Method and system of monitoring emergency vehicles
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring an emergency vehicle, comprising:
- generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading;
receiving emergency vehicle information with a receiver, the emergency vehicle information including an indication of a positive emergency vehicle emergency status, an emergency vehicle location and an emergency vehicle heading;
determining with a controller a direct distance between the host vehicle location and the emergency vehicle location;
determining with the controller whether the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing;
performing a mitigation operation, when the indication of the positive emergency vehicle emergency status is received, and when the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is a first threshold distance or less, and when no threat of contact exists between the host vehicle and the emergency vehicle;
ceasing the mitigation operation when the direct distance between the host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is greater than a second threshold distance; and
classifying the emergency vehicle as a remote vehicle when the indication of the positive emergency vehicle emergency status is inactive.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring emergency vehicles includes generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading, receiving emergency vehicle information with a receiver, the emergency vehicle information including an emergency vehicle emergency status, an emergency vehicle location and an emergency vehicle heading, determining with a controller a distance between the host vehicle location and the emergency vehicle location, determining with the controller whether the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, and performing a mitigation operation, when the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, and the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is a threshold distance or less.
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1. A method of monitoring an emergency vehicle, comprising:
- generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading;
receiving emergency vehicle information with a receiver, the emergency vehicle information including an indication of a positive emergency vehicle emergency status, an emergency vehicle location and an emergency vehicle heading; determining with a controller a direct distance between the host vehicle location and the emergency vehicle location; determining with the controller whether the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing; performing a mitigation operation, when the indication of the positive emergency vehicle emergency status is received, and when the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, the direct distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is a first threshold distance or less, and when no threat of contact exists between the host vehicle and the emergency vehicle; ceasing the mitigation operation when the direct distance between the host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is greater than a second threshold distance; and classifying the emergency vehicle as a remote vehicle when the indication of the positive emergency vehicle emergency status is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading;
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