Roadside animal warning system
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1. A roadside warning system for detecting animals alongside a road, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors arranged to be supported alongside the road, each sensor comprising an infrared heat detection sensor arranged generate a heat signal in response to detection of a body of heat alongside the road;
a processor including a prescribed heat condition and being arranged to generate a warning signal representative of an animal in proximity to one of the sensors when the heat signal exceeds the prescribed heat condition; and
a warning light coupled to the processor and being arranged to be activated in response to receipt of the warning signal for warning persons on the road of the presence of the animal.
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Abstract
A roadside warning system is provided for detecting animals alongside a road. The system includes a plurality of infrared heat detection sensors arranged generate a heat signal in response to detection of a body of heat alongside the road. A warning light is illuminated in response to determination by a processor that the body of heat is an animal. A timer keeps the light illuminated for a prescribed period of time following detection of the body of heat in order to warn drivers of animals which have recently passed through the detection zone in addition to warning drivers of animals within the detection zone.
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13 Claims
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1. A roadside warning system for detecting animals alongside a road, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors arranged to be supported alongside the road, each sensor comprising an infrared heat detection sensor arranged generate a heat signal in response to detection of a body of heat alongside the road;
a processor including a prescribed heat condition and being arranged to generate a warning signal representative of an animal in proximity to one of the sensors when the heat signal exceeds the prescribed heat condition; and
a warning light coupled to the processor and being arranged to be activated in response to receipt of the warning signal for warning persons on the road of the presence of the animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. The roadside warning system according to claim I wherein each sensor includes a prescribed field of detection within which a body of heat may be detected, the sensors being mounted along the roadside with the respective fields of detection arranged in an overlapping configuration.
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