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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kadin Zhang, Nanjing, CN;
Fernando Zhao, Nanjing, CN;
Bruce Lee, Nanjing, CN;
Jonas Liu, Nanjing, CN;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/0261 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided to avoid risk at a workplace. The method comprises establishing an indication including a first region with a first safety level at the workplace; determining a position of an object in the workplace and generating position information; and issuing a first alert if it is determined that the object is in the first region based on the position information and the indication.