Leveraging of behavior of vehicles to detect likely presence of an emergency vehicle
US8849557B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0965
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controlled vehicle is provided that detects the presence of an emergency vehicle by monitoring the trajectories of vehicles that are sharing the road with the controlled vehicle. The controlled vehicle may determine that the trajectory of each of the monitored vehicles follows the same predetermined pattern. Based on detecting the predetermined pattern in the behavior of the monitored vehicles, the controlled vehicle may deduce that an emergency vehicle is present in the vicinity of the monitored vehicles and/or the controlled vehicle.
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