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Vehicular safety system

A vehicular safety system employing an adaptive epidemic information dissemination protocol running on a wireless ad-hoc network composed by neighboring vehicles and roadside stations. The protocol is based on storage and re-transmission of messages by vehicle on-board units; both storage time and re-transmission period are adaptively adjusted to make information spread through the network reasonably certain. An on-board vehicle system monitors a speed and acceleration to detect collisions or any other dangerous situations that might compromise the safety; when such an event is detected a time-stamped message identifies the vehicle and approximate location and event type. A panic button can trigger an emergency message in an immediate threat situation. Roadside stations add their location to the messages they relay; they also receive messages transmitted from passing vehicles, relaying them to law-enforcement agencies. Roadside stations can also broadcast messages aimed at locating and safely disabling stolen vehicles.
Owner:FUJITSU LTD

Vehicle communications via wireless access vehicle environment

Vehicle Communications using IEEE 802.11p WAVE functionality includes structure and method whereby a smart phone (SP) linked to an On Board Unit (OBU) having WAVE functionality, and incorporating Automotive Telemetry Protocol (ATP), has at least one processor to configure the SP as a GUI for the OBU, and to enable WAVE authentication of the SP through a networked Road Side Unit. Preferably, the OBU opens, after a command from an ATP Client, a virtual connection for streaming data between the vehicle data bus and a remote server providing an automotive scan tool. Also preferably, the SP may use either cellular or IEEE 802.11 control signals to trialaterate its geographic position with greater accuracy than GPS, and to hand off the geo-position fixes to the OBU. Accumulated geo-location information may be reported to a remote server, providing a centralized geographic trend analysis of plural SPs operating with OBUs.
Owner:PAXGRID TELEMETRIC SYST

Methods for road safety enhancement using mobile communication device

Methods for road safety enhancement use mobile communication device (MCD) onboard vehicle to share traveling data through inter-vehicle communication broadcasting, perform road hazard warning, enhance road navigation, and provide autonomous road assistance. The methods have a variety of vehicle status data, such as moving data, steering data, or indicator data, obtained through GPS or image capturing and recognition of instrument cluster of vehicle. The image capturing and recognition allows to get speed data from indication of speedometer, indication of left or right turn signal, steering action data corresponding to steering wheel rotation, and light-on indication of system status indicators. To facilitate that, the MCD may be placed in front of steering wheel, and, if applicable, also in coupling with movement of steering wheel. The MCD may perform relative positioning map-matching lane correlation and GPS-update-interval speed positioning to improve data quality regarding vehicle moving status.
Owner:ZHANG WEI

Method and system for interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of applications

A method and system for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications like, e.g., native vehicle applications and / or aftermarket applications and / or nomad applications is disclosed. Especially, such a method and system for managing the at least one of communication and interaction by means of an interaction manager is provided, by which this at least one of communication and interaction is conducted or managed in such a way that risks and impairments for the safety and comfort of the driver are reduced considerably and workload and distraction of the driver are reduced considerably as well.
Owner:VOLVO TECH

Traffic speed surveillance and control system

A traffic speed control and surveillance system includes a speed sensor, vehicle identifier and transmitter / receiver disposed in a motor vehicle. The system also includes a plurality of mini remote terminal units disposed along a highway for monitoring signals from passing motor vehicles. Those signals identify the vehicle and speeds of those vehicles. The system also includes a communication center and one or more master remote terminal units for linking the mini remote terminal units to the communication center which processes the information. The communication center may also transmit a signal to disable the engine of an offending vehicle.
Owner:AL AHMED KHALED A

Systems and methods for collaborative road user safety

Systems and techniques describe a collaborative road user safety service that interacts with a coordinating set of collaborative safety devices belonging to road users in order to interchange reliable information about road safety. A distributed ledger / blockchain is utilized in connection with the service to coordinate data exchange between collaborative safety device users and provide data subscribers with reliable safety data that can be used to automate ancillary technical processes. Collaborative safety devices can alert members to road safety issues and be used to confirm information about road safety by collecting sensor and telemetry data. Data subscribers can receive aggregated, anonymized, de-anonymized, or specific road user data pertaining to road users and define the terms of incentives to road users that “self-revise” if a road user's vehicle is a target vehicle via smart contract interfaces. Cryptographic token can be transferred to incentivize data sharing, accuracy, and safe road behaviors.
Owner:LABYRINTH RES LLC

Interior lighting system of a motor vehicle and a method for controlling the same

