Patent ID: 11878761
Assignee: GEKOT, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A collision warning system for a micromobility vehicle comprising:
at least one proximity sensor mounted to the micromobility vehicle, directed towards terrain in front of the micromobility vehicle, and configured to sense a current distance to the terrain in front of the micromobility vehicle, the terrain including at least one of a surface upon which the micromobility vehicle will be traveling and an object in front of the micromobility vehicle;
a speed sensor configured to sense a speed of the micromobility vehicle;
at least one warning device; and
a controller in communication with the at least one proximity sensor, the speed sensor, and the at least one warning device, the controller being configured to (i) receive the current distance from the at least one proximity sensor, (ii) determine a baseline distance by averaging the current distance over a predetermined time period, (iii) determine a difference between the current distance and the baseline distance, (iv) determine a rate at which the difference is changing, (v) determine an anticipated vertical acceleration of the micromobility vehicle based on the rate at which the difference is changing, (vi) receive the speed of the micromobility vehicle from the speed sensor, (vii) determine a maximum allowable vertical acceleration of the micromobility vehicle based on the speed of the micromobility vehicle, (viii) compare the anticipated vertical acceleration of the micromobility vehicle with the maximum allowable vertical acceleration of the micromobility vehicle, and (ix) generate a collision warning by activating the at least one warning device to alert a rider of the micromobility vehicle of a potential collision in response to the anticipated vertical acceleration being greater than the maximum allowable vertical acceleration.