Vehicular Collision Notification via Route Risk Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to notify vehicle operators in real-time about upcoming collision sites, particularly when drivers or witnesses are incapacitated, and do not assess the risk of vehicle ejection effectively, leading to potential secondary collisions.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that determines a geographic area of vehicle contact and person location, assesses route data, and provides navigation instructions to vehicle operators approaching the area, categorizing lanes by risk level and offering rerouting options to avoid collision sites.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real-time collision notification systems are implemented, then safety of vehicle operators is improved, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes existing mobile computing devices (smartphones, tablets) that vehicle operators already possess and carry. These devices serve dual purposes: their existing sensors detect collision events, and their existing communication capabilities receive and display notification alerts. This eliminates the need for dedicated notification hardware in vehicles, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining safety improvements
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system is designed to work with generic mobile computing devices that serve multiple functions: collision detection via accelerometers, location tracking via GPS, communication via cellular networks, and alert display. This multi-functional approach avoids requiring specialized single-purpose devices, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity while achieving real-time safety notifications
2Reliability
If comprehensive lane assessment and rerouting notifications are provided, then occurrence of secondary collisions is reduced, but information processing requirements and notification system complexity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the road network into discrete lane segments and assesses collision risk for each segment independently. When a collision is detected, only the specific lane segments affected by the collision receive rerouting notifications, rather than notifying all vehicle operators system-wide. This segmented approach reduces information processing requirements and notification complexity while effectively preventing secondary collisions in affected areas
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides customized rerouting instructions tailored to each vehicle operator's specific location, direction of travel, and nearest safe alternative route. Rather than issuing generic warnings to all users, the system analyzes local conditions for each recipient and provides precisely targeted navigation instructions. This localized approach reduces overall notification complexity while maximizing the effectiveness of secondary collision prevention
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method is provided for providing a notification that includes a traverse classification. The method includes determining, at a computing system including one or more processors, a contact region based on information indicative of a location of vehicle contact and a location of a person associated with the vehicle contact. The method also includes performing, by the one or more processors, an assessment of one or more aspects of one or more routes associated with the contact region and the contact region. The method also includes based on the assessment, determining, by the one or more processors, one or more traverse classifications corresponding to the one or more routes associated with the contact region. The method also includes providing, by the computing system, a notification that includes a traverse classification of the one or more traverse classifications to one or more vehicle operators approaching the contact region.