Vehicle Hazard Detection Using Sensor Data and Wireless Reporting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle systems lack an efficient method to detect and report road hazards in real-time to other vehicles and mapping systems, which can lead to delayed alerts and increased risk of accidents.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of vehicle systems equipped with sensors that generate and transmit sensor data wirelessly, allowing processing circuits to detect road events, generate event reports, and transmit them to remote computing systems for aggregation and mapping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional vehicle systems rely on manual reporting or public institution reports for road hazards, then the system complexity is low, but the response time is delayed and coverage is incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle system automatically detects road hazards using its own sensors and reporting systems without requiring manual intervention or reliance on external public institutions. The system self-monitors its operational state, automatically generates event reports when hazards are detected, and transmits this information to remote computing systems, thereby eliminating the time delay associated with manual reporting while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated self-service functionality.
2Reliability
If vehicle systems implement automated sensor-based hazard detection and reporting, then real-time detection capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle system utilizes existing multi-functional sensors and reporting infrastructure already present in modern vehicles for other purposes (such as engine monitoring and telematics). By repurposing these existing components for road hazard detection, the system achieves reliable automated detection without adding significant complexity, as the sensors and communication systems are already integrated into the vehicle's standard architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple detection functions into a unified hazard reporting system that leverages existing vehicle sensors, processing circuits, and communication systems. Rather than adding separate dedicated hazard detection equipment, the system merges hazard detection capabilities with the vehicle's existing operational monitoring infrastructure, thereby improving detection reliability while minimizing the increase in system complexity.
3Loss of information
If road alert services use only public institution reports, then the system is simple to operate, but the coverage and accuracy of hazard detection is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where vehicles automatically transmit hazard detection data to remote computing systems, which aggregate information from multiple vehicles and public institutions. This creates a continuous feedback loop that expands information coverage by collecting data from diverse sources, while the automated nature of the feedback process maintains operational simplicity by eliminating the need for manual data collection and integration.
Data Source
AI summary
A method can include wirelessly receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle system. By operation of vehicle processing circuits, a vehicle hazard event can be detected using at least the sensor data. In response to detecting the vehicle hazard event, event data for identifying the vehicle hazard event can be generated, time data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined, and geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined. By operation of vehicle wireless circuits, an event report can be wirelessly transmitted that includes event data and the geographic location data. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.