Vehicle Detection via Multi-Vehicle Velocity Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle warning systems have limitations in detecting approaching vehicles traveling at higher speeds, especially when they are outside the range of radar sensors, leading to potential safety hazards during lane changes.
Innovation Solution
Combining sensor information from multiple vehicles to detect speeding vehicles and distribute this information via wireless communication channels, such as V2X technologies or cellular mobile communication systems, to provide advance warnings to other vehicles in the vicinity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If radar sensors are used to monitor vehicles within detection range, then vehicles close to the own vehicle can be detected, but vehicles traveling at higher speeds beyond the sensor range cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines velocity information from multiple vehicles through a server to detect high-speed approaching vehicles. Individual vehicle sensor data is merged with data from other vehicles and infrastructure, allowing detection of vehicles beyond the range of any single sensor system while maintaining reliable detection through aggregated information.
2Ease of manufacture
If local sensor information from a single vehicle is used, then the system is simple to implement, but it cannot detect high-speed approaching vehicles beyond sensor range
Solution Approach 1:
The server infrastructure performs multiple functions: collecting velocity data from multiple vehicles, identifying high-speed approaching vehicles, and distributing warnings to relevant vehicles. This multi-functional approach enables comprehensive detection coverage while using existing communication infrastructure, balancing implementation simplicity with detection reliability.
3Reliability
If velocity information from multiple vehicles is combined and distributed, then high-speed approaching vehicles can be detected beyond sensor range, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between vehicles and infrastructure, centralizing the complex tasks of data collection, velocity analysis, and warning distribution. This mediator approach manages system complexity by consolidating processing functions while enabling reliable detection of high-speed vehicles through coordinated information sharing among multiple participants.
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AI summary
Embodiments relate to a method, an apparatus, a computer program, a base station and a vehicle for providing information related to an approaching vehicle. The method comprises Receiving (110) information related to a velocity of a plurality of vehicles. The method further comprises Determining (120) the information related to the approaching vehicle based on the information related to the velocity of the plurality of vehicles. The information related to the approaching vehicle indicates a presence of a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a velocity higher than an average velocity of the plurality of vehicles. The method further comprises Providing (130) the information related to the approaching vehicle to at least a subset of vehicles of the plurality of vehicles.