Systems and methods for detecting a sitting duck scenario
AssigneeSmartDrive Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid Wagstaff, Samuel Thomas Kruse, Jason Palmer
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting a sitting duck scenario of a vehicle on or near a road are disclosed. The current location and speed of the vehicle are used for different comparisons and/or determinations, including a comparison to road-specific information to determine whether the vehicle is in a particular proximity of a highway, and a determination whether the vehicle has been stationary continuously for at least a specified duration. Additional comparisons and/or determinations may be used. If such an occurrence has been detected, one or more notifications are generated, and provided to one or more of the vehicle operator and/or a remote computing server.
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A system configured for detecting a sitting duck scenario of a vehicle on or near a road, the vehicle being operated by a vehicle operator, the system comprising:
- a remote computing server including one or more hardware processors, wherein the remote computing server is separate and discrete from the vehicle, wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- receive vehicle-specific information pertaining to the vehicle and to operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-specific information includes a current location of the vehicle and speed information for the vehicle;
- obtain road-specific information for one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, wherein the road-specific information includes one or more of:
- (i) one or more speed limits pertaining to the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, and/or
- (ii) one or more road types for the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, and/or
- (iii) one or more types of geographical location information pertaining to the one or more roads;
- make a first determination whether the current location of the vehicle is on or within a particular proximity of at least one road that has a speed limit matching or exceeding 40 mph, wherein the first determination is based on the current location of the vehicle and the obtained road-specific information;
- make a second determination whether the vehicle has been stationary continuously for at least a specified duration, wherein the second determination is based on the vehicle-specific information;
- detect an occurrence of a sitting duck event responsive to a combination of at least two determinations, wherein the at least two determinations include the first determination and the second determination;
- responsive to detection of the occurrence of the sitting duck event, perform at least one of the following:
- (i) generate a first notification regarding the sitting duck event;
- and
- (ii) provide one or more notifications to at least one of the vehicle operator and/or a remote user of the remote computing server.
A method for detecting a sitting duck scenario of a vehicle on or near a road, the vehicle being operated by a vehicle operator, the method comprising:
- receiving vehicle-specific information pertaining to the vehicle and to operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-specific information includes a current location of the vehicle and speed information for the vehicle;
- obtaining road-specific information for one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, wherein the road-specific information includes one or more of:
- (i) one or more speed limits pertaining to the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, (ii) one or more road types for the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, and/or (iii) one or more types of geographical location information pertaining to the one or more roads;
- making a first determination whether the current location of the vehicle is on or within a particular proximity of at least one road that has a speed limit matching or exceeding 40 mph, wherein the first determination is based on the current location and the obtained road-specific information, and wherein the particular proximity is determined based on a distance threshold;
- making a second determination whether the vehicle has been stationary continuously for at least a specified duration, wherein the second determination is based on the vehicle-specific information;
- detecting an occurrence of a sitting duck event responsive to a combination of at least two determinations, wherein the at least two determinations include the first determination and the second determination;
- and
- responsive to detection of the occurrence of the sitting duck event, performing at least one of the following:
- (i) generating a first notification regarding the sitting duck event;
- and
- (ii) providing one or more notifications to at least one of the vehicle operator and/or a remote user of the remote computing server.
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