Method and apparatus for activating a crash countermeasure using a transponder having various modes of operation | Patent Publication Number 20030139871
US 20030139871 A1Patent NumberUS 06609057 B2
Application Number9683590
Filled DateJan 23, 2002
Priority DateJan 23, 2002
Publication DateJul 24, 2003
Original AssigneeFord Motor
Current AssigneeFord Global Technologies Llc
Inventor/ApplicantsIrving Toivo Salmeen
David Michael DiMeo
Perry Robinson MacNeille
Ronald Hugh Miller
Irving Toivo Salmeen
David Michael DiMeo
Ronald Hugh Miller
Perry Robinson MacNeille
David Michael DiMeo
Perry Robinson MacNeille
Ronald Hugh Miller
Irving Toivo Salmeen
David Michael DiMeo
Ronald Hugh Miller
Perry Robinson MacNeille
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701/96
340/436
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342/455.
701/960.
340/903.
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- 1. A communication system for communicating between a first vehicle and a second vehicle comprising: na first vehicle having a first global positioning system, a first transponder, said global positioning system having a timing signal, wherein said first transponder operate synchronous with the a timing signal; and a second vehicle having a second global positioning system having the timing signal, a second transponder, and said first transponder and said second transponder operating synchronous with the timing signal.
- 4. A method of communicating between a first vehicle and a second vehicle comprising: ngenerating a cruise control signal from a first vehicle; detecting a cruise control signal at the second vehicle from the first vehicle; generating a first vehicle data signal from the first vehicle in response to the cruise control signal using a communication signature; generating a second vehicle data signal from the second vehicle in response to the cruise control signal using the communication signature; and activating a first countermeasure in the first vehicle in response to the second data signal.
- 10. A method for communicating between a first vehicle and a second vehicle comprising: ngenerating a first vehicle data signal from the first vehicle in response to the cruise control signal using a communication signature; generating a second vehicle data signal from the second vehicle in response to the cruise control signal using the communication signature; determining a threat level in response to the first data signal and the second data signal; and continuing generating the first vehicle data signal and generating the second vehicle data signal when the threat level is above a threshold.
- 15. A method for operating a pre-crash sensing system for a first vehicle proximate a second vehicle a counter-measure system comprising: ngenerating a first vehicle data signal from a first transponder in response to an urgent event, a second transponder or an adaptive cruise control signal; said first vehicle data signal including a first position signal corresponding to a position of the first vehicle and sensor signals from the first vehicle; receiving a second position signal from the second vehicle; determining a distance to the second vehicle in as a function of the second position signal; determining a first vehicle trajectory from said vehicle data, said sensor signals and said position signal.
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