Automotive transportation systems and methods for monitoring activity and providing controlled response

Abstract

In one embodiment, a vehicular monitoring and controlled response system includes a substance having a plurality of particles dispersed therein, the particles being tunable in response to an external stimulus; a sensor for measuring a disruption to a vehicle; and a computing device in communication with the sensor and the vehicle. The computing device has non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon executed by a digital processor to analyze data received by the sensor; determine a magnitude of the external stimulus based on the data received by the sensor; and activate the external stimulus.

1 . A vehicular monitoring and controlled response system, comprising:
 a sensor for preemptively anticipating an imminent impact upon a vehicle, the sensor being disposed on a bumper of the vehicle; and   a computing device in communication with the sensor and the vehicle, the computing device comprising non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon executed by a digital processor to:
 analyze preemptive impact data received by the sensor; and 
 activate a safety occupant restraint system of the vehicle upon the impact data reaching a predetermined threshold; 
   wherein the activation of the vehicle occupant restraint system occurs substantially instantaneously with the impact.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions to automatically activate an engine safety mode upon reaching the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the impact data is transmitted over a network and stored in computer memory. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the impact data is accessed by a healthcare provider for providing treatment to an occupant of the vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the impact is a physical force. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle occupant safety restraint system is an airbag. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the activation of the vehicle occupant safety restraint system occurs prior to impact. 
     
     
         8 . A vehicular monitoring and controlled response system, comprising:
 a sensor for determining an abnormality in a vehicle environment of a vehicle;   a computing device in communication with the vehicle and the sensor, the computing device comprising a process and memory comprising machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:
 analyze the vehicle environment; 
 determine the presence of an abnormality in the vehicle environment; 
 adjust a damping system associated with the vehicle in response to determining the presence of the abnormality in the vehicle environment. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor is a camera. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the abnormality is a vertical deflection in a surface of a roadway ahead of the vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the damping system comprises a shock absorber. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the adjusting of the shock absorber comprises opening or closing a check value in response to determining the presence of the abnormality in the vehicle environment. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the abnormality is the presence of a waveform at the vehicle environment. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the waveform is a sound wave or a light wave. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the damping system comprises a substance applied to a surface of the vehicle;   the substance comprises a plurality of a particles dispersed therein; and   the adjustment of the particles comprises adjusting an orientation of the particles within the substance.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the damping system comprises a substance applied to a surface of the vehicle;   the substance comprises a plurality of a particles dispersed therein; and   the adjustment of the particles comprises adjusting an orientation of the particles within the substance.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising a second sensor for determining a force of an impact on the vehicle upon determining the presence of an abnormality in the vehicle environment. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the programming further comprises instructions for activating a vehicular occupant restraint system upon determining the presence of an abnormality in the vehicle environment. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the vehicular occupant restraint system is activated if the force of the impact on the vehicle is above a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the programming further comprises instructions for activating a vehicular safety system upon determining the presence of an abnormality in the vehicle environment.