VEHICLE EVENT RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100152949A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Inventors: Murphy, Morgan D., Nunan, Douglas A.
• Application Number:
  US12/334,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20100152949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

A vehicle event recording system is provided which includes one or more GPS receivers for sensing position of a vehicle, and an event detector for detecting a vehicle event. The recording system includes memory for storing vehicle path data and an input for receiving site data at a location where the vehicle event is detected. The recording system further includes a processor for determining a vehicle path for a time period close in time to the vehicle event. The processor determines a correction vector based on site measurement data and further determines the corrected vehicle path based on the monitored vehicle path and the correction vector and generates an output.

Claims

1. A vehicle event recording system comprising:

a position sensor for sensing position of a vehicle;

an event detector for detecting a vehicle event;

memory for storing vehicle path data;

a controller for determining a vehicle path for a time period close in time to the vehicle event; and

an output for outputting the determined vehicle path recorded during the time period.

2. The system as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

an input for receiving site measurement data and a processor for determining a correction vector based on the site measurement data and further determining a corrected vehicle path based on the monitored vehicle path and the correction vector.

3. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein the site measurement data comprises one or more video images captured with a camera.

4. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein the processor is remote from the vehicle.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the position sensor comprises a GPS receiver.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the position sensor comprises a first GPS receiver mounted on a vehicle and a second GPS receiver mounted on the vehicle.

7. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the event detector comprises a crash sensor.

8. The system as defined in claim 7, wherein the crash sensor comprises an accelerometer.

9. The system as defined in claim 7, wherein the crash sensor comprises an air bag sensor.

10. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the event detector comprises a stability control system.

11. The system as defined in claim 1 further comprising a time stamp for applying a time stamp to the received data.

12. A vehicle event recording system comprising:

a position sensor for sensing position of a vehicle;

an event detector for detecting a vehicle event;

memory for storing vehicle path data;

an input for receiving site data at a location where the vehicle event is detected;

a processor for determining a monitored vehicle path for a time period close in time to the vehicle event, said processor for determining a correction vector based on the site measurement data and further determining a corrected vehicle path based on the monitored vehicle path and the correction vector; and

an output for outputting the corrected vehicle path.

13. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the site measurement data comprises one or more video images captured with a camera.

14. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the processor is remote from the vehicle.

15. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the position sensor comprises a GPS receiver.

16. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the position sensor comprises a first GPS receiver mounted on a vehicle and a second GPS receiver mounted on the vehicle.

17. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the event detector comprises a crash sensor.

18. The system as defined in claim 17, wherein the crash sensor comprises an accelerometer.

19. The system as defined in claim 17, wherein the crash sensor comprises an air bag sensor.

20. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein the event detector comprises a stability control system.

21. The system as defined in claim 12 further comprising a time stamp for applying a time stamp to the received data.

22. A method for monitoring and recording vehicle event data, said method comprising the steps of:

sensing the position of a vehicle;

detecting a vehicle event;

storing vehicle path data in memory;

determining a vehicle path for a time period close in proximity to the vehicle event; and

outputting the determined vehicle path recorded during the time period.

23. The method as defined in claim 22 further comprising the steps of:

receiving site data at a location where the event is detected;

determining a correction vector based on the site data; and

determining a corrected vehicle path based on the monitored vehicle path and the correction vector.

24. The method as defined in claim 23, wherein the site data comprises one or more video images captured with a camera.

25. The method as defined in claim 23, wherein the site data comprises site measurement data entered by a user.