SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ALERT TO A VEHICLE OR AN ADVANCED DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM BASED ON VEHICLE DYNAMICS INPUT

• US 20170025012A1
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: New Eagle LLC (Woodward Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Dura Operating LLC (Dura Automotive Systems)
• Inventors: Thompson, Aaron Evans, Gignac, Donald Raymond, Siddiqui, Danish Uzair, Patil, Rajashekhar, Thomas, Gordon M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,959,765 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A motor vehicle alert system based on vehicle dynamics input includes a communication module positioned in a host vehicle receiving and sending vehicle data in a vehicle mobility data format. A list generator in communication with the communication module generates the vehicle data as specific vehicle identification data in a track list to distinguish a sensed vehicle and at least one other vehicle positioned proximate the host vehicle. A tracker module in communication with the list generator periodically updates the vehicle data for the sensed vehicle and the at least one other vehicle. A transient condition data device generates data identifying when a transient condition of the sensed vehicle is present. A message standard conformance module receives the data identifying the transient condition and forwards the data identifying the transient condition to the communication module for transmission to the at least one other vehicle proximate to the host vehicle.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle alert system based on vehicle dynamics input, comprising:

a communication module positioned in a host vehicle used to receive and send vehicle data in a vehicle mobility data format;

a tracker module in communication with the communication module used to distinguish a sensed vehicle and at least one other vehicle proximate to the host vehicle;

a transient condition data device in communication with the tracker module used to identify when a transient condition of the sensed vehicle is present; and

a message standard conformance module receiving data relating the transient condition of the sensed vehicle and forwarding the data to the communication module for transmission to the at least one other vehicle proximate to the host vehicle.

2. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, further including a generate message module receiving the data relating the transient condition and converting the data relating the transient condition to the vehicle mobility data format.

3. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 2, further including a traffic hazardous condition module receiving the data relating the transient condition and evaluating if the data relating the transient condition poses a hazardous condition to the at least one other vehicle.

4. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 3, further including a yaw rate sensor used to determine a yaw rate of the sensed vehicle.

5. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 3, further including an inertial measurement unit used to measure and identify at least an angular rate of the host vehicle and the sensed vehicle.

6. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, further including a list generator in communication with the communication module used to generate the vehicle data as specific vehicle identification data.

7. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, further including a track list created by the list generator used to distinguish the sensed vehicle from the at least one other vehicle.

8. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, wherein the communication module defines a V2X telematics communication module.

9. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, further including a host vehicle warning device in communication with the hazardous condition module.

10. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 9, further including a host vehicle hazardous condition module receiving the data relating the transient condition from the transient condition data device.

11. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 10, wherein upon the host vehicle hazardous condition module determining that the data relating the transient condition poses a hazardous condition to the host vehicle a signal from the host vehicle hazardous condition module to the host vehicle warning device notifies the driver of the host vehicle of the transient condition.

12. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 10, wherein upon the host vehicle hazardous condition module determining that the data relating the transient condition does not pose a hazardous condition to the host vehicle a program step returns to the tracker module.

13. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, wherein the communication module includes a V2X dynamics alert message data module for transmitting the transient condition of the sensed vehicle.

14. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 1, wherein a swerve condition is defined when the data relating the transient condition poses a hazardous condition to the at least one other vehicle.

15. A motor vehicle alert system based on vehicle dynamics input, comprising:

a communication module positioned in a host vehicle used to receive and send vehicle data in a vehicle mobility data format;

a list generator in communication with the communication module used to generate the vehicle data as specific vehicle identification data in a track list to distinguish a sensed vehicle and at least one other vehicle positioned proximate to the host vehicle;

a tracker module in communication with the list generator used to periodically update the vehicle data for the sensed vehicle and the at least one other vehicle;

a transient condition data device in communication with the tracker module generating data identifying when a transient condition of the sensed vehicle is present; and

a message standard conformance module receiving the data identifying the transient condition of the sensed vehicle and forwarding the data identifying the transient condition to the communication module for transmission to the at least one other vehicle proximate to the host vehicle.

16. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 15, further including:

a list generator in communication with the communication module used to generate the vehicle data as specific vehicle identification data; and

a track list created by the list generator used to distinguish the sensed vehicle from the at least one other vehicle.

17. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 15, wherein the communication module and the message standard conformance module are compatible with a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system.

18. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 15, further including a host vehicle hazardous condition module receiving the data relating the transient condition from the transient condition data device.

19. The motor vehicle alert system of claim 18:

wherein upon the host vehicle hazardous condition module determining that the data relating the transient condition poses a hazardous condition to the host vehicle a signal from the host vehicle hazardous condition module to the host vehicle warning device notifies the driver of the host vehicle of the transient condition; and

wherein upon the host vehicle hazardous condition module determining that the data relating the transient condition does not pose a hazardous condition to the host vehicle a program step returns to the tracker module.

20. A method for generating and transmitting data identifying a transient condition of motor vehicle, comprising:

providing a communication module in a host vehicle used to receive and send vehicle data in a vehicle mobility data format;

converting the vehicle data in a list generator to specific vehicle identification data in a track list to distinguish a sensed vehicle and at least one other vehicle positioned proximate to the host vehicle;

periodically updating the vehicle data for the sensed vehicle and the at least one other vehicle using a tracker module in communication with the list generator;

generating transient condition data identifying when a transient condition of the sensed vehicle is present using a transient condition data device in communication with the tracker module;

forwarding the transient condition data to a message standard conformance module in the communication module; and

transmitting the transient condition data to the at least one other vehicle proximate to the host vehicle.