Collision avoidance system and method of aiding rearward vehicular motion
First Claim
1. A collision avoidance system adapted for use with a rearward traveling host vehicle and by an operator, said system comprising:
- an object detection sub-system configured to detect at least one condition of each of a plurality of arrear objects, and generate an input signal, when the vehicle is traveling in a rearward direction, and an object is detected;
an intra-vehicle condition sensor configured to determine at least one condition of the host vehicle; and
at least one electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the sub-system and sensor, and configured to cause to be generated a warning, wherein the warning is perceivable by the operator, when said at least one condition of one of the plurality of arrear objects and at least one condition of the host vehicle cooperatively determine a potential collision therebetween.
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Abstract
A collision avoidance system adapted for use with a rearward traveling host vehicle, and by an operator, in a preferred embodiment includes an object locator sub-system configured to determine at least one condition for a plurality of objects, wherein the objects include infrastructure, appurtenances, and remotely traveling equipped vehicles, and pedestrians, a intra-vehicle condition sensor, and a control unit configured to assess collision threats based on the object and host vehicle condition data, and alert the operator or autonomously cause a braking mechanism to be actuated, when a collision is determined.
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20 Claims
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1. A collision avoidance system adapted for use with a rearward traveling host vehicle and by an operator, said system comprising:
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an object detection sub-system configured to detect at least one condition of each of a plurality of arrear objects, and generate an input signal, when the vehicle is traveling in a rearward direction, and an object is detected; an intra-vehicle condition sensor configured to determine at least one condition of the host vehicle; and at least one electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the sub-system and sensor, and configured to cause to be generated a warning, wherein the warning is perceivable by the operator, when said at least one condition of one of the plurality of arrear objects and at least one condition of the host vehicle cooperatively determine a potential collision therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A collision avoidance system adapted for use with a rearward traveling host vehicle and by an operator, said system comprising:
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an object detection sub-system configured to detect at least one condition of each of a plurality of arrear objects, and generate an input signal, when the vehicle is traveling in a rearward direction, and an object is detected; an intra-vehicle condition sensor configured to determine at least one condition of the host vehicle; and at least one electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the sub-system and sensor, and configured to cause to be generated a warning, wherein the warning is perceivable by the operator, when said at least one condition of one of the plurality of arrear objects and at least one condition of the host vehicle cooperatively determine a potential collision, said sensor and sub-system cooperatively including a host vehicle position coordinate locator, and communication device, wherein the locator and communication device are configured to receive position coordinate data from the objects, and transmit the data to the unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of preventing a rearward traveling host vehicle and object collision, said method including the steps of:
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a. autonomously receiving or determining host vehicle data, including the current position, heading, speed and gearshift position of the host vehicle at a control unit; b. autonomously receiving or determining condition information, including the current position coordinates, of a plurality of objects, at the control unit, wherein said objects include infrastructure, appurtenances, and vehicles and pedestrians equipped with position data transmitters, when the gearshift is in the reverse position; c. autonomously assessing the threat of collision between the host vehicle and each of said objects based on the condition information and host vehicle data, at the control unit; and d. autonomously causing, at the control unit, a host vehicle braking mechanism to actuate, when a threat of collision is determined.
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