Patent ID: 9244459
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F41G,G05D,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A method of assessing threats to a vehicle to facilitate a reflexive response, the method comprising: determining based, at least in part, on a plurality of information sources, a plurality of threat timeline parameters for a detected threat to the vehicle, wherein the plurality of threat timeline parameters include a first threat mode and a time progression of the threat in the first threat mode; determining, with at least one processor, one or more candidate solutions based, at least in part, on the first threat mode and the time progression, wherein determining the one or more candidate solutions based, at least in part, on the first threat mode and the time progression comprises limiting a search space for evaluating candidate solutions to include only solutions that may be accomplished within a specific amount of time; and providing at least one of the one or more candidate solutions to an operator of the vehicle to enable the operator to mediate the threat.