably connected control unit.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of indicator lamps include a pair of left turn indicator lamps and a pair of right turn indicator lamps.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the pair of left turn indicator lamps flash synchronously when the user intends to turn to left by way of input through the turn indication switch.
6. The system of claim 4, wherein the pair of right turn indicator lamps flash synchronously when the user intends to turn to right by way of input through the turn indication switch.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensing elements are transistors.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein a transistor from the plurality of transistors turn on when a corresponding turn indicator is in working condition by sensing output current.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein the transistor from the plurality of transistors is off when a corresponding turn indicator is in working condition as output current is not sensed.
10. A method to identify a turn indicator to a user in real time, method comprising:
Determining by a control unit, a status of turn indicator;
Determining, by the control unit, if the turn indicator is on, an output status from a corresponding transistor of a plurality of transistor communicably connected to each of a plurality of indicator lamps;
Marking, by the control unit, the indicator lamp as faulty if there is no output from the corresponding transistor; and
Displaying, by a display unit communicably connected to the control unit, a fault alert to a user.