Multiple independent mode pedestrian collision avoidance warning system

• US 20070024433A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Garner
• Original Assignee: Michael Garner
• Inventors: Garner, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/495,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024433A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/061 with electronic detecting or guiding means
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 25/00 Models for purposes not provided for in G09B23/00, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes model vehicles, tracks therefor, models in the nature of toys A63H

Abstract

A pedestrian warning system, utilizing specifically place infrared motion detectors, specifically placed visual and audible warning devices, controlled by a multiple independent mode system circuitry and all operating on low voltage direct current, for giving advance visual and audible warnings to pedestrians and/or individuals operating equipment in dose proximity to pedestrians to prevent and avoid collisions between said individuals at or around areas of limited vision where said traffic may meet or intersect such as hallways, corridors, rampways, and any other various said traffic lanes within and/or outside building structures.

Claims

1. A collision avoidance warning system, consisting of at least one electronic system module, at least two infrared motion detection devices, at least two visual warning devices, and at least two audible warning devices, for providing advance visual and audible warning to pedestrians and/or people operating equipment to prevent and avoid collisions as same said meet and/or cross paths at corners and/or other areas of pedestrian traffic with limited lines of sