Method and System for Using Intersecting Electronic Horizons
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Abstract
A method and system for using data associated with a first vehicle and a given road segment defined for a road network and using data associated with a second vehicle and the given road segment to determine a multi-vehicle probability value that indicates a probability that the first vehicle and the second vehicle will arrive at a common position of the given road segment simultaneously. The multi-vehicle probability value can be compared to a threshold probability value to determine whether the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle should take a responsive measure to avoid those vehicles arriving at the common position of the given road segment simultaneously. The data associated the first vehicle and the data associated with the second vehicle can each include a respective electronic horizon for that vehicle, and time parameters and probability values associated with those vehicles being on the given road segment.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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calculating a first set of vehicle data for a first vehicle, wherein the first set of vehicle data describes future positions for the first vehicle on a first plurality of road segments; receiving a second set of vehicle data for a second vehicle, wherein the second set of vehicle data describes future positions for the second vehicle on a second plurality of road segments; and identifying, using a processor, a common road segment included in the first plurality of road segments as the future positions for the first vehicle and included in the second plurality of road segments as the future positions for the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface of a first vehicle configured to receive vehicle data from a second vehicle; and a processor configured to calculate vehicle data for the first vehicle; wherein the vehicle data from the second vehicle describes future road segments for the second vehicle and the vehicle data for the first vehicle describes future road segments for the first vehicle, and wherein the processor is configured to identify a common road segment included in the future road segments for the first vehicle and included in the future road segments for the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a first set of vehicle data from a first vehicle, wherein the first set of vehicle data describes future positions for the first vehicle on a first plurality of road segments; receiving a second set of vehicle data from a second vehicle, wherein the second set of vehicle data describes future positions for the second vehicle on a second plurality of road segments; and identifying, using a processor, a common road segment included in the first plurality of road segments as the future positions for the first vehicle and included in the second plurality of road segments as the future positions for the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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