Vehicle Electronic Safety System for Automatic Emergency Alerting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles for hire, such as taxis, pose safety risks to passengers and drivers due to limited accessibility to assistance in emergency situations, as they are confined within a private space, necessitating a system to promptly alert emergency services in case of distress.
Innovation Solution
An electronic safety system comprising a positioning unit to determine the vehicle's geographic location, a sensor unit to detect distress signals, and a telecommunication unit to automatically transmit alert notifications to emergency services, including the vehicle's location, type of emergency, and passenger information, ensuring timely and relevant assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If passengers and drivers are confined within a private vehicle space, then privacy and convenience are improved, but accessibility to assistance in emergency situations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an electronic safety system as an intermediary between the vehicle occupants and emergency services. The system includes sensors that detect distress signals, a positioning unit that determines geographic location, and a telecommunication unit that automatically transmits alert notifications to emergency services, thereby bridging the isolation of the private vehicle space with external assistance.
2Device complexity
If manual generation and transmission of alert notifications is required, then system complexity is reduced, but response time in emergency situations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the safety mechanism with sensor units, positioning units, and telecommunication units before emergencies occur. When distress is detected, the system automatically executes the alert transmission without requiring manual intervention, thus reducing response time while maintaining manageable complexity through automated workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic safety system enables self-service by automatically detecting distress signals through sensors, determining the vehicle's geographic location via positioning unit, and transmitting alert notifications to emergency services without human intervention. This automation reduces response time while keeping the system relatively simple through standardized protocols.
3Reliability
If alert notifications include detailed information such as geographic location and emergency type, then effectiveness of emergency response is improved, but data transmission requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The alert notification system segments information into distinct functional components: geographic location data from the positioning unit, emergency type classification from sensor analysis, and prioritization levels. This segmentation allows the system to transmit only essential information efficiently, reducing overall complexity while maintaining high response effectiveness through targeted data delivery.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic safety system on a vehicle comprising a positioning unit configured to determine a geographic location of the vehicle; a sensor unit configured to detect a distress signal; and a telecommunication unit coupleable to the positioning unit and the sensor unit; wherein the telecommunication unit is configured to transmit an alert notification to an emergency service organization in response to the detected distress signal; the alert notification including the determined geographic location of the vehicle. A vehicle having the electronic safety system and a method of generating an alert notification are also disclosed.