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US 10,328,853 B2Granted
Method and system for providing an escape route from a vehicle
AssigneeNIO USA, Inc.
InventorsYadunandana Yellambalase, Austin L. Newman
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Abstract
Methods and systems of an electrical vehicle are provided that detect a power system fault, determine a presence of at least one occupant in the vehicle, and determine an escape route from the vehicle for the at least one occupant. In determining the escape route, the vehicle determines an environment around the vehicle, a location of the power system fault in the vehicle, and a location of the at least one occupant in the vehicle. Based on this information, the vehicle provides an escape route from the vehicle to direct the at least one occupant to a safe area outside of the vehicle. The escape route is provided to the user via at least one display device associated with the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle control system, comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to:
- receive an output signal from a power system sensor associated with a power system of a vehicle, wherein the output signal indicates a fault in the power system of the vehicle;
- determine, based on the output signal received, information about the fault in the power system, wherein the information about the fault in the power system includes a type of the fault in the power system;
- determine, based on a location of the power system sensor in the vehicle, a physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determine a state of the vehicle;
- determine, based on a signal received from an interior sensor of the vehicle, a position of an occupant inside the vehicle relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determine, based on the position of the occupant relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system, an escape route from the vehicle for the occupant that avoids the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- and
- render the escape route to at least one display device associated with the vehicle.
8 more elements
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a processor, an output signal from a power system sensor associated with a power system of a vehicle, wherein the output signal indicates a fault in the power system of the vehicle;
- determining, via the processor and based on the output signal received, information about the fault in the power system, wherein the information about the fault in the power system includes a type of the fault in the power system;
- determining, via the processor and based on a location of the power system sensor in the vehicle, a physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determining, via the processor, a state of the vehicle;
- determining, via the processor and based on a signal received from an interior sensor, a position of an occupant inside the vehicle relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determining, via the processor and based on the position of the occupant relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system, an escape route from the vehicle for the occupant that avoids the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- and
- rendering, via the processor, the escape route to at least one display device associated with the vehicle.
5 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a power system comprising one or more electrical components;
- one or more sensors associated with the power system, wherein the one or more sensors monitor a state of the power system;
- at least one display device;
- and
- a vehicle control system, comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to:
- receive an output signal from the one or more sensors, wherein the output signal indicates a fault in the power system;
- determine, based on the output signal received from the one or more sensors, information about the fault in the power system, wherein the information about the fault in the power system includes a type of the fault in the power system;
- determine, based on a location of the one or more sensors in the vehicle, a physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determine a state of the vehicle;
- determine, based on a signal received from an interior sensor of the vehicle, a position of an occupant inside the vehicle relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- determine, based on the position of the occupant relative to the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system, an escape route from the vehicle for the occupant that avoids the physical location inside the vehicle of the fault in the power system;
- and
- render the escape route to the at least one display device associated with the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.