Systems and methods for detecting and reporting hazards on a pathway
First Claim
1. A safety system for detecting a hazard on a pathway and reporting information relating to the hazard to a user, the system comprising:
- a first sensor system configured to detect a presence of the user within an activation field of the first sensor system as the user enters the pathway;
a second sensor system to be activated by the first sensor system based on the detected presence of the user within the activation field by the first sensor system, the second sensor system configured to detect an object within a sensor field of the second sensor system, the sensor field including at least a portion of the pathway,wherein, in response to detecting the object within the sensor field, the second sensor system obtains object information relating to the object, including at least a relative location of the object within the pathway, and generates an object signal based on the object information, andwherein the second sensor system is further configured to track a position of the object as it moves within the pathway from a first position to a second position to identify a movement of the object within the pathway; and
a reporting system in communication with the second sensor system, the reporting system receiving the object signal from the second sensor system and generating a warning signal to communicate the detected object information to the user regarding the object within the pathway based on the object signal, the warning signal comprising and communicating the object information to the user to notify the user about the object on the pathway.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A safety system and associated methods of operation, for detecting an object on a pathway and reporting to a user information relating to the object to help the user avoid a collision with the object. The safety system includes a first sensor system for detecting the presence of the user and a second sensor system for detecting the object within the pathway. Upon detection of the object, the second sensor system obtains information relating to the object and generates a signal based on the obtained information. The signal is received by a reporting system, which generates a warning signal to communicate the object information to the user. The object information may include a location of the object on the pathway and an identification of the object for the user.
-
Citations
45 Claims
-
1. A safety system for detecting a hazard on a pathway and reporting information relating to the hazard to a user, the system comprising:
-
a first sensor system configured to detect a presence of the user within an activation field of the first sensor system as the user enters the pathway; a second sensor system to be activated by the first sensor system based on the detected presence of the user within the activation field by the first sensor system, the second sensor system configured to detect an object within a sensor field of the second sensor system, the sensor field including at least a portion of the pathway, wherein, in response to detecting the object within the sensor field, the second sensor system obtains object information relating to the object, including at least a relative location of the object within the pathway, and generates an object signal based on the object information, and wherein the second sensor system is further configured to track a position of the object as it moves within the pathway from a first position to a second position to identify a movement of the object within the pathway; and a reporting system in communication with the second sensor system, the reporting system receiving the object signal from the second sensor system and generating a warning signal to communicate the detected object information to the user regarding the object within the pathway based on the object signal, the warning signal comprising and communicating the object information to the user to notify the user about the object on the pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. A method for detecting a hazard on a pathway and reporting information relating to the hazard to a user, the method comprising:
-
detecting, via a first sensor system, a presence of [a] the user within an activation field of the first sensor system as the user enters the pathway; activating a second sensor system in response to a detected presence of the user with the activation field; detecting, via the second sensor system, an object within a sensor field of the second sensor system, the sensor field including at least a portion of the pathway; in response to detecting the object within the sensor field, obtaining, via the second sensor system, object information relating to the object including at least a relative location of the object within the pathway; tracking the object as it moves from a first position within the pathway to a second position within the pathway to identify a movement of the object within the pathway; generating, via the second sensor system, an object signal based on the object information; receiving, via a reporting system, the object signal from the second sensor system; and generating, via the reporting system, a warning signal to warn the user of the object located in the pathway based on the object signal, the warning signal comprising and communicating the object information to the user to notify the user about the object on the pathway. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
-
Specification