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US 12,722,629 B1Granted
Preventing improper vehicle usage
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsMatthew Edward Gilbert-Eyres, Eric T. Hosey, Russell A. Patenaude, Noah Stone
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Abstract
A system within a vehicle for detection and prevention of improper usage of the vehicle includes a plurality of onboard sensors and a wireless communication module, each in communication with a system controller and adapted to collect data related to the presence of a high pedestrian density location (HPDL) within a pre-determined proximity of the vehicle, and a predictive module adapted to identify an HPDL, define a medium threat perimeter around the HPDL, define a high threat perimeter around the HPDL, establish a threat level, and initiate counter measures based on the threat level.
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A system within a vehicle for detection and prevention of improper usage of the vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of onboard sensors and a wireless communication module, each in communication with a system controller and adapted to collect data related to the presence of a high pedestrian density location (HPDL) within a pre-determined proximity of the vehicle;
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- a predictive module within the system controller and adapted to identify an HPDL, and, when an HPDL is identified:
- define a medium threat perimeter around the H PDL;
- define a high threat perimeter around the HPDL;
- establish a threat level based on:
- proximity of the vehicle to the medium threat perimeter and the high threat perimeter;
- and
- vehicle operating parameters;
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- initiate counter measures based on the threat level, including at least one of:
- provide, via a human machine interface (HMI) within the vehicle, visual and/or audio alerts to a driver of the vehicle;
- provide, via an external speaker, external audio and/or visual alerts;
- limit, via communication with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) within the vehicle, a maximum speed of the vehicle;
- and
- send, via the wireless communication module, notification to a remote third party.
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A method for detection and prevention of improper usage of a vehicle, comprising:
- collecting, with a plurality of onboard sensors and a wireless communication module, each in communication with a system controller, data related to the presence of a high pedestrian density location (HPDL) within a pre-determined proximity of the vehicle;
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- identifying, with a predictive module within the system controller, an HPDL, and, when an HPDL is identified, with the predictive module:
- defining a medium threat perimeter around the HPDL;
- defining a high threat perimeter around the HPDL;
- establishing a threat level based on:
- proximity of the vehicle to the medium threat perimeter and the high threat perimeter;
- and
- vehicle operating parameters;
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- initiating counter measures based on the threat level, including at least one of:
- providing, via a human machine interface (HMI) within the vehicle, visual and/or audio alerts to a driver of the vehicle;
- providing, via an external speaker, external audio and/or visual alerts;
- limiting, via communication with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) within the vehicle, a maximum speed of the vehicle;
- and
- sending, via the wireless communication module, notification to a remote third party.
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A system within a vehicle for detection and prevention of improper usage of the vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of onboard sensors and a wireless communication module, each in communication with a system controller and adapted to:
- collect data related to the presence of a high pedestrian density location (HPDL) within a pre-determined proximity of the vehicle including calendar events, concentrations of wireless devices, known points of interest, noise levels, and camera images;
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- collect data related to the proximity of the vehicle to a medium threat perimeter, a high threat perimeter and vehicle operating parameters, including vehicle speed, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) heading, and global positioning system (GPS) route guidance;
- a predictive module within the system controller and adapted to identify an HPDL, wherein the predictive module is adapted to identify a location as an HPDL if:
- the predictive module receives, from remote third party calendar sources, data indicating that an event is taking place at the location;
- the predictive module receives data indicating that a density of wireless devices within the location exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- the predictive module receives, from an external microphone included within the plurality of onboard sensors, data that crowd noise levels measured within the area exceed a predetermined threshold;
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- the predictive module receives, from at least one camera included within the plurality of onboard sensors, images that, upon analysis by an image analysis algorithm within the system controller, include data indicating the presence of a crowd of pedestrians at the location;
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- when an HPDL is identified, the predictive module is further adapted to:
- define the medium threat perimeter around the HPDL;
- define the high threat perimeter around the HPDL;
- establish a first threat level when a GNSS heading for the vehicle is not directed toward the HPDL, a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the vehicle is not currently located within the medium threat perimeter, and initiate no counter measures;
- establish a second threat level when a GNSS heading for the vehicle is not directed toward the HPDL, a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the vehicle is currently located within the medium threat perimeter, and initiate no counter measures;
- establish a third threat level when a GNSS heading for the vehicle is directed toward the HPDL, a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the vehicle is not currently located within the medium threat perimeter, and initiate counter measures including providing, via the HMI within the vehicle, visual and/or audio alerts to the driver of the vehicle;
- establish a fourth threat level when a GNSS heading for the vehicle is directed toward the HPDL, a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the vehicle is currently located within the medium threat perimeter, and initiate counter measures including provide visual and/or audio alerts to the driver of the vehicle, and limit, via communication with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) within the vehicle, a maximum speed of the vehicle to a first predetermined speed limit;
- establish a fifth threat level when a GNSS heading for the vehicle is directed toward the HPDL, a speed of the vehicle exceeds the predetermined threshold, and the vehicle is currently located within the high threat perimeter, and initiate counter measures including provide visual and/or audio alerts to the driver of the vehicle, limit a maximum speed of the vehicle to a second predetermined speed limit, provide external audio and/or visual alerts, and send, via the wireless communication module, notification to a remote third party;
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- a reactive module within the system controller and adapted to determine that the vehicle is being used improperly upon the occurrence of determination, by the system controller, based on data from a driver monitoring system, that the driver is actively and intentionally controlling the vehicle, and anyone of:
- detection, by impact detection sensors within the vehicle, of multiple impacts;
- actuation of a pedestrian protection algorithm within the system controller;
- detection, by the system controller, via an external microphone, sounds that indicate distress of pedestrians within proximity of the vehicle;
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- detection, by impact detection sensors within the vehicle, of a single impact with a pedestrian;
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- upon determination that the vehicle is being used improperly, initiate counter measures including:
- provide, via the HMI within the vehicle, visual and/or audio alerts to the driver of the vehicle;
- provide, via the external speaker, external audio and/or, via an external display, visual alerts;
- disable, via communication with the ADAS within the vehicle, operation of the vehicle;
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- send, via the wireless communication module, notification to a remote third party.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.