Inter-Vehicle Incident Communication for Autonomous Driving Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer-assisted and autonomous driving technologies are inadequate in managing vehicle incidents effectively, as they fail to assess occupant and vehicle conditions comprehensively and communicate with other vehicles involved in incidents, leading to suboptimal response strategies.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle incident management system that includes a main system controller to determine incident involvement, inter-vehicle communication for exchanging information, occupant condition assessment, vehicle condition assessment, and external environment assessment, enabling the determination of appropriate occupant and vehicle care actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive assessment systems are implemented to evaluate occupant and vehicle conditions during incidents, then the quality of incident management and safety responses is improved, but the device complexity and cost of the system increase
Solution Approach 1:
The incident management system is divided into multiple independent assessment modules: occupant condition assessment module, vehicle condition assessment module, and external environment assessment module. Each module independently evaluates specific aspects and provides inputs to the care action determination, allowing comprehensive assessment while maintaining modular complexity management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system integrates multiple assessment functions into a single unified incident management platform that evaluates occupant conditions, vehicle conditions, and environmental factors simultaneously. This multi-functional approach improves incident management reliability without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If inter-vehicle communication subsystems are added to exchange incident information between vehicles, then the coordination and response effectiveness in multi-vehicle incidents is improved, but the device complexity and communication protocol requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The inter-vehicle communication subsystem acts as an intermediary that enables information exchange between vehicles involved in incidents. The subsystem includes communication interfaces and protocols that facilitate coordinated response actions while managing the complexity of multi-vehicle communication through standardized interaction patterns.
3Measurement precision
If real-time sensor data collection and processing are implemented to assess incident conditions, then the accuracy and speed of care action determination is improved, but the energy consumption and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously collects and processes sensor data during normal operation, maintaining readiness for incident detection. When an incident occurs, the pre-collected data and established assessment algorithms enable rapid and accurate condition evaluation without requiring intensive real-time computation during the critical response period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical assessment methods with electronic sensor-based detection and computer-based data processing. This substitution enables precise measurement of incident conditions while reducing the energy consumption associated with manual or mechanical assessment procedures.
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AI summary
Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with computer-assisted or autonomous vehicle incident management, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a vehicle incident management system includes a main system controller to determine whether a vehicle hosting the apparatus is involved in a vehicle incident; if so, whether another vehicle is involved; and if so, whether the other vehicle is equipped to exchange incident information; and an inter-vehicle communication subsystem to exchange incident information with the other vehicle, on determination that the vehicle is involved in a vehicle incident involving the other vehicle, and the other vehicle is equipped to exchange incident information. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.