Central Server Aggregates Vehicle Sensor Data for Hazard Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicles lack the ability to provide drivers with information about safety risks outside their line of sight, limiting driving safety due to the confined operation of onboard sensors over short distances.
Innovation Solution
A system that aggregates vehicle condition sensor data from multiple vehicles and transmits safety conditions to vehicles within a specific area, using a centrally-managed cloud to determine and communicate safety information, such as road hazards, traffic conditions, and emergency vehicles, enabling drivers to take appropriate actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If vehicles use only onboard sensors for safety monitoring, then the system remains simple and confined to the vehicle, but drivers cannot detect safety risks outside their line of sight
Solution Approach 1:
A central server acts as an intermediary between multiple vehicles and drivers. The server collects sensor data from surrounding vehicles, processes this information to identify safety risks, and transmits relevant safety condition information to drivers who cannot directly observe these hazards. This mediator approach enables extended situational awareness without requiring complex onboard systems in each vehicle.
2Area of stationary object
If onboard sensors operate only over short distances, then the system remains simple, but safety coverage area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges sensor data from multiple vehicles into a collective safety information pool at the central server. By combining data from numerous short-range sensors across different vehicles, the system achieves long-range safety monitoring coverage. The server processes this aggregated data to identify safety conditions and communicates relevant information to drivers, effectively extending the monitoring area beyond any single vehicle's sensor range.
3Reliability
If vehicles share sensor data through a central server, then safety awareness is improved, but data transmission and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The central server receives sensor data from multiple vehicles but only processes and transmits information related to identified safety conditions. Rather than transmitting all collected data to all vehicles, the system selectively communicates relevant safety information to drivers who need it. This partial action approach improves driving safety while minimizing unnecessary data transmission and energy consumption.
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AI summary
Systems and methods to determine vehicle safety conditions are provided. Techniques include receiving one or more vehicle conditions from vehicle sensors and sending the data to a centralized server. The data is aggregated based on vehicle identifier and location to determine the type and location of the safety condition. The determined safety condition is sent to one or more vehicles in the vicinity of the determined safety condition to alert the drivers of the hazard. The safety condition can be displayed as an overlay on a map to aid the driver in locating it.