The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Michael Robert Hafner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Drew Cunningham, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Lorenzo Caminiti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Domitilla Del Vecchio, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Robert Hafner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Drew Cunningham, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Lorenzo Caminiti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Domitilla Del Vecchio, Somerville, MA (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A back-propagating intersection collision avoidance system is provided. The system can include a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first and second vehicles each operable to approach an intersection at a definable velocity and acceleration. In addition, the intersection can have a collision zone in which the first and second vehicles will collide if they are present there at the same time. The first vehicle can have a processing unit with a controller and a microprocessor, the microprocessor having an algorithm with a disturbance model. The processing unit is operable to back-propagate from the collision zone a capture set as a function of a disturbance for the first and second vehicles.