Vehicle-induced roadway debris monitoring
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring vehicles, the method comprising:
- receiving a debris report of an incident relating to vehicle-induced roadway debris from a reporting vehicle on a computer system, wherein the debris report is automatically generated by the reporting vehicle in response to detection of the incident;
updating, by the computer system and for each of at least one monitored vehicle, a corresponding incident record for the monitored vehicle based on the debris report, wherein the at least one monitored vehicle is distinct from the reporting vehicle;
evaluating, by the computer system and for each of the at least one monitored vehicle, the updated incident record to determine whether the corresponding monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle; and
initiating, by the computer system, a safety action to be performed on a monitored vehicle in response to a determination that the monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle.
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Abstract
A solution for monitoring vehicles for vehicle-induced roadway debris is provided. A reporting vehicle can include a set of sensors for detecting an incident relating to roadway debris. The reporting vehicle can automatically report the incident to a computer system, which can update an incident record for one or more monitored vehicles associated with the incident. The computer system can identify a set of monitored vehicles based on location data for each monitored vehicle and/or the reporting vehicle can be a monitored vehicle. The computer system can determine that a monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle and can initiate a safety action in response to the determination.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving a debris report of an incident relating to vehicle-induced roadway debris from a reporting vehicle on a computer system, wherein the debris report is automatically generated by the reporting vehicle in response to detection of the incident; updating, by the computer system and for each of at least one monitored vehicle, a corresponding incident record for the monitored vehicle based on the debris report, wherein the at least one monitored vehicle is distinct from the reporting vehicle; evaluating, by the computer system and for each of the at least one monitored vehicle, the updated incident record to determine whether the corresponding monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle; and initiating, by the computer system, a safety action to be performed on a monitored vehicle in response to a determination that the monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
a set of computing devices for implementing a method of monitoring vehicles, the method comprising; receiving a debris report of an incident relating to vehicle-induced roadway debris from a reporting vehicle, wherein the debris report is automatically generated by the reporting vehicle in response to detection of the incident; updating, for each of at least one monitored vehicle, a corresponding incident record for the monitored vehicle based on the debris report, wherein the at least one monitored vehicle is distinct from the reporting vehicle; evaluating, for each of the at least one monitored vehicle, the updated incident record to determine whether the corresponding monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle; and initiating a safety action to be performed on a monitored vehicle in response to a determination that the monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a reporting vehicle including an onboard computer system for performing a reporting method comprising; receiving data corresponding to an incident relating to vehicle-induced roadway debris from a set of sensors located on the reporting vehicle; automatically generating a debris report based on the data; and automatically transmitting the debris report for processing by a monitoring computer system remote from the vehicle; and the monitoring computer system, wherein the monitoring computer system performs a monitoring method comprising; updating, for each of at least one monitored vehicle, a corresponding incident record for the monitored vehicle in response to receiving the debris report, wherein the at least one monitored vehicle is distinct from the reporting vehicle; evaluating, for each of the at least one monitored vehicle, the updated incident record to determine whether the corresponding monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle; and initiating a safety action to be performed on a monitored vehicle in response to a determination that the monitored vehicle is an unsafe vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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