COMMUNICATION BASED VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for predicting vehicle collision comprising:
- a system vehicle including a velocity sensor, and a location sensor for detecting the velocity and location of the system vehicle;
a roadside infrastructure having a predetermined range and including a plurality of roadside sensors selectively distributed throughout the infrastructure, wherein each of the plurality of roadside sensors detect the velocity and location of an object;
a path predicting circuit in communication with the system vehicle and the roadside infrastructure, wherein the path predicting circuit predicts the path of the system vehicle and the path of objects detected within the roadside infrastructure;
a path collision circuit in communication with the path predicting circuit, wherein the predicted paths of the system vehicle and the object are mapped onto the path collision circuit so as to determine if the system vehicle and the object may collide; and
a transmitting device for communicating with the system vehicle, wherein the transmitting device transmits a warning to the system vehicle when a collision is predicted.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting a collision is provided. The system includes a system vehicle equipped with onboard equipment directed towards gathering vehicle information necessary to predict the path of the vehicle, a roadside infrastructure having a plurality of roadside sensors selectively distributed throughout the infrastructure so as to detect objects and gather information about the detected objects necessary to predict the path of the detected objects. A path predicting circuit is in communication with the system vehicle and the roadside infrastructure. The path predicting circuit processes information from the system vehicle and roadside infrastructure to predict the path of the system vehicle and detected objects. The path predicting circuit is in communication with a path collision circuit and the predicted paths are mapped on the path collision circuit so as to determine if the system vehicle may possibly collide with a detected object.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for predicting vehicle collision comprising:
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a system vehicle including a velocity sensor, and a location sensor for detecting the velocity and location of the system vehicle; a roadside infrastructure having a predetermined range and including a plurality of roadside sensors selectively distributed throughout the infrastructure, wherein each of the plurality of roadside sensors detect the velocity and location of an object; a path predicting circuit in communication with the system vehicle and the roadside infrastructure, wherein the path predicting circuit predicts the path of the system vehicle and the path of objects detected within the roadside infrastructure; a path collision circuit in communication with the path predicting circuit, wherein the predicted paths of the system vehicle and the object are mapped onto the path collision circuit so as to determine if the system vehicle and the object may collide; and a transmitting device for communicating with the system vehicle, wherein the transmitting device transmits a warning to the system vehicle when a collision is predicted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for predicting vehicle collision comprising:
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a system vehicle including a velocity sensor, and a location sensor for detecting the velocity and location of the system vehicle; a pedestrian detection system having a base and a mast extending from the base, and a plurality of sensors mounted on the mast, the plurality of sensors for detecting objects and pedestrians within a predetermined range, and wherein the sensors include a GPS antenna, at least one camera, an alert mechanism, a radio with an integrated directional antenna, and a short range communication antenna; a path predicting circuit in communication with the system vehicle and the pedestrian detection system, wherein the path predicting circuit predicts the path of the system vehicle and the path of objects detected within the predetermined range of the pedestrian detection system; a path collision circuit in communication with the path predicting circuit, wherein the predicted paths of the system vehicle and the object are mapped onto the path collision circuit so as to determine if the system vehicle and the object may collide; and a transmitting device for communicating with the system vehicle, wherein the transmitting device transmits a warning to the system vehicle when a collision is predicted, and wherein pedestrian detection system actuates the alert mechanism so as to warn pedestrians of a potential collision. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for predicting a collision comprising the steps of:
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establishing a roadside infrastructure having a predetermined range, the roadside infrastructure including a plurality of roadside sensors selectively distributed throughout the infrastructure, wherein each of the plurality of roadside sensors detects the velocity and location of the detected objects; predicting the path of each detected object based upon velocity and location of the detected objects; establishing a system vehicle equipped with sensors so as to detect the velocity and location of the system vehicle; predicting the path of the system vehicle based upon the velocity and location of the system vehicle; processing the predicted path of the system vehicle and the predicted path of the detected objects to predict a collision between any of the detected objects and the system vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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