Method and system of using spatial sensors on vehicle frame to determine crash information
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1. A system for determining crash information for a vehicle using spatial sensors, the system comprising:
- a communication network;
an on-board computing device within a vehicle communicatively coupled to a spatial sensor attached to a vehicle part within the vehicle and communicatively coupled to one or more accelerometers, the on-board computing device including one or more communication devices disposed within the on-board computing device, wherein the on-board computing device is configured to;
periodically measure a position of the spatial sensor based on one or more signals transmitted by the spatial sensor and received at the one or more communication devices, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of the position of the spatial sensor; and
transmit, via the communication network, change in position data for the spatial sensor to a server computing device when the spatial sensor moves from a reference point to another position after a crash to facilitate treatment of the vehicle based on the change in position data for the vehicle part, wherein the server computing device determines an extent of damage to the vehicle part based on the change in position data for the vehicle part.
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Abstract
To determine the extent of the damage to a vehicle after a crash, a vehicle treatment system may determine a change in position of a vehicle part based on one or more spatial sensors attached to the vehicle part. The change in position of the vehicle part may be compared to previous change in position data for the same or similar type of vehicle part, to determine the extent of the damage to the vehicle part. Additionally, the vehicle treatment system may determine the extent of the damage for all vehicle parts to determine an overall extent of the damage to the vehicle after the crash.
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1. A system for determining crash information for a vehicle using spatial sensors, the system comprising:
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a communication network; an on-board computing device within a vehicle communicatively coupled to a spatial sensor attached to a vehicle part within the vehicle and communicatively coupled to one or more accelerometers, the on-board computing device including one or more communication devices disposed within the on-board computing device, wherein the on-board computing device is configured to; periodically measure a position of the spatial sensor based on one or more signals transmitted by the spatial sensor and received at the one or more communication devices, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of the position of the spatial sensor; and transmit, via the communication network, change in position data for the spatial sensor to a server computing device when the spatial sensor moves from a reference point to another position after a crash to facilitate treatment of the vehicle based on the change in position data for the vehicle part, wherein the server computing device determines an extent of damage to the vehicle part based on the change in position data for the vehicle part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for determining crash information for a vehicle using spatial sensors, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
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periodically measuring, by an on-board computing device within a vehicle communicatively coupled to one or more accelerometers, a position of a spatial sensor attached to a vehicle part within the vehicle, based on one or more signals transmitted by the spatial sensor and received at one or more communication devices disposed within the on-board computing device, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of the position of the spatial sensor; and transmitting, by the on-board computing device, change in position data for the spatial sensor to a server computing device when the spatial sensor moves more than a predetermined threshold distance from a reference point to another position after a crash to facilitate treatment of the vehicle based on the change in position data for the vehicle part, wherein the change in position data includes at least one of;
(i) a distance in which the spatial sensor moves from the reference point or (ii) a direction in which the spatial sensor moves from the reference point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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