An interior lighting system for a motor vehicle includes a lighting device configured to light a motor vehicle interior and a control unit configured to regulate the brightness and / or the color of the light emitted from the lighting device. The color of the light emitted from the lighting device may be automatically adjusted in accordance with at least one operating parameter and / or at least one parameter associated with the environment of the motor vehicle. Such parameters include, for example, a deviation of an actual temperature from a predetermined desired temperature of the motor vehicle interior and / or the driving speed of the vehicle.
Owner:VOLKSWAGEN AG

Road safety communication system for increasing the road safety of pedestrians

InactiveUS20130201036A1Sufficient field strengthEnergy balance be efficientPower managementControl with pedestrian guidance indicatorAutomotive engineeringPedestrian
A road safety communication device for protecting pedestrians in road traffic, which includes a transponder which is integrated into a shoe, wherein the supply of electrical power to the device is activated only in selected situations.
Owner:CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO OHG

Method and device for assisting a vehicle operator

The invention relates to methods for assisting an operator of a vehicle (101) approaching a set of traffic lights (201) which allows a stop line (203) to be crossed in at least one first mode of operation while not allowing the stop line (203) to be crossed in a second mode of operation. According to said method, (i) the vehicle (101) receives a signal describing the current mode of operation of the set of traffic lights and the time left until the mode of operation changes, (ii) verification is made in the vehicle (101) on the basis of the received signal whether the vehicle (101) can reach the stop line (203) at a speed selected within a predefined speed range while the set of traffic lights (201) is in the first mode of operation, and (iii) a speed of the vehicle (101) is influenced and / or a recommendation to influence the speed is issued in accordance with the result of the verification process.
Owner:CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO OHG

Bend passing control method and device for automatic driving vehicle, equipment and medium

The embodiment of the invention discloses a bend passing control method and device for an automatic driving vehicle, equipment and a medium, and relates to the technical field of automatic driving. Atleast one implementation mode of the bend passing control method comprises the steps that the bend boundary in a perception area located in the current driving direction of the automatic driving vehicle is determined on the basis of the current position of the automatic driving vehicle in a bend; the current safe stopping distance of the automatic driving vehicle in the bend is determined throughcurrent driving parameters of the automatic driving vehicle and the bend boundary; a speed threshold value of the automatic driving vehicle is determined according to the current safe stopping distance, braking parameters of the automatic driving vehicle and the bend curvature corresponding to the current position; and the speed of the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to not exceed the speed threshold value. According to the embodiment of the bend passing control method and device for the automatic driving vehicle, the equipment and the medium, the passing success rate of the automaticdriving vehicle in the narrow bend can be increased, and the driving safety is guaranteed.
Owner:APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Vehicle positioning measurement system and method

A vehicle position measurement system (100) and method to determine the (relative) position of a vehicle (110) and an object (120) are proposed. The system comprises at least two light sources (131, 132) capable of emitting light and positioned at a predetermined distance (140) to each other. Furthermore the system comprises at least one detector (150 / 151, 152) capable of measuring the light emitted. The light emitted by the light sources comprises synchronized light source identification codes. The detector is arranged to determine the position of the vehicle (110) and object (120) on the basis of a phase-difference measurement between the light originating from the individual light sources (131, 132) and a comparison phase. The vehicle (110) may comprise the at least two light sources (131, 132) and the detector (151, 152), while the phase-difference is measured between light reflected from the object (120) and the comparison phase. Alternatively, the vehicle (110) may comprise the at least two light sources (131, 132) while the object (120) comprises the detector (150) and the detector is arranged to obtain the comparison phase from the light received from one of the light sources (131, 132). The object may be a vehicle.
Owner:SIGNIFY HLDG BV

Automobile light emitting device

InactiveUS20120074841A1Improve road safetySave physical strengthOptical signallingElectricitySignal light
An automobile light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting members, a control unit and an electric connection circuit. Each light emitting member is installed at an external peripheral surface (such as a fender, a wheel arch panel or a wheel housing panel) of an automobile wheel, a door handle or a door handle recess of a car door, or a car roof (such as a car antenna, a convertible top rack or an automobile shark fin), and the control unit is linked to an automobile signal light control circuit or a central lock control unit for controlling and turning on each light emitting member timely to achieve the goals of providing warnings, safety, and convenience to users, allowing the users to find their cars easily and reduce the occurrence of car accidents effectively.
Owner:LIU CHANG SHENG +1

Multi-signal-lamp intersection vehicle passing auxiliary optimization method considering driving style

