V2X Erratic Driver Detection for Proactive Collision Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers of vehicles exhibiting erratic behavior pose a risk to road safety as there is no effective means for nearby vehicles to detect and avoid potential collisions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes V2X communication to identify erratic vehicles, providing information such as license plate number, make and model, color, location, and direction of travel, and recommends evasive actions to nearby vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If V2X communication is implemented to share information about erratic vehicles, then road safety and situational awareness are improved, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex V2X communication task into distinct functional modules: erratic vehicle detection module, information processing module, message transmission module, and evasive action recommendation module. Each module handles a specific aspect of the safety system, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable while achieving reliable collision avoidance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces V2X communication as an intermediary mechanism that mediates between erratic vehicle detection and nearby vehicle alerting. The communication module acts as a mediator that transforms detected erratic vehicle information into standardized messages that can be reliably transmitted to other vehicles, bridging the gap between detection and response
2Reliability
If comprehensive information about erratic vehicles is transmitted to nearby vehicles, then collision avoidance capability is improved, but communication bandwidth and data transmission requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential information needed for collision avoidance from the comprehensive vehicle data. Instead of transmitting all vehicle parameters, it selectively extracts and transmits only critical fields such as erratic vehicle identification, location, direction of travel, and recommended evasive actions, reducing data transmission volume while maintaining collision avoidance effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The message structure is optimized with local quality by assigning different levels of detail to different information fields. Critical safety information like location and direction uses high precision, while less critical information uses reduced detail, ensuring that communication bandwidth is allocated efficiently based on the importance of each data element for collision avoidance
3Loss of time
If real-time detection and alerting of erratic vehicles is implemented, then response time is improved, but processing speed and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining message templates and evasive action protocols before erratic vehicle detection occurs. When an erratic vehicle is detected, the system can quickly populate these pre-prepared templates with current data and transmit alerts, significantly reducing response time without requiring complex real-time decision-making computations
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial action by focusing computational resources on the most critical detection and alerting functions rather than attempting to process all possible vehicle parameters. It performs excessive action in key areas like location tracking and message transmission to ensure real-time response, while using simpler processing for less critical functions
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, it is a system comprising, a communication module, and a processor; wherein the processor storing instructions in a non-transitory memory that, when executed, cause the processor to receive, a first message by a host vehicle via the communication module from a source, wherein the first message comprises information on an erratic vehicle, wherein the information comprises one or more of a license plate number, a make and model, a color, a first contact zone, a location of the erratic vehicle, and a direction of travel of the erratic vehicle; and transmit a second message, via the communication module, to alert a second vehicle, wherein the second message comprises a part of the first message, a second contact zone, and an evasive action for the second vehicle.