System and method for identifying manoeuvres for a vehicle in conflict situations

摘要

The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying maneuvers for a vehicle in conflict situations. A plurality of miss points are calculated for the vehicle and as well as object conditions at which the vehicle will miss an impact with the at least one other object by a range of miss distances. The miss points are displayed such that a plurality of miss points at which the vehicle would miss impact by a given miss distance indicative of a given degree of conflict is visually distinguishable from other miss points at which the vehicle would miss impact by greater miss distances indicative of a lesser degree of conflict. The resulting display indicates varying degrees of potential conflict to present, in a directional view display, a range of available maneuvers for the vehicle in accordance with varying degrees of conflict.

主权项

1. A method of identifying manoeuvres for a vehicle in conflict situations involving the vehicle and at least one other object, the method comprising:
for given vehicle and other object conditions, calculating a plurality of miss points at which the vehicle will miss an impact with the at least one other object by a range of miss distances, each range of miss distances representative of a range of respective future minimum separations between the vehicle and the at least one other object for possible vehicle directions; for the given vehicle and object conditions, calculating the location of at least one collision point at which the vehicle will impact the other object; displaying in a directional view display the miss points such that a plurality of miss points at which the vehicle would miss impact by a given miss distance indicative of a given degree of potential conflict is visually distinguishable from other miss points at which the vehicle would miss impact by greater miss distances indicative of a lesser degree of potential conflict; and displaying the at least one collision point in the directional view display; whereby the directional view display indicates varying degrees of potential conflict indicative of respective risks of collision to thereby present a range of available manoeuvres for the vehicle and the risk of collision associated with each available manoeuvre.