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US 2018/0001952 A1Published application
Collision detection
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsRajesh Rajamani, Woongsun Jeon
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Abstract
Bicycle collision systems, apparatus, and methods may include, or use, one or more various sensing apparatus to detect vehicles or other objects that may collide, or potentially collide, with a bicycle. The sensing apparatus may include at least one of side sensing apparatus, rear sensing apparatus, and front sensing apparatus. Further, alert apparatus may be used to alert not only the cyclist but also the driver of a vehicle of an imminent collision.
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A system for use with a bicycle comprising:
- a rear sensing apparatus couplable to a bicycle and comprising one or more rear sensors to detect the distance from the bicycle to vehicles located behind the bicycle and the angle of the direction of motion of the vehicles located behind the bicycle relative to the direction of motion of the bicycle to provide rear vehicular data;
- an alert apparatus comprising a speaker to output sound to alert at least drivers of vehicles of potential collision situations;
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- a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors operably coupled to the rear sensing apparatus and the alert apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- determine position data and velocity data of vehicles located behind the bicycle based on the rear vehicular data from the rear sensing apparatus,
- determine a potential collision situation based on at least one of the position data and the velocity data of a vehicle located behind the bicycle, and
- issue an alert using the alert apparatus in response to determining a potential collision situation, wherein the alert comprises one or more sounds outputted by the speaker to alert at least the driver of the vehicle.
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A system for use with a bicycle comprising:
- a front sensing apparatus couplable to a bicycle and comprising one or more front sensors to detect the distance from the bicycle to vehicles located in front the bicycle and the angle of the direction of motion of the vehicles located in front the bicycle relative to the direction of motion of the bicycle to provide front vehicular data;
- an alert apparatus comprising a speaker to output sound to alert at least drivers of vehicles of potential collision situations;
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- a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors operably coupled to the front sensing apparatus and the alert apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- determine position data and velocity data of vehicles located in front of the bicycle based on the front vehicular data from the front sensing apparatus,
- determine a potential collision situation based on at least one of the position data and the velocity data of a vehicle located in front of the bicycle, and
- issue an alert using the alert apparatus in response to determining a potential collision situation, wherein the alert comprises one or more sounds outputted by the speaker to alert at least the driver of the vehicle.
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A system for use with a bicycle comprising:
- a side sensing apparatus couplable to the bicycle and comprising one or more side sensors to detect the distance from the bicycle to vehicles located beside the bicycle and the angle of the direction of motion of the vehicles located beside the bicycle relative to the direction of motion of the bicycle to provide side vehicular data;
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- a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors operably coupled to the side sensing apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- determine position data and velocity data of vehicles located beside the bicycle based on the side vehicular data from the side sensing apparatus;
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- determine a potential collision situation based on at least one of the position data and the velocity data of a vehicle located beside the bicycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.