System and method to detect execution of driving maneuvers
View Patent ↗This disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting execution of driving maneuvers based on pre-determined driving maneuver profiles. Some or all of the system may be installed in a vehicle and/or be otherwise coupled with a vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect execution of driving maneuvers by the vehicle based on pre-determined driving maneuver profiles. The system may include one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect execution of the driving maneuvers by the vehicle based on a comparison of the information conveyed by the output signals from the sensors to criteria included in the pre-determined driving maneuver profiles.
1. A system configured to detect execution of driving maneuvers by a vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to operation and/or context of the vehicle; and
one or more processors configured by computer-readable instructions to:
detect execution, by the vehicle, of a specific driving maneuver based on the information conveyed by the output signals from the one or more sensors; and
responsive to detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver, facilitate wireless communication of the information conveyed by the output signals for a period of time that includes at least the specific driving maneuver, wherein the information is communicated to a remote computing device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver is further based on a predetermined driving maneuver profile, wherein the predetermined driving maneuver profile has a criteria set including a first individual criterion and a second individual criterion such that detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver occurs responsive to satisfaction of the first individual criterion and the second individual criterion as determined based on the generated output signals.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured such that the information related to operation and/or context of the vehicle includes video information.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the period of time is centered around the specific driving maneuver and includes a pre-maneuver time, a specific driving maneuver time, a time position of the maneuver, and a post-maneuver time, wherein the pre-maneuver time and the post-maneuver time are approximately equal.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, responsive to the detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver, facilitate electronic storage of the information conveyed by the output signals for the period of time that includes at least the specific driving maneuver.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one camera configured to acquire visual information representing a vehicle environment, the vehicle environment including spaces in and around an interior and an exterior of the vehicle.
7. A system configured to detect execution of driving maneuvers by a vehicle, wherein the system is further configured to couple with the vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to operation and/or context of the vehicle; and
one or more processors configured by computer-readable instructions to:
detect execution by the vehicle of a specific driving maneuver based on the information conveyed by the generated output signals, wherein the specific driving maneuver includes one or more of a swerve, a U-turn, freewheeling, over-revving, lane-departure, short following, imminent collision, a sustained left turn indicating a potential overturn on a cloverleaf, or a sustained right turn indicating a potential overturn on a cloverleaf, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to filter the detected driving maneuver based on pre-determined geo-fences.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein geo-fences are virtual boundaries that define physical areas where one or more driving maneuvers are permissible or are not permissible, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to filter the detected driving maneuver based on both the geo-fences and the time of day.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver is further based on a predetermined driving maneuver profile, wherein the predetermined driving maneuver profile has a criteria set including a first individual criterion and a second individual criterion such that detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver occurs responsive to satisfaction of the first individual criterion and the second individual criterion as determined based on the generated output signals.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured such that the information related to operation and/or context of the vehicle includes video information.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the period of time is centered around the specific driving maneuver and includes a pre-maneuver time, a specific driving maneuver time, a time position of the maneuver, and a post-maneuver time, wherein the pre-maneuver time and the post-maneuver time are approximately equal.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, responsive to the detection of the execution of the specific driving maneuver, facilitate electronic storage of the information conveyed by the output signals for the period of time that includes at least the specific driving maneuver.
13. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one camera configured to acquire visual information representing a vehicle environment, the vehicle environment including spaces in and around an interior and an exterior of the vehicle.
14. A method to detect execution of driving maneuvers by a vehicle, the method comprising:
generating, by one or more sensors, output signals conveying information related to operation and/or context of the vehicle;
determining one or more vehicle parameters based on the output signals, the one or more vehicle parameters being related to the operation and/or context of the vehicle;
detecting execution by the vehicle of a specific driving maneuver based on the information conveyed by the output signals from the one or more sensors; and
responsive to detecting the execution of the specific driving maneuver, facilitating wireless communication of the information conveyed by the output signals for a period of time that includes at least the specific driving maneuver, wherein the information is communicated to a remote computing device.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
obtaining one or more pre-determined driving maneuver profiles, the one or more pre-determined driving maneuver profiles including criteria sets associated with driving maneuvers, the one or more pre-determined driving maneuver profiles including a first pre-determined driving maneuver profile having a first criteria set, the first criteria set including a first individual criterion and a second individual criterion; and
wherein detecting the execution by the vehicle of the specific driving maneuver is further based on the one or more determined vehicle parameters and the obtained predetermined driving maneuver profiles by comparing the one or more determined vehicle parameters to the criteria sets such that a first specific driving maneuver is detected responsive to the determined parameters satisfying the first individual criterion and the second individual criterion.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising scaling the first individual criterion and/or the second individual criterion in the first pre-determined driving maneuver profile based on the output signals and/or the one or more determined vehicle parameters.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein scaling is performed in real-time or near real-time during operation of the vehicle.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first individual criterion and the second individual criterion for the first pre-determined driving maneuver profile are associated with information conveyed by output signals from at least two different sensors.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the generated output signals conveying information related to one or more of mechanical systems of the vehicle, movement of the vehicle, an orientation of the vehicle, a geographic position of the vehicle, or a spatial position of the vehicle relative to other objects.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one camera configured to acquire visual information representing a vehicle environment, the vehicle environment including spaces in and around an interior and an exterior of the vehicle.