Method and system are provided for providing a danger zone warning. The method includes: identifying a volume and modelling the volume; determining one or more danger zones within the volume, wherein a danger zone is a sub-volume of the volume which is or will become hazardous for a person to be in; providing a visual indication on the ground of a danger zone; and providing a directed audio warning to a danger zone. The method may include monitoring a danger zone for entry of a person into the danger zone and triggering providing one or both of the visual indication and directed audio warning when an entry is detected. The volume may be a volume around a vehicle, such as a blind spot of the vehicle. The warning may be used to prevent pedestrians or cyclists from entering a dangerous area.
Danger zone warning system
2016-03-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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