The present invention is a method for providing a collision avoidance system for an ownship, the method includes displaying a map that moves with the ownship and displays collision risk zones, extracting position and velocity measurements of platforms in the air from formatted sensor data, calculating distance from the ownship to each platform, marking radar tracks of each platform based on proximity to the ownship, assigning and displaying velocity vectors to each moving platform, and assigning and displaying different marks to each platform based on dead reckoning and potential impacts between each platform and the ownship.

A system determines a dynamic collision awareness envelope for a vehicle. The system includes at least one vehicle motion sensor, an operator Line-Of-Sight detector and a processor. The vehicle motion sensor periodically provides measurements relating to the motion of the vehicle in a reference coordinate system. The operator Line-Of-Sight detector periodically provides information relating to the direction of the Line-Of-Sight of an operator of the vehicle, in a vehicle coordinate system. The processor is coupled with the at least one vehicle motion sensor, and with the operator Line-Of-Sight detector. The processor determines an operator vector from the direction of the Line-Of-Sight of the operator. The processor further determines an operational vector at least from the motion of the vehicle. The processor periodically determines a collision awareness envelope respective of each of the operational vectors, from the operator vector and the respective operational vector.

A method includes: extracting Time to Closest Point of Approach included in a predetermined time from “risk value information” that stores a “Closest Point of Approach”, the “Time to Closest Point of Approach” and a “risk value” for “a first vessel and a second vessel”, the risk value being a value indicating a possibility of collision between the first vessel and the second vessel at the Closest Point of Approach and the Time to Closest Point of Approach; acquiring the Closest. Point of Approach and the risk value corresponding to the extracted Time to Closest Point of Approach from the risk value information; determining to which sea area the acquired Closest. Point of Approach belongs to; and executing calculation processing that includes calculating a sum of risk values corresponding to the Closest Point of Approach for each of sea areas to which the determined Closest Point of Approach belongs.

A method of controlling a mobile platform includes measuring a distance between the mobile platform and an object when the mobile platform is located at each of a plurality of positions to obtain a plurality of measured distances each being obtained at one of the plurality of positions. Location information of the plurality of positions of the mobile platform is obtained by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) on the mobile platform. The at least two distance sensors being configured to capture data from different directions. The method further includes determining a position of the object based on the plurality of measured distances and the location information and controlling the mobile platform to avoid the object based on the results of the determined position of the object.

A method of controlling a mobile platform includes measuring a distance between the mobile platform and an object when the mobile platform is located at each of a plurality of positions to obtain a plurality of measured distances each being obtained at one of the plurality of positions. Location information of the plurality of positions of the mobile platform is obtained by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) on the mobile platform. The at least two distance sensors being configured to capture data from different directions. The method further includes determining a position of the object based on the plurality of measured distances and the location information and controlling the mobile platform to avoid the object based on the results of the determined position of the object.

A compact collision detector can be configured for low power operation to facilitate collision avoidance. In one embodiment, a nanoscale collision detector can be based on a photodetector, stacked on top of a non-volatile and programmable memory architecture that imitates the escape response of LGMD neuron at a frugal energy expenditure of few nanojoules (nJ) and at the same time can offer orders of magnitude benefit in device footprint (e.g. by having a relatively small size). Embodiments of the collision detector can be utilized in smart, low-cost, task-specific, energy efficient and miniaturized collision detection systems configured for collision avoidance.

A compact collision detector can be configured for low power operation to facilitate collision avoidance. In one embodiment, a nanoscale collision detector can be based on a photodetector, stacked on top of a non-volatile and programmable memory architecture that imitates the escape response of LGMD neuron at a frugal energy expenditure of few nanojoules (nJ) and at the same time can offer orders of magnitude benefit in device footprint (e.g. by having a relatively small size). Embodiments of the collision detector can be utilized in smart, low-cost, task-specific, energy efficient and miniaturized collision detection systems configured for collision avoidance.

A system for guiding vehicles is provided. The system includes a first vehicle, a second vehicle, and a host terminal. The first vehicle is configured to move in a first space. The second vehicle is configured to move in a second space. The host terminal includes a computer program product and a processor. In response to the processor executing the computer program product, the host terminal performs an interactive operation with at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The interactive operation includes receiving first position information of the first vehicle; receiving second position information of the second vehicle; receiving destination information; according to the first position information, the second position information, the destination information, and environmental characteristics of a map, planning a travelling path on the map; and controlling a movement route of the first or second vehicle according to the travelling path.

A system for guiding vehicles is provided. The system includes a first vehicle, a second vehicle, and a host terminal. The first vehicle is configured to move in a first space. The second vehicle is configured to move in a second space. The host terminal includes a computer program product and a processor. In response to the processor executing the computer program product, the host terminal performs an interactive operation with at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The interactive operation includes receiving first position information of the first vehicle; receiving second position information of the second vehicle; receiving destination information; according to the first position information, the second position information, the destination information, and environmental characteristics of a map, planning a travelling path on the map; and controlling a movement route of the first or second vehicle according to the travelling path.

Techniques are described for enabling a device such as a user equipment or in vehicle system to receive permissions related to maneuvering and travel of a vehicle associated with the device. The vehicle may support travel by land, water, air or in space. A privilege-granting authority server may provide a signed document indicating the permissions to the device, where the permissions authorize the vehicle to perform actions related to maneuvering and travel of the vehicle, such as exceeding posted speed limits, using reserved lanes on a highway or receiving favorable traffic treatment. The device may wirelessly transmit messages comprising the signed document to additional devices separate from the vehicle, where the additional devices respond in accordance with the permissions, such as making way for the vehicle. The signed document may include a digital signature and digital certificates to authenticate the permissions.