Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for collision avoidance

US8346468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Sky-Trax, Inc. · US

Inventors

David C. Emanuel · Newark, US
Robert S. Kunzig · Chester, US
Robert M. Taylor · Newark, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2009
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0297
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for avoiding collisions of moving vehicles in an environment that utilizes a position and rotational orientation system to track vehicle locations within a preconfigured operational zone, the method comprising using position tracking data to calculate a predicted trajectory and safety zone of each vehicle for a predetermined prediction time period and determining potential areas of intersection with vehicles to predict collisions.

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