US 12,084,052 B2
System and method of predicting and displaying a side blind zone entry alert
Dhruv Patel, Oshawa (CA); Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Shiv G. Patel, North York (CA); and Daniel S. Glaser, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,409.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322215 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/0956 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/177 (2024.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2552/10 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02)] 15 Claims
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1. A method of predicting and displaying a blind zone entry alert for a host vehicle, comprising:
collecting information, by an exterior sensor, on an external area surrounding the host vehicle;
analyzing the collected information, by a module, for:
detecting a target vehicle,
predicting a path of the target vehicle, and
determining a probability that the predicted path of the target vehicle will enter a predetermined blind zone of the host vehicle; and
initiating an alert, by the module, to an occupant of the host vehicle when the determined probability exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and
wherein determining the probability that the predicted path of the target vehicle will enter the predetermined blind zone of the host vehicle, includes:
determining at least one driving behavior of the target vehicle;
assigning a predetermined probability value to each of the at least one driving behavior; and
summing the predetermined probability value.