Inter-vehicle communication feature awareness and diagnosis system
First Claim
1. A method of sharing data between a host vehicle and a remote entity in an inter-vehicle communication system, wherein wireless messages are transmitted between the remote entity and the host vehicle, the wireless messages including data relating to sensor information that is used to enhance environmental awareness of surrounding conditions of the host vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a wireless message that includes the sensor information transmitted from the remote entity to the host vehicle, the wireless message further including an uncertainty flag relating to the remote vehicle'"'"'s assessment of an uncertainty of the sensor information transmitted by the remote vehicle;
assessing the uncertainty affecting an accuracy of the sensor information for determining a degree for which the sensor information is to be used in evaluating environmental awareness conditions affecting the host vehicle; and
selectively activating environmental awareness features of the host vehicle in response to assessing the uncertainty affecting the accuracy of sensor information.
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Abstract
A method is provided for sharing data between a host vehicle and remote entity in an inter-vehicle communication system. Wireless messages are transmitted between the remote entity and the host vehicle. The wireless messages include data relating to sensor information used to enhance environmental awareness of surrounding conditions of the host vehicle. A received wireless message includes sensor information transmitted from the remote entity to the host vehicle. The wireless message further includes an uncertainty indicator relating to the remote vehicle'"'"'s assessment of an uncertainty of the sensor information transmitted by the remote vehicle. The uncertainty affecting an accuracy of the sensor information is assessed for determining a degree for which the sensor information is to be used in evaluating environmental awareness conditions affecting the host vehicle. Environmental awareness features of the host vehicle are selectively activated in response to assessing the uncertainty affecting the accuracy of sensor information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sharing data between a host vehicle and a remote entity in an inter-vehicle communication system, wherein wireless messages are transmitted between the remote entity and the host vehicle, the wireless messages including data relating to sensor information that is used to enhance environmental awareness of surrounding conditions of the host vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a wireless message that includes the sensor information transmitted from the remote entity to the host vehicle, the wireless message further including an uncertainty flag relating to the remote vehicle'"'"'s assessment of an uncertainty of the sensor information transmitted by the remote vehicle; assessing the uncertainty affecting an accuracy of the sensor information for determining a degree for which the sensor information is to be used in evaluating environmental awareness conditions affecting the host vehicle; and selectively activating environmental awareness features of the host vehicle in response to assessing the uncertainty affecting the accuracy of sensor information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16)
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- 12. The method of claim 12 wherein the uncertainty indicator relates to positioning errors in the global positioning system of the remote vehicle.
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17. An inter-vehicle data sharing system between a remote entity and a host vehicle, the system comprising:
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a remote entity transmitter for transmitting a wireless message, the wireless message including sensor information and an uncertainty indicator relating to the remote vehicle'"'"'s assessment of an uncertainty of the sensor information; a host vehicle receiver for receiving the wireless message that includes the sensor information transmitted from the remote entity to the host vehicle; an on-board computing unit for processing the sensor information and uncertainty indicator that is used enhance environmental awareness of surrounding vehicles of the host vehicle, the processor assessing an uncertainty affecting an accuracy of the sensor information for determining a degree for which the sensor information is to be used in evaluating environmental awareness conditions affecting the host vehicle; and wherein the controller selectively activates environmental awareness features of the host vehicle in response to assessing the uncertainty affecting the accuracy of sensor information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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