Impact sensor calibration tool
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of determining vehicle impact events, comprising:
- continuously acquiring, via an impact sensor, vehicle acceleration data;
continuously receiving, at a computing device, vehicle acceleration data acquired by the impact sensor;
performing, via the computing device, statistical calculations on the continuously received vehicle acceleration data, wherein the statistical calculations comprise;
calculating a recursive average of the acceleration data; and
calculating a recursive standard deviation of the acceleration data,wherein the calculated recursive average and recursive standard deviation identify a normal use operation;
setting, via the computing device, an impact threshold based on the calculated normal use operation;
determining, via the impact sensor, vehicle impulses based on changes in the acquired vehicle acceleration data;
identifying, via the computing device, received vehicle impulses that exceed the impact threshold, wherein vehicle impulses exceeding the impact threshold are identified as impacts;
responsive to identifying impacts, characterizing, via the computing device, each impact as a normal use impact or a real impact;
responsive to characterizing an impact as a real impact, recording, via the computing device, the real impact for subsequent analysis;
wherein vehicle impulses less than or substantially equal to a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are normal use impacts; and
wherein vehicle impulses greater than a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are real impacts.
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Abstract
An impact sensor calibration tool, wherein an impact sensor is installed on a vehicle and in wireless communication with a processor, which analyzes data reported by the impact sensor. Specifically, the impact sensor of the present invention continuously measures two dimensional acceleration of a vehicle. Changes in vehicle acceleration create impulse data and the impact sensor reports this data to a processor. The processor performs statistical calculations on the data to identify the vehicle'"'"'s normal use operation and from this, develops an impact threshold wherein impulses exceeding this threshold are identified as impacts. The impacts may be further characterized as real impacts and stored in memory for subsequent analysis.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining vehicle impact events, comprising:
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continuously acquiring, via an impact sensor, vehicle acceleration data; continuously receiving, at a computing device, vehicle acceleration data acquired by the impact sensor; performing, via the computing device, statistical calculations on the continuously received vehicle acceleration data, wherein the statistical calculations comprise; calculating a recursive average of the acceleration data; and calculating a recursive standard deviation of the acceleration data, wherein the calculated recursive average and recursive standard deviation identify a normal use operation; setting, via the computing device, an impact threshold based on the calculated normal use operation; determining, via the impact sensor, vehicle impulses based on changes in the acquired vehicle acceleration data; identifying, via the computing device, received vehicle impulses that exceed the impact threshold, wherein vehicle impulses exceeding the impact threshold are identified as impacts; responsive to identifying impacts, characterizing, via the computing device, each impact as a normal use impact or a real impact; responsive to characterizing an impact as a real impact, recording, via the computing device, the real impact for subsequent analysis; wherein vehicle impulses less than or substantially equal to a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are normal use impacts; and wherein vehicle impulses greater than a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are real impacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of determining vehicle impact events, comprising:
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continuously acquiring, via an impact sensor, vehicle acceleration data; continuously receiving, at a computing device, vehicle acceleration data acquired by the impact sensor; performing, via the computing device, statistical calculations on the continuously received vehicle acceleration data, wherein the statistical calculations comprise; calculating a recursive average of the acceleration data; and calculating a factored recursive standard deviation of the acceleration data, wherein the calculated recursive average and factored recursive standard deviation identify a normal use operation; setting, via the computing device, an impact threshold based on the calculated normal use operation; determining, via the impact sensor, vehicle impulses based on changes in the acquired vehicle acceleration data; identifying, via the computing device, received vehicle impulses that exceed the impact threshold, wherein vehicle impulses exceeding the impact threshold are identified as impacts; responsive to identifying impacts, characterizing, via the computing device, each impact as a normal use impact or a real impact; responsive to characterizing an impact as a real impact, calculating, via the computing device, an impulse energy level of the real impact; further responsive to characterizing an impact as a real impact, recording, via the computing device, the real impact for subsequent analysis; wherein vehicle impulses less than or substantially equal to a sum of the recursive average and the factored recursive standard deviation are normal use impacts; and wherein vehicle impulses greater than a sum of the recursive average and the factored recursive standard deviation are real impacts. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions tangibly stored thereon executable by a processor to perform a method for continuously sensing vehicle impact events, comprising:
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continuously receiving vehicle acceleration data from an impact sensor, wherein the impact sensor acquires vehicle acceleration data based on changes in vehicle acceleration; performing statistical calculations on the continuously received vehicle acceleration data, wherein the statistical calculations comprise; calculating a recursive average of the acceleration data; and calculating a recursive standard deviation of the acceleration data, wherein the calculated recursive average and recursive standard deviation identify a normal use operation; setting an impact threshold based on the calculated normal use operation; receiving vehicle impulses from the impact sensor, wherein the impact sensor determines vehicle impulses based on changes in the acquired vehicle acceleration data; identifying received vehicle impulses that exceed the impact threshold, wherein vehicle impulses exceeding the impact threshold are identified as impacts; responsive to identifying impacts, characterizing each impact as normal use impact or real impact; responsive to characterizing an impact as a real impact, recording the real impact for subsequent analysis; wherein vehicle impulses less than or substantially equal to a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are normal use impacts; and wherein vehicle impulses greater than a sum of the recursive average and the recursive standard deviation are real impacts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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