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Systems and methods for detecting vehicle tailgating

US11501538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2020
Grant dateNov 15, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/08
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device may obtain video data associated with a driving event involving a first vehicle. The device may determine a vanishing point associated with the video data and may construct a cone of impact of the first vehicle based on the vanishing point. The device may detect a second vehicle within the cone of impact and may analyze the subset of video frames to determine a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The device may determine a speed of the first vehicle during a time period associated with a subset of video frames. The device may determine a headway score, representative of a severity associated with the first vehicle being within a proximity threshold of the second vehicle during the time period, based on the distance and the speed. The device may determine an occurrence of a tailgating event based on the headway score.

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