Cooperative collision mitigation
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1. A method of predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object, the method comprising:
- determining a probability of the potential collision;
directing and transmitting an elicitation signal to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value;
receiving onboard the vehicle a response signal from a device situated on the object in response to the elicitation signal, the response signal including a type associated with the object; and
predicting a severity level of the potential collision responsive to the type.
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Abstract
A method of predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object. The method includes determining a probability of the potential collision. An elicitation signal is directed and transmitted to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value. A response signal is received onboard the vehicle from a device situated on the object in response to the elicitation signal. The response signal includes a type associated with the object. A severity level of the potential collision is predicted based on the type.
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49 Claims
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1. A method of predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object, the method comprising:
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determining a probability of the potential collision;
directing and transmitting an elicitation signal to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value;
receiving onboard the vehicle a response signal from a device situated on the object in response to the elicitation signal, the response signal including a type associated with the object; and
predicting a severity level of the potential collision responsive to the type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object, the method comprising:
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determining a probability of the potential collision;
establishing electromagnetic radio-frequency communication linkage between at least one global positioning system satellite and a global positioning system device onboard the vehicle to obtain real time vehicle position data from the satellite for use onboard the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value;
using a sensor to obtain real time object position data regarding the real time position of the object with respect to the vehicle;
using the real time vehicle position data and the real time object position data to determine whether digital map data accessed by the global positioning system device provides information positively identifying the type of the object; and
predicting a severity level of the potential collision in response to the global positioning system positively identifying the type of the object, wherein input to the predicting includes the type.
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44. A computer program product for predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object, the computer program product comprising:
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a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;
determining a probability of the potential collision;
directing and transmitting an elicitation signal to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value;
receiving onboard the vehicle a response signal from a device situated on the object in response to the elicitation signal, the response signal including a type associated with the object; and
predicting a severity level of the potential collision responsive to the type.
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45. An apparatus for predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter;
a receiver; and
a microprocessor in communication with the transmitter and the receiver and including instructions for;
determining a probability of the potential collision;
directing and transmitting an elicitation signal via the transmitter to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold value;
receiving onboard the vehicle via the receiver a response signal from a device situated on the object in response to the elicitation signal, the response signal including a type associated with the object; and
predicting a severity level of the potential collision responsive to the type. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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