Method and system of using spatial sensors on vehicle frame to determine crash information

摘要

To determine the extent of the damage to a vehicle after a crash, a vehicle treatment system may determine a change in position of a vehicle part based on one or more spatial sensors attached to the vehicle part. The change in position of the vehicle part may be compared to previous change in position data for the same or similar type of vehicle part, to determine the extent of the damage to the vehicle part. Additionally, the vehicle treatment system may determine the extent of the damage for all vehicle parts to determine an overall extent of the damage to the vehicle after the crash.

主权项

1. A method for determining crash information for a vehicle using spatial sensors, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
periodically measuring, by an on-board computing device within a vehicle, a position of a spatial sensor attached to a vehicle part within the vehicle, based on one or more signals transmitted by the spatial sensor and received at one or more communication devices disposed within the on-board computing device, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of the position of the spatial sensor; transmitting, by the on-board computing device, change in position data for the spatial sensor to a server device when the spatial sensor moves from a reference point to another position after a crash; obtaining, at one or more processors in the server device, the change in position data for the spatial sensor; comparing, by the one or more processors, the change in position data corresponding to the vehicle part to historical change in position data for a same type of vehicle part; transforming, by the one or more processors, the compared change in position data to determine an extent of damage to the vehicle part; and facilitating, by the one or more processors, treatment of the vehicle based on the determined extent of the damage to the vehicle part.