# US 12,214,779 B2 · Minimizing airborne objects in a collision

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- Number: US 12,214,779 B2
- Document ID: US12214779B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/400,321
- Filed: 2021-08-12
- Published: 2023-02-16
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-12
- Assignees: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Applicants: Toyota Connected North America, Inc.; Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Inventors: Simon P. Roberts; Yang Ding; Daniel Warren Reaser; Christopher J. Macpherson; Keaton Khonsari; Derek A. Thompson; Sergei Gage
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214779B2

## CPC

- B60W 30/085: Taking automatic action to adjust vehicle attitude in preparation for collision, e.g. braking for nose dropping
- G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
- G05D 1/0027: {involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling (fleet control of land vehicles from a control room G05D1/0297; traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/00; for marine craft G08G3/00; for aircraft G08G5/00)}
- G05D 1/692: involving a plurality of disparate vehicles
- B60W 2554/4041: Position
- B60W 2554/80: Spatial relation or speed relative to objects
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining one or more objects in a transport that may become airborne and altering a portion of the transport to minimize the one or more objects from becoming airborne during a collision.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
receiving sensor data from a hardware sensor installed within an interior of a transport;
identifying one or more objects that are currently within the interior of the transport and parameters of the one or more objects including sharp edges of the one or more objects based on the sensor data;
determining flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects within the transport based on the parameters of the one or more objects including the sharp edges identified from the sensor data;
determining an object among the one or more objects that may become airborne based on the flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects;
determining, via a processor within a configuration of the transport, a structure of the configuration of the transport to alter to secure the object based on a location of the object within the transport;
displaying a notification on an occupant device with an identifier of the object and an identifier of the structure of the transport to alter to secure the object;
altering the structure of the configuration of the transport to secure the object; and
transmitting an acknowledgement from the processor within the configuration of the transport to a transport computer which indicates the object has been secured.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the altering comprises one or more of:
moving a portion of the transport, by the transport, to limit movement of the object; or
moving the object, by the transport, to an area of the transport configured to limit object movement.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
modifying, by the transport, one or more of a route and a speed of the transport to prevent damage from the object.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
detecting a potentially dangerous environmental condition; and
in response, displaying a notification within an interior of the transport with an instruction to manually secure the object for a period of time.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
determining an arrangement of one or more transport occupants; and
displaying an indication within an interior of the transport with an instruction to modify the arrangement to prevent an impact from the object in a collision.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
detecting an impact to glass in the transport in response to the object in the transport striking the glass; and
deploying one or more transport airbags within an interior of the transport in response to the detected impact.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
inhibiting transport operation until the object is repositioned.

### Claim 8

A system, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor communicably coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
receive sensor data from a hardware sensor installed within an interior of a transport;
identify one or more objects that are currently within the interior of the transport and parameters of the one or more objects including sharp edges of the one or more objects based on the sensor data;
determine flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects within the transport based on the parameters of the one or more objects including the sharp edges identified from the sensor data;
determine an object among the one or more objects that may become airborne based on the flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects;
determine, via a processor of a configuration of the transport, a structure of the configuration of the transport to alter to secure the object based on a location of the object within the transport;
display a notification on an occupant device with an identifier of the object and an identifier of the structure of the transport to alter to secure the object;
alter the structure of the configuration of the transport to secure the object; and
transmit an acknowledgement from the processor within the configuration of the transport to a transport computer which indicates the object has been secured.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to:
move a portion of the transport, by the transport, to limit movement of the object; or
move the object, by the transport, to an area of the transport configured to limit object movement.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to modify one or more of a route and a speed of the transport to prevent damage from the object.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a potentially dangerous environmental condition; and
in response, display a notification within an interior of the transport with an instruction to manually secure the object for a period of time.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine an arrangement of one or more transport occupants; and
displaying an indication within an interior of the transport with an instruction to modify the arrangement to prevent impact from the object in a collision.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect an impact to glass in the transport in response to the object in the transport strikes the glass; and
deploy one or more transport airbags within an interior of the transport in response to the detected impact.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
inhibit transport operation until the object is repositioned.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
receiving sensor data from a hardware sensor installed within an interior of a transport;
identifying one or more objects that are currently within the interior of the transport and parameters of the one or more objects including sharp edges of the one or more objects based on the sensor data;
determining flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects within the transport based on the parameters of the one or more objects including the sharp edges identified from the sensor data;
determining an object among the one or more objects that may become airborne based on the flying object danger parameters of the one or more objects;
determining, via a processor within a configuration of the transport, a structure of the configuration of the transport to alter to secure the object based on a location of the object within the transport;
displaying a notification on an occupant device with an identifier of the object and an identifier of the structure of the transport to alter to secure the object;
altering the structure of the configuration of the transport to secure the object; and
transmitting an acknowledgement from the processor within the configuration of the transport to the transport computer which indicates the object has been secured.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the altering comprises one or more of:
moving a portion of the transport, by the transport, to limit movement of the object; or
moving the object, by the transport, to an area of the transport configured to limit object movement.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:
modifying, by the transport, one or more of a route and a speed of the transport to prevent damage from the object.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:
detecting a potentially dangerous environmental condition; and
in response, displaying an indication within an interior of the transport with an instruction to manually secure the object for a period of time.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:
determining an arrangement of one or more transport occupants; and
displaying an indication within an interior of the transport with an instruction to modify the arrangement to prevent an impact from the object in a collision.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
detecting an impact to glass in the transport in response to the object in the transport striking the glass; and
deploying one or more transport airbags within an interior of the transport in response to the detected impact.