Predictive V2X collision warning module for fleets and ADAS
This technology is a real-time collision warning system for vehicles that combines GPS satellite ranging data with onboard motion sensors (inertial navigation) to continuously track the relative position and speed between a vehicle and nearby objects. It pulls live data from other vehicles or objects carrying a transmitter, including information about whether that object is changing its motion state (like braking or accelerating), and assigns a confidence score to that change. All of this feeds into a collision risk index that triggers an alarm when risk crosses a threshold. The key innovation is fusing three inputs — distance, relative velocity/direction, and the confidence-weighted motion-state trend of the other object — into a single dynamic risk score.
What you could build
An embedded V2X (vehicle-to-everything) safety module for commercial trucks, fleet vehicles, or passenger cars that provides earlier and more accurate collision alerts than radar- or camera-only systems; primary buyers would be fleet operators, automotive Tier-1 suppliers, and OEMs integrating advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
Who in Virginia should care
Virginia-based defense and fleet vehicle integrators, as well as VDOT and autonomous vehicle testing programs along the I-66/I-95 corridor, would have direct application interest.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Lei ZUO, Lisheng YANG, Dezhao ZHANG, Xiao WANG, Xiaofei LI, Cheng XU
- Granted
- April 26, 2022
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 11312375
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