公开(公告)号：EP1315983A4

公开(公告)日：2007-08-08

申请号：EP99969797

申请日：1999-09-28

申请人： VERIDIAN ENGINEERING INC

发明人： DONNELLY BRUCE R ,  SCHABEL DAVID G

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B62D41/00 ,  G08B21/00 ,  G08B25/04 ,  H04M11/04

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/0027 ,  B60R2021/01322 ,  B60R2021/01325

摘要： A method and apparatus (101) for automatic vehicle event detection, characterization and reporting. A processor (105) processes accelerometer (103) data from a vehicle over varying length windows of time to detect and characterize vehicle events such as crashes. The processed data is compared to thresholds to detect and characterize events. Such events are then reported to a dispatch center using wireless communications (113) and providing vehicle location information (109). The dispatch center contacts the public safety answering point(s) necessary to provide services to the vehicle.