Apparatus and method for warning loss of control of a vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communications
US9682654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/161
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for warning loss of control of a vehicle using communications between vehicles may include: a speed detecting unit for detecting a speed of a vehicle; a position detecting unit for detecting a current position and a travel direction of the vehicle; a route estimating unit for estimating a future position of the vehicle after a time period using the current speed and the position information; a WAVE message generating unit for generating a WAVE message comprising the future position information of the vehicle; a WAVE data communicating unit for broadcasting the WAVE message to a surrounding vehicle and an infrastructure periodically, and receiving WAVE message broadcast from the surrounding vehicle and the infrastructure; and a control unit for sensing accident risk using the future position information of the vehicle and the future position information of the surrounding vehicle, when the surrounding vehicle is in loss of control.
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