US 11,724,693 B2
Systems and methods to prevent vehicular mishaps
Vidhya Iyer, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Anuja Anil Shirsat, Mountain View, CA (US); Shounak Athavale, San Jose, CA (US); and Eric Wingfield, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/171,106.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250613 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/09 (2013.01) [B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); G08G 1/164 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
operating a first object detector having a first detection coverage area;
detecting, by the first object detector in the first detection coverage area, a first object that is undetectable by a collision avoidance system of a vehicle, wherein the first object is a pedestrian having a personal communication device;
evaluating information about the first object, wherein evaluating the information about the first object comprises applying an object classification algorithm and/or a learning algorithm to identify the first object;
conveying, to the collision avoidance system of the vehicle based on evaluating the information about the first object, a first alert to prevent a collision between the vehicle and the first object, wherein the first alert comprises displaying a three-dimensional rendering of the first detection coverage area to a driver of the vehicle;
conveying, to the personal communication device of the pedestrian a second alert in order to prevent the collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian;
operating a second object detector having a second detection coverage area;
detecting, by the second object detector in the second detection coverage area, a second object that is undetectable by the collision avoidance system of the vehicle; and
conveying, to the collision avoidance system of the vehicle based on evaluating additional information about the second object, a third alert to prevent a collision between the vehicle and the second object after the vehicle has avoided a collision with the first object.