The invention discloses a multi-signal-lamp intersection vehicle passing auxiliary optimization method considering a driving style. The method comprises the steps of: 1, collecting the traffic flow information of a road, and calculating the traffic signal lamp timing of each intersection of a road section to be subjected to passing optimization; 2, collecting vehicle information of each vehicle and road information of the road section to be subjected to passing optimization; 3, calculating the expected vehicle speed and the expected vehicle speed interval of each vehicle passing through a first intersection in front of the vehicle without stopping; 4, judging the type of each vehicle, and if the vehicle is a manual driving vehicle, entering step 5; and if the vehicle is an automatic driving vehicle, entering step 6; 5, providing personalized vehicle speed and lane suggestions for a driver of the manual driving vehicle; 6, providing an expected vehicle speed and an expected lane for theautomatic driving vehicle, and calculating the control quantity required by the vehicle; and 7, according to the expected vehicle speed, calculating expected time required for each vehicle to arriveat the stop line, and optimizing traffic signal lamp timing by taking the shortest sum of the time of the vehicles passing through the intersection as a target. The traffic efficiency can be improved,the traffic safety can be improved, and the vehicle fuel economy can be improved.
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIV

Automobile emergency vehicle warning display system

An factory installed automobile emergency vehicle warning display system to alert a motorist of an approaching emergency vehicle as the emergency vehicle transmits an RF (or other) signal which is received by a sensory-receiver. The sensory-receiver then communicates to a visual-alarm to display a message and to an audible-alarm to transmit a corresponding audible message through a speaker.
Owner:ST JOHN PHYLLIS

Pedestrian road safety system

A road safety system and a method of improving road safety comprising a transmitter, a receiver and a storage medium where the transmitter broadcast signals to the receiver, warning users of the receivers of impending danger. The transmitter also broadcasting information such as real time traffic condition and collision impact data to be recorded in the storage medium when received by the receiver, for the facilitation of ease of responsibility determination upon a collision.
Owner:HENG SOON TECK

System for safe and effective communication between a vehicle and a telecommunication center

A multi-task communications system which is used to transmit, receive, and store information from various sources. This communications system allows vehicles to enhance road safety while communicating using a unique user input and display mechanism. The basic framework of the system comprises a telecommunications center which collects information from various partner organizations including banks or other financial institutions, restaurants, news and weather organizations, emergency organizations, and others. The heart of the system is a unit mounted in the vehicle. This unit includes a communications link, a GPS receiver, and a user interface which includes a speaker phone, display, and a series of LEDs.
Owner:ROWE LARRY D

Device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle, having a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, having an infrared-sensitive camera for taking images of at least part of the irradiated surroundings, having a display unit for displaying collected image data, and having a control unit for controlling the device. Furthermore, a sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is provided and is connected to the control unit. A velocity sensor which is connected to the control unit is provided in such a way that the control unit causes the display to be switched off when the vehicle velocity v exceeds the maximum velocity vmax. The display is preferably switched on when the vehicle velocity v drops below the maximum velocity vmax. The sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is preferably designed in such a way that the recommended maximum velocity vmax is determined from the road profile or from the driving behavior of the vehicle or from received radio signals. This device ensures that the vehicle with the device operates in a safe way for the user.
Owner:CHEMTRON RES

System for automatically actuating the parking brake on a vehicle

A system for automatically actuating the parking brake on a vehicle, such as a truck, includes a parking brake and at least a driver's door lock. The system includes an arrangement for applying said parking brake to an active position as a response to at least said driver's door lock being locked in an active position. The system can include a lock response arrangement which is operable for at least providing a first signal indicating that at least the driver's door lock is locked in an active position; and a hold arrangement for actuating the parking brake to an active position based on the first signal. Thus, it is no longer necessary for a driver to remember to actuate the parking brake, when he or she parks the vehicle, as long as at least the driver's door lock on the vehicle is locked. The manual locking action of the driver's door lock may be further utilized for automatic actuation of the parking brake, i.e. the same manual action may induce two separate functions at the same time. The system increases the effect of the locking the vehicle door by effectively locking the wheels of the vehicle when the parking brake is on, which further reduces the possibility of a vehicle thief removing the vehicle, e.g. by towing it away. As a consequence, the system may be perceived to further provide an improved anti-theft device.
Owner:VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB

Device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle, having a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, having an infrared-sensitive camera for taking images of at least part of the irradiated surroundings, having a display unit for displaying collected image data, and having a control unit for controlling the device. In this context, the control unit is embodied in such a way that, while the device is operating, the display represents image data in a chronologically limited fashion by means of controlled switching on and switching off, and in the process the switching off of the representation of images on the display is made gradual. The gradual switching off is carried out in particular by changing the brightness limiting values, the contrast limiting values and / or by increasing or reducing the noise of the image data to be represented. Furthermore, the gradual switching off preferably has a time-dependent or velocity-dependent profile. This device ensures that the vehicle with the device operates in a very safe way for the user.
Owner:DAIMLER AG

