Vehicle emergency warning and control system
First Claim
1. A method for performing vehicle emergency and control functions comprising:
- (a) using an off-line process to create a neural network comprising a plurality of acceptable preferred outcome decisions based on the state of the vehicle;
(b) implementing the neural network as a controller; and
(c) using the controller during an on-line operation of the vehicle to make a preferred outcome determination based on current state of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An automatic vehicle warning and control program is provided for determining if safety enhancing actions are appropriate. The on-line determination of an action that results in a preferred outcome (e.g., aircraft ejection) is made using a neural network controller. The neural network controller is trained off-line using appropriate preferred outcome data obtained via computer simulation or experimentation. Appropriate actions are established for all conceivable sets of vehicle conditions. On-line, the neural network controller uses actual sensed vehicle conditions to determine the appropriate action. Various actions can be performed based on the preferred outcome determination. Appropriate actions can include commanding audible and visual warnings, guidance cues, automatic vehicle control, and aircraft automatic ejection.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for performing vehicle emergency and control functions comprising:
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(a) using an off-line process to create a neural network comprising a plurality of acceptable preferred outcome decisions based on the state of the vehicle; (b) implementing the neural network as a controller; and (c) using the controller during an on-line operation of the vehicle to make a preferred outcome determination based on current state of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for performing vehicle emergency and control functions, comprising:
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(a) a processing unit; and (b) a storage medium coupled to the processing unit, the storage medium storing program code implemented by the processing unit for; (i) using an off-line process to create a neural network comprising a plurality of preferred outcome decisions based on the state of the vehicle; (ii) implementing the neural network as a controller; and (iii) using the controller during an on-line operation of the vehicle, to make a preferred outcome determination based on current state of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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