AUTONOMIC VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle safety system, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors associated with a vehicle carrying a load, including one or more sensors capable of generating one or more of vehicle load position data, weight data, and center of gravity data;
at least one vehicle control device for controlling a selected vehicle operation; and
a controlling component in communication with the plurality of sensors for receiving generated thereby, and the vehicle control device, the controlling component being capable of receiving signals generated from the plurality of sensors, and determining an impending hazardous vehicle operational state based on the generated data and vehicle path data.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety system is disclosed that monitors vehicle surroundings, operational conditions, etc., in order to identify potential safety concerns or hazardous operational conditions. In doing so, the vehicle safety system collects data from one or more sources, such as sources that generate data from the vehicle itself (e.g., internal sensors), sources that generate data from the surroundings of the vehicle (e.g., external sensors), and sources that receive data from local or remote locations with respect to the host vehicle (e.g., a satellite, telematics, cellular, short or long range RF, etc., data acquisition unit). In response to data collected by components of the system, the system may use a hierarchical system to address the potential hazardous conditions or safety concerns.
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1. A vehicle safety system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors associated with a vehicle carrying a load, including one or more sensors capable of generating one or more of vehicle load position data, weight data, and center of gravity data; at least one vehicle control device for controlling a selected vehicle operation; and a controlling component in communication with the plurality of sensors for receiving generated thereby, and the vehicle control device, the controlling component being capable of receiving signals generated from the plurality of sensors, and determining an impending hazardous vehicle operational state based on the generated data and vehicle path data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for mitigating a hazardous condition, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining vehicle center of gravity data and one of vehicle path data and vehicle location data; processing said data to determine a potential hazardous condition; notifying the vehicle operator of said potential hazardous condition; if no action is taken by the vehicle operator to mitigate the hazardous condition; employing safety measures in an attempt to mitigate the hazardous condition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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