US 10,762,785 B1 · Vehicle collision alert system and method

Abstract

An impairment analysis (“IA”) computer system for detecting an impairment is provided. The IA computer system is associated with a host vehicle, and includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: (i) interrogate or otherwise scan a target vehicle by using a plurality of sensors included on a host vehicle to scan the target vehicle and a target driver; (ii) receive sensor data including target driver data and target vehicle condition data; (iii) analyze the sensor data by applying a baseline model to the sensor data; (iv) detect an impairment of the target driver or target vehicle based upon the analysis; and/or (v) output an alert signal to a host vehicle controller, or direct collision preventing actions (such as automatically engage vehicle safety systems), based upon the determination that the target driver or target vehicle is impaired.

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Dependent claims

An impairment analysis (IA) computer system for detecting a driver or vehicle impairment, the IA computer system associated with a host vehicle, the IA computer system comprising a plurality of sensors, and at least one processor in communication with the plurality of sensors and at least one memory device, the at least one processor is programmed to:

interrogate a target vehicle via the plurality of sensors by scanning the target vehicle and a target driver of the target vehicle;
receive sensor data including target driver data and target vehicle condition data, the target vehicle condition data including data associated with a current engine condition of the target vehicle;
analyze the sensor data by applying a baseline model to the sensor data, wherein the baseline model includes standard engine operation conditions for the target vehicle;
detect an impairment of the target vehicle based upon the analysis;
and
output an alert signal to a host vehicle controller based upon detecting that the target vehicle is impaired.

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A computer-implemented method for detecting an impairment, the method implemented using an impairment analysis (IA) computing device associated with a host vehicle, the IA computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the method comprising:

interrogating, by the IA computing device, a target vehicle by using a plurality of sensors included on the host vehicle to scan the target vehicle and a target driver;
receiving, by the IA computing device, sensor data including target driver data and target vehicle condition data, the target vehicle condition data including data associated with a current engine condition of the target vehicle;
analyzing, by the IA computing device, the sensor data by applying a baseline model to the sensor data, wherein the baseline model includes standard engine operation conditions for the target vehicle;
detecting, by the IA computing device, an impairment of the target vehicle based upon the analysis;
and
outputting, by the IA computing device, an alert signal to a host vehicle controller based upon detecting that the target vehicle is impaired.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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