Animal Aware

• US 20150151681A1
• Filed: 10/27/2014
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carl Randolph
• Original Assignee: Carl Randolph
• Inventors: Randolph, Carl
• Application Number:
  US14/449,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20150151681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/179 Distances to obstacles or vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/179 Distances to obstacles or vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/426 Scanning radar, e.g. 3D radar G01S13/66 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9323 Alternative operation using light waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/93273 on the top of the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/10 Providing two-dimensional and co-ordinated display of distance and direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/14 Sector, off-centre, or expanded angle display

Abstract

An apparatus for stopping vehicle/animal accident collisions includes: (i) a radar unit including an inferred radar antenna that seeks out and retrieves heat sources in front of the vehicle with a full 180 degree left to right radios and a ½ mile distance range and then transfers that information to the main unit; (ii) a main unit to process the information and then sends the information to the display unit; and (iii) a display unit that works like a GPS letting the driver know where any animal, person, or heat source is at in proximity of the vehicle in real-time and/or alerts the drive to respond.

Claims

1. A method for stopping vehicle/animal accident collisions, in which the 180 degree left to right front forward ½

mile distance of a vehicle is detected by means of a radar unit, wherein;

From the output signals of the radar unit, a risk level is determined and sent to a vehicle indication &

response unit; and

As the risk level reaches a set value, the vehicle indication &

response unit generates corresponding notification signals to alert drivers to react and process.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding notification signals include a warning signal to the driver.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the warning signal includes an optical signal and/or an acoustical signal.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the warning signal includes graphic and/or text information about the object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the graphic and/or text information about the object include the distance and direction of object from the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the graphic and/or text information about the object include the image of the object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the radar unit includes an antenna, which picks up signals from the object and relays to the vehicle indication &

response unit.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the radar unit includes at least a sensor to get the position information of the object.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle indication &

response unit includes at least one monitor screen inside the vehicle.

11. An apparatus for stopping vehicle/animal accident collisions, wherein the apparatus includes:

(i) a radar unit to determine if any object is within the alert zone;

(ii) a main module unit to determine a risk level; and

(iii) a vehicle indication &

response unit to alert the drive to respond.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the radar unit includes one or more of the following:

an antenna, a radar unit, a sensor, a video system, and a radar system.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the main module unit processes the output signals of the radar unit, determines a risk level, and generates input signals for the vehicle indication &

response unit.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the vehicle indication &

response unit includes at least one of the following;

a monitoring screen, an optical signal device, and an acoustical signal device.