System for and method of detecting a collision and predicting a vehicle path
First Claim
1. A path prediction system (10) adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle (12) spaced from and communicatively coupled to at least one traveling remote vehicle (16), said system comprising:
- a locator device (20) configured to determine and store for at least a period current position coordinates, and a plurality of trail coordinates for each of said host and at least one remote vehicle (12,16); and
a controller (36) communicatively coupled to the device (20), and configured to autonomously determine a heading, and a path for each of said host and remote vehicles (12,16), based on the current position coordinates, and pluralities of trail coordinates, said controller (36) being further configured to determine a vehicle speed for each of said host and remote vehicles (12,16), and generate a signal or command, where the relative speeds, position coordinates, and headings project concurrently intersecting paths.
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Abstract
A collision detection and path prediction system (10) adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle (12) having an operator, includes a locator device (20) configured to determine the current position coordinates, and pluralities of trail and immediate dynamic path coordinates of the vehicle (12) and a communicatively coupled traveling remote vehicle (16). The system further includes a preferred controller (36) configured to predict a collision between the two vehicles (12,16) from the coordinates, and determine a plurality of projected path coordinates for the host vehicle (12) relative to the remote vehicle (16) trail coordinates.
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29 Claims
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1. A path prediction system (10) adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle (12) spaced from and communicatively coupled to at least one traveling remote vehicle (16), said system comprising:
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a locator device (20) configured to determine and store for at least a period current position coordinates, and a plurality of trail coordinates for each of said host and at least one remote vehicle (12,16); and
a controller (36) communicatively coupled to the device (20), and configured to autonomously determine a heading, and a path for each of said host and remote vehicles (12,16), based on the current position coordinates, and pluralities of trail coordinates, said controller (36) being further configured to determine a vehicle speed for each of said host and remote vehicles (12,16), and generate a signal or command, where the relative speeds, position coordinates, and headings project concurrently intersecting paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of predicting the path of a traveling host vehicle (12) relative to at least one traveling remote lead vehicle (16), by a controller (36), said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining and storing a plurality of trail coordinates, a current position coordinate, and heading, for at least one traveling remote vehicle (16);
b) determining a current position coordinate and heading, for the host vehicle (12);
c) comparing the current position coordinates, and headings, for the host vehicle (12) and said at least one traveling remote vehicle (16), to determine at least one traveling remote lead vehicle, wherein the lead vehicle is generally ahead of and traveling in the same general direction with the host vehicle (12); and
d) determining a plurality of projected path coordinates for the host vehicle (12), wherein each path coordinate is matched with and congruently related to a corresponding trail coordinate of the lead vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of predicting the paths of a traveling host vehicle (12) and at least one traveling remote vehicle (16), and avoiding a future concurrent intersection of the paths, by a controller (36), said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining and storing a plurality of the path coordinates for the host vehicle (12);
b) determining and storing a plurality of the path coordinates for said at least one remote vehicle (16);
c) electronically comparing the pluralities of path coordinates to detect a future concurrent intersection of path coordinates; and
d) generating electrical signals for causing the path coordinates of either the host or remote vehicle to be modified, so as to eliminate the future concurrent intersection of the paths. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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