Prediction of vehicle maneuvers

A method comprising:

• receiving surveillance data from a vehicle;
• determining a location of the vehicle based at least in part on the received surveillance data;
• determining a course of the vehicle based at least in part on the received surveillance data;
• predicting a future vehicle maneuver for the vehicle based at least in part on the location of the vehicle and the course of the vehicle, and based at least in part on a set of protocol data indicating one or more standard procedures for one or more vehicle maneuvers, wherein the set of protocol data is associated with a certain region and the one or more standard procedures are followed by vehicles operating within the certain region;
• determining, based at least in part on the predicted future vehicle maneuver, a modified protection volume for the vehicle that is modified relative to a baseline protection volume for the vehicle;
• and
• generating an output based on the modified protection volume.

A system comprising:

• means for receiving surveillance data from a vehicle;
• means for determining a location of the vehicle based at least in part on the received surveillance data;
• means for determining a course of the vehicle based at least in part on the received surveillance data;
• means for predicting a future vehicle maneuver for the vehicle based at least in part on the location of the vehicle and the course of the vehicle, and based at least in part on a set of protocol data indicating one or more standard procedures for one or more vehicle maneuvers, wherein the set of protocol data is associated with a certain region and the one or more standard procedures are followed by vehicles operating within the certain region;
• means for determining, based at least in part on the predicted future vehicle maneuver, a modified protection volume for the vehicle that is modified relative to a baseline protection volume for the vehicle;
• and
• means for generating an output based on the modified protection volume.