Vehicle-based headway distance training system
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1. A vehicle-based headway distance training system, comprising:
- a vehicle operated by a student and accompanied by an instructor;
a sensor system mounted to the vehicle for collection of data while said vehicle is in motion; and
a processing system disposed in the vehicle having an input port coupled to an output of said sensor system for establishing a time to collision value responsive to data input from said sensor system and input of simulated condition values, said processing system including a data input device and a graphical display device for interaction with the instructor to input said simulated condition values and to display an indication of headway collision danger, said processing system including an audio output device for providing aural warnings to the student.
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Abstract
A vehicle-based headway collision avoidance training system (300) is provided that includes a sensor system (350) mounted to the training vehicle (200), a processing system (330), and an interface unit (340) coupled to the vehicle'"'"'s wiring. The combination of processing system (330), a graphical display (332), a data input device (334), and an audio output device (336) provides a collection of special auditory and visual displays attended to by the student, and controls and displays used by the instructor that are unique for teaching headway safety in the context of a moving vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle-based headway distance training system, comprising:
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a vehicle operated by a student and accompanied by an instructor;
a sensor system mounted to the vehicle for collection of data while said vehicle is in motion; and
a processing system disposed in the vehicle having an input port coupled to an output of said sensor system for establishing a time to collision value responsive to data input from said sensor system and input of simulated condition values, said processing system including a data input device and a graphical display device for interaction with the instructor to input said simulated condition values and to display an indication of headway collision danger, said processing system including an audio output device for providing aural warnings to the student. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for headway distance training, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a vehicle with a sensor system mounted thereto, said sensor system providing data for establishing at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of headway distance, range rate, time to collision values, vehicle position, vehicle speed, roadway inclination, and roadway temperature;
(b) establishing a reaction time value for a driver of said vehicle;
(c) establishing values for simulated conditions, wherein said values for simulated conditions is input by an instructor accompanied with said driver of said vehicle;
(d) establishing a time to collision value and periodically updating said time to collision value;
(e) establishing a minimum time to collision value limit; and
(f) generating an audio warning when said time to collision value equals or falls below said time to collision value limit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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