Vehicle to pedestrian communication system and method
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1. A vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication system, comprising:
- a vehicle operable by a driver and configured to communicate with a first V2P device associated with the vehicle, the first V2P device configured for;
communicating with at least one vehicle system to acquire vehicle parameters for the vehicle including the first V2P device, the vehicle parameters including at least one of a location and a speed of the vehicle;
predicting a path of the vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle parameters;
receiving at least one Basic Safety Message (BSM) from a second V2P device associated with a pedestrian via a wireless communications channel;
acquiring pedestrian parameters for the pedestrian from at least one of the at least one BSM and the second V2P device, the pedestrian parameters including at least one of a position and a speed of the pedestrian;
determining whether the path of the vehicle intersects with a path of the pedestrian using the vehicle parameters, the at least one BSM, and the pedestrian parameters; and
when the path of the vehicle intersects with the path of the pedestrian, providing an alert to at least one of a driver of the vehicle and the pedestrian, wherein the alert includes a directional indication of a location of the pedestrian relative to the vehicle and at least one of an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a phone call, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a text-messaging operation, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with an Internet browsing operation, and an indication that the pedestrian is distracted by listening to music.
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Abstract
A system for alerting a user includes a first device for vehicle-to-pedestrian communication. The first device is operable by a pedestrian. The system further includes a vehicle operable by a driver including a second device for vehicle-to-pedestrian communication. The system is configured to provide an alert via at least one of the first device and second device to at least one of the driver and the pedestrian.
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1. A vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication system, comprising:
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a vehicle operable by a driver and configured to communicate with a first V2P device associated with the vehicle, the first V2P device configured for; communicating with at least one vehicle system to acquire vehicle parameters for the vehicle including the first V2P device, the vehicle parameters including at least one of a location and a speed of the vehicle; predicting a path of the vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle parameters; receiving at least one Basic Safety Message (BSM) from a second V2P device associated with a pedestrian via a wireless communications channel; acquiring pedestrian parameters for the pedestrian from at least one of the at least one BSM and the second V2P device, the pedestrian parameters including at least one of a position and a speed of the pedestrian; determining whether the path of the vehicle intersects with a path of the pedestrian using the vehicle parameters, the at least one BSM, and the pedestrian parameters; and when the path of the vehicle intersects with the path of the pedestrian, providing an alert to at least one of a driver of the vehicle and the pedestrian, wherein the alert includes a directional indication of a location of the pedestrian relative to the vehicle and at least one of an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a phone call, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a text-messaging operation, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with an Internet browsing operation, and an indication that the pedestrian is distracted by listening to music. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication system, the method comprising:
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communicating with at least one vehicle system to acquire vehicle parameters for a vehicle including a first V2P device, the vehicle parameters including at least one of a location and a speed of the vehicle; predicting a path of the vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle parameters; receiving at least one Basic Safety Message (BSM) from a second V2P device associated with a pedestrian via a wireless communications channel; acquiring pedestrian parameters for the pedestrian, the pedestrian parameters including at least one of a position and a speed of the pedestrian; predicting a path of the pedestrian based on at least one of the pedestrian parameters; determining whether the path of the vehicle intersects with the path of the pedestrian; and when the path of the vehicle intersects with the path of the pedestrian, providing an alert to at least one of a driver of the vehicle and the pedestrian, wherein the alert includes a directional indication of a location of the pedestrian relative to the vehicle and at least one of an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a phone call, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with a text-messaging operation, an indication that the pedestrian is distracted with an internet browsing operation, and an indication that the pedestrian is distracted by listening to music. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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