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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Henry Helvajian, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 13/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 13/605 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9339 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9353 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9357 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for reducing accidents caused by distracted drivers. The system may form an invisible track using material-impregnated grooves and a radar beam, preventing a vehicle from veering away from a road lane. The material-impregnated grooves (MIGs) within one or more road lanes may include scrap metal. The radar beam may be emitted from a transceiver mounted underneath the vehicle such that backscatter from the MIGs is returned to the transceiver.