Object Influence Models for Predicting Collision Hazards
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Solution Overview
Problem
In environments like ship decks, where multiple objects are in motion and stationary, avoiding collisions and maintaining safe distances from objects that influence the environment is challenging, especially when individuals are preoccupied, leading to potential injuries or damages due to physical or environmental hazards.
Innovation Solution
A computing device, method, and computer program product that track object movement by defining an object influence model with a shape and volume that varies in response to properties like radiation or air movement, predicting paths, and identifying potential collisions using sensors and machine learning algorithms to provide alerts or take actions to prevent collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If objects move freely about the platform, then productivity and operational efficiency are improved, but the risk of collisions and safety incidents increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously tracking objects, predicting their future positions, and identifying potential collisions before they occur. The collision prediction mechanism proactively determines whether objects are on collision courses and alerts operators in advance, allowing preventive measures to be taken before actual collisions happen, thus maintaining both high productivity and safety.
2Productivity
If people are preoccupied with other tasks, then productivity is improved, but their ability to notice and avoid other objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary automated tracking and prediction system that mediates between moving objects and preoccupied operators. Instead of relying on operators to manually monitor and detect other objects, the automated system continuously tracks all objects, predicts their trajectories, and provides collision warnings, thereby compensating for the reduced situational awareness of busy operators while maintaining high productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If objects that influence the environment are allowed to operate, then their functional utility is improved, but the risk of environmental harm to other objects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system addresses environmental influence by extending the collision detection concept into a new dimension - rather than only detecting physical intersections of object boundaries, it detects intersections of object influence models. This dimensional extension allows the system to account for environmental effects such as heat, radiation, or air movement zones, enabling objects with environmental influence to operate safely while protecting other objects from harmful effects.
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AI summary
A computing device, method and computer program product track the movement of objects and identify potential collisions between object influence models of two or more objects. In a method, an object influence model is defined for a respective object with the object influence model having a shape and volume that encompasses the respective object. The object influence model extends beyond the respective object and varies in response to changes in one or more properties of the object. The method also includes receiving information from one or more sensors indicative of movement of the respective object and predicting its anticipated path of travel. The method further includes identifying a potential collision between the respective object and another object in an instance in which the object influence models of the respective object and another object intersect as the respective object is advanced along the anticipated path of travel.