Information system

An information system is provided for transmitting data into a local area surrounding the transmitter. The transmitter may be used to provide information to pedestrians, or to passing road traffic. Data is stored in a local memory 64 associated with the transmitter such that data stored in the memory can be repeatedly and frequently transmitted to users 70 having suitable reception apparatus 18 in the vicinity of the transmitter.
Owner:LAST MILE COMMTIVIS

System and method for the access to information contained in motor vehicles

System and method for the access to information contained in motor vehicles. The system comprises:—a control unit (206) configured for: •capturing determined information of the vehicle (100) coming from some electronic component, preferable from the ECU (214); •generating a data message from said information—an optical transmitter (216) for the transmission of said data message (122) by means of visible optical communication through some light (104) of the vehicle. The information is captured by a communications terminal (102) by means of an optical receiver (106) and is sent to an analysis terminal (114) for its processing, being able to be employed for the control of access or diagnostic of the vehicle, among other applications.
Owner:GONZALEZ VERA PEDRO DAVID +1

System and method for generating driver status and destination arrival push notifications for reducing distracted driving and increasing driver safety

System and method for generating notifications when a person is in a driving state, in a non-driving state, and optionally a destination arrival notification so that interested parties, such as family members, friends and / or co-workers, can make informed and proactive decisions to not call or text the person while driving is described. With push notifications, interested parties can thus make informed decisions and purposely delay making a phone call or texting a driver until after they have arrived at their destination and are no longer driving. As a result, drivers are not needlessly distracted, significantly improving road safety.
Owner:LIFE APPS LLC

Electronic device for determining an emergency stopping trajectory of an autonomous vehicle, related vehicle and method

An electronic device for stopping a vehicle can be activated automatically in the presence of an emergency stopping instruction. A module calculates at least one automatic movement setpoint of the vehicle in order to follow an emergency stopping trajectory comprising a plurality of successive emergency stopping vectors each associated with a separate segment of a portion of the successive segments of the predefined trajectory, from at least for each emergency stopping vector: a stored last actual movement vector of the autonomous vehicle, the predefined movement trajectory of the autonomous vehicle, and a stored last location datum of the autonomous vehicle, and delivered by at least one sensor of the autonomous vehicle. An emergency steering module is capable of steering the vehicle according to said at least one setpoint.
Owner:TRANSDEV GRP INNOVATION

Auxiliary driving method and device

The invention provides an auxiliary driving method and device. The auxiliary driving method specifically comprises the following steps: acquiring front obstacle information of a vehicle, wherein the front obstacle information at least comprises whether an obstacle exists in front of the vehicle and an obstacle type; in response to the existence of the obstacle, calculating the collision probability of front collision of the vehicle; and determining an early warning action based on the collision probability and the obstacle type, and controlling the vehicle to execute the early warning action.The invention provides an auxiliary driving device for realizing the auxiliary driving method. According to the invention, when there is an obstacle in front of the vehicle, the early warning action executed by the vehicle is determined and controlled according to the obstacle type and the collision probability of the front collision, so that the occurrence of traffic accidents can be reduced in amost reasonable mode for different complex traffic environments more intelligently, and the user experience of passengers in the vehicle is improved.
Owner:SHANGHAI QINGGAN INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Device and System for Display of Information, and Vehicle Equipped with Such a System

InactiveUS20070285810A1Satisfactory positioningSimple and inexpensive “head-up displayMirrorsOptical viewingDriver/operatorTraffic conditions
A device is disclosed for displaying information in a vehicle. The device includes a unit for creating a real image containing information relevant to a driver, to be reflected in a reflective viewing surface located directly above the field of vision actively used by the driver to survey the traffic situation, and thereby generating a virtual image. The device further includes a second reflecting surface provided behind or beside the driver's head, with the driver in his or her normal position, at essentially the same level as the viewing surface or higher, an end section of an optical path between the unit and the viewing surface in use extending between said second reflecting surface and the viewing surface. By the optical path extending at least partly in the upper part of the driver's cab, a relatively long (several meters) optical path can be obtained without the need for complex mirror systems. In particular, this applies to commercial vehicles such as lorries and buses, which generally have an essentially vertical windscreen and plenty of free space above and in front of the driver.
Owner:TRYGGIT
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