Augmented Reality View Sharing for Blocked Traffic Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle safety systems, such as cameras and data capturing devices, are limited by their detection capabilities, particularly when views are blocked by other vehicles or objects, making it difficult for drivers to perceive potential hazards like speeding vehicles at intersections.
Innovation Solution
The system employs augmented reality and shared data technology, where vehicles can capture and share visual and auditory data, including camera views and sound, to provide blocked drivers with supplementary views of their surroundings, using peer-to-peer communication networks and digital certificates for authentication, allowing drivers to be aware of hazards even when their view is obstructed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cameras or data capturing devices are used to monitor surroundings, then drivers can view their environment, but detection capability is reduced when views are blocked by other vehicles or objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges camera systems from multiple vehicles to create a composite view for a single driver. When one vehicle's view is blocked, the system combines data from neighboring vehicles' cameras to reconstruct the blocked area, effectively merging multiple detection sources to overcome individual view limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces communication networks and data processing systems as intermediaries between vehicles. These intermediaries transmit camera data between vehicles and process the combined information to fill in blocked views, acting as a mediator that enables vehicles to see around obstacles through other vehicles' sensors.
2Productivity
If multiple vehicles are positioned closely at intersections, then traffic flow is managed, but drivers cannot see vehicles approaching at high speed due to blocked views
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having vehicles continuously capture and transmit camera data before hazards become visible to blocked drivers. The system proactively shares view data through communication networks so that drivers receive advance warning of approaching vehicles or hazards that are currently blocked from their direct view.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback loop where vehicles continuously share their camera views with neighboring vehicles. This real-time feedback enables drivers to receive updated information about their surroundings, including hazards that have entered the field of view of other vehicles, creating a dynamic information-sharing system that adapts to changing traffic conditions.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for enhancing traffic safety through augmented reality and shared data are disclosed. An example method includes, identifying a second transportation vehicle that at least partially blocks a first view of a first user associated with a first transportation vehicle; and obtaining second view data from the second transportation vehicle. The second view data is descriptive of a second view of a second user associated with the second transportation vehicle, and the second view includes an additional view that was blocked in the first view by the second transportation vehicle. In some implementations, the method includes presenting the second view on a first display associated with the first transportation vehicle. In other implementations, for example where the first transportation vehicle is a driver-less vehicle, the method includes providing an electronic signal identifying the second view to the first transportation vehicle.