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System for and method of detecting a collision and predicting a vehicle path

US7729857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Upali P. Mudalige · Oakland Charter Township, US
Carroll C. Kellum · Cedar Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2005
Grant date	Jun 1, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/163
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A collision detection and path prediction system (10) adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle (12) having an operator, includes a locator device (20) configured to determine the current position coordinates, and pluralities of trail and immediate dynamic path coordinates of the vehicle (12) and a communicatively coupled traveling remote vehicle (16). The system further includes a preferred controller (36) configured to predict a collision between the two vehicles (12,16) from the coordinates, and determine a plurality of projected path coordinates for the host vehicle (12) relative to the remote vehicle (16) trail coordinates.

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