Patent ID: 8401774

Claim:
A method for predicting the occurrence of an undesired operating event for a mobile platform operating within a designated area, the method comprising: obtaining and using a plurality of operating parameters of said mobile platform to determine a kinematic motion of said mobile platform while said mobile platform is operating within said designated area, said kinematic motion including a heading, a velocity and an acceleration, and wherein the acceleration is determined from variables relating to a displacement of said mobile platform, a time over which said mobile platform travels, and a velocity of said mobile platform; wirelessly obtaining and using a plurality of real time operating parameters of a vehicle operating within said designated area; accessing a database of kinematics information remote from said mobile platform to determine a kinematic motion of said vehicle, wherein said kinematic motion of said vehicle includes a heading, a velocity and an acceleration of said vehicle; obtaining information related to surface geometry of said designated area; using said information related to surface geometry to determine physical constraints within said designated area that limit operation of at least one of said mobile platform and said vehicle within said designated area, and wherein said physical constraints include considering whether said vehicle is travelling on a first surface which is non-adjacent to a second surface on which said mobile platform is travelling, and a number of turns required for said vehicle to reach said second surface; using said kinematic motion of said mobile platform and said vehicle, and said physical constraints, to predict the occurrence of an undesired operating event involving said mobile platform and said vehicle; and generating an alert to one of an individual on-board said mobile platform and a facility remote from said mobile platform when said undesired operating event is predicted to occur.