Traffic analysis system utilizing position based awareness

A system for analyzing traffic in a vicinity of a first machine, comprising:

• a locating device configured to receive a signal indicative of a location of the first machine;
• and
• a controller in communication with the locating device, the controller configured to:
• determine a velocity of the first machine using the received signal;
• determine a projected position of the first machine based on the velocity and a yaw rate of the first machine;
• determine a predicted zone in the vicinity of the first machine based on the projected position of the first machine;
• determine whether a second machine is present in the predicted zone;
• and
• in response to determining that the second machine is present in the predicted zone, determine whether an unsafe condition exists between the first machine and the second machine.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for enabling a processor to execute a method of analyzing traffic in a vicinity of a first machine, the method comprising:

• determining a projected position of the first machine based on a yaw rate and velocity of the first machine;
• determining a predicted zone in the vicinity of the first machine based on the projected position of the first machine;
• determining whether a second machine is present in the predicted zone;
• and
• in response to determining that the second machine is present in the predicted zone, determining whether an unsafe condition exists between the first machine and the second machine.