System and method for determining a collision status of a nearby vehicle
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1. A system installable on a host vehicle for determining a collision status of a remote vehicle and responding to same, the system comprising;
- (a) a mechanism for sensing a presence and a longitudinal speed of the remote vehicle;
(b) a controller for determining the rate of change of the sensed speed of the remote vehicle and comparing same to threshold values to determine the collision status of the remote vehicle; and
(c) if the remote vehicle has been in a collision, a signal is configured to trigger a response.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided to determine the collision status of a nearby vehicle or vehicles. If a nearby vehicle has been in a collision, responsive systems may be triggered automatically. Responses may include warning the driver of the host vehicle and/or warning drivers of other vehicles or centralized networks by, among other methods, V2V or V2I communications. Responses may also include automatically triggering countermeasures in the host vehicle.
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1. A system installable on a host vehicle for determining a collision status of a remote vehicle and responding to same, the system comprising;
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(a) a mechanism for sensing a presence and a longitudinal speed of the remote vehicle; (b) a controller for determining the rate of change of the sensed speed of the remote vehicle and comparing same to threshold values to determine the collision status of the remote vehicle; and (c) if the remote vehicle has been in a collision, a signal is configured to trigger a response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of avoiding a collision, comprising, from a host vehicle:
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(a) determining a collision status of a remote vehicle based upon a change of speed of the remote vehicle in a longitudinal direction; and (b) automatically responding to the collision status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system installable on a host vehicle for determining a collision status of a remote vehicle and responding to same, the system comprising;
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(a) a mechanism for sensing a presence and a longitudinal speed of the remote vehicle; (b) a controller for determining the rate of change of the sensed speed of the remote vehicle and comparing same to threshold values to determine the collision status of the remote vehicle; (c) if the remote vehicle has been in a collision, a signal is configured to trigger a response; and (d) if the remote vehicle has been in a collision, an apparatus for identifying non-drivable paths, drivable paths, and preferred drivable paths, wherein driving path information is communicated to the host vehicle via vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.
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