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Vehicular Intersection Management Techniques

  • US 20080167821A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2008
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for preventing vehicle accidents at intersections, comprisinga first positioning system arranged in a first vehicle for determining the absolute position of a first vehicle;

  • a memory unit within the first vehicle for storing data relating to edges of at least one lane of the roadway on which the vehicle may travel and the edges of at least one intersecting lane at an intersection;

    a receiver arranged in the first vehicle for receiving position information about a second vehicle in an intersecting lane;

    a processor coupled to said first positioning system, said receiver and said memory unit for predicting a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the position of the first and second vehicles; and

    a first reactive component or system arranged in the first vehicle and coupled to said processor, said first reactive component or system being arranged to initiate an action or change its operation if a collision is predicted.

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