Message occlusion detection system and method in a vehicle-to-vehicle communication network
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08G-001/16
B60Q-009/00
G08G-001/0967
G08G-001/01
출원번호
US-0795286
(2015-07-09)
등록번호
US-9725037
(2017-08-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Goudy, Roy
Probert, Neal
Chambers, Jeremy
Christensen, Andrew
출원인 / 주소
Nissan North America, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
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55
초록▼
A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles; identifying host vehicle information for the
A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles; identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle; determining that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information; and in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle, comprising: receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles;identifying host vehicle information fo
1. A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle, comprising: receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles;identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle;determining that a potential message occlusion exists in response to receiving a transmission from a first remote vehicle from the one or more remote vehicles that indicates that a vehicle size of the first remote vehicle is greater than a threshold size and a distance of the first vehicle from the host vehicle is less than a message occlusion threshold distance, wherein the potential message occlusion is indicative of an object that blocks line-of-sight dependent transmissions from reaching the host vehicle via the wireless electronic communication link; andin response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the potential message occlusion exists includes: verifying existence of the potential message occlusion based on messages received from a second remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: receiving, at the host vehicle from a stationary transmitter, a message indicating that a potential message occlusion exists. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: receiving, at the host vehicle from a first remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles, an initial message including remote vehicle information for the first remote vehicle, wherein no prior messages have been received at the host vehicle from the first remote vehicle,determining an initial message distance of the first remote vehicle from the host vehicle at which the initial message is received, anddetermining that the initial message distance is less than a limit distance. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: receiving, at the host vehicle from a first remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles, information identifying presence of a second remote vehicle, anddetermining that no messages have been received from the second remote vehicle. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: receiving, at the host vehicle from a stationary transmitter, information identifying presence of a second remote vehicle, anddetermining that no messages have been received from the second remote vehicle. 7. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: identifying a first remote vehicle that is approaching the host vehicle based on a plurality of messages received from the first remote vehicle, anddetermining that receipt of messages from the first remote vehicle has ceased. 8. The method of claim 2, wherein verifying that the potential message occlusion exists includes: receiving, from one or more sensors associated with the host vehicle, information that identifies an obstacle in a vicinity of the host vehicle. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying, based on the remote vehicle information, a positional relationship of the potential message occlusion with respect to the host vehicle, wherein causing a message occlusion alert to be output is performed in a manner that identifies the positional relationship of the potential message occlusion with respect to the host vehicle. 10. A vehicle, comprising: a wireless electronic communication device;one or more sensors;an output system including at least one of an audio output device or a visual output device; andan information system operable to execute instructions that cause the information system to: receive, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles,identify host vehicle information for the host vehicle,determine that a potential message occlusion exists in response to receiving a transmission from a first remote vehicle from the one or more remote vehicles that indicates that a vehicle size of the first remote vehicle is greater than a threshold size and a distance of the first vehicle from the host vehicle is less than a message occlusion threshold distance, wherein the potential message occlusion is indicative of an object that blocks line-of-sight dependent transmissions from reaching the host vehicle via the wireless electronic communication link, andin response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, cause a message occlusion alert to be output using the output system. 11. The vehicle of claim 10, wherein the information system determines that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: verify existence of the potential message occlusion based on messages received from a second remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles. 12. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the information system verifies that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: receive, at the host vehicle from a stationary transmitter, a message indicating that a potential message occlusion exists. 13. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the information system verifies that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: receive, at the host vehicle from a first remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles, an initial message including remote vehicle information for the first remote vehicle, wherein no prior messages have been received at the host vehicle from the first remote vehicle,determine an initial message distance of the first remote vehicle from the host vehicle at which the initial message is received, anddetermine that the initial message distance is less than a limit distance. 14. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the information system verifies that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: receive, at the host vehicle from a first remote vehicle of the one or more remote vehicles, information identifying presence of a second remote vehicle, anddetermine that no messages have been received from the second remote vehicle. 15. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the information system verifies that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: receive, at the host vehicle from a stationary transmitter, information identifying presence of a second remote vehicle, anddetermine that no messages have been received from the second remote vehicle. 16. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the information system verifies that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instructions that cause the information system to: identify a first remote vehicle that is approaching the host vehicle based on a plurality of messages received from the first remote vehicle, anddetermine that receipt of messages from the first remote vehicle has ceased. 17. The vehicle of claim 10, wherein the information system determines that the potential message occlusion exists by executing instrucions that cause the information system to: receive, from one or more sensors associated with the host vehicle, information that identifies an obstacle in a vicinity of the host vehicle. 18. The vehicle of claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the information system to: identify, based on the remote vehicle information, a positional relationship of the potential message occlusion with respect to the host vehicle, wherein the instructions cause the message occlusion alert to be output is performed in a manner that identifies the positional relationship of the potential message occlusion with respect to the host vehicle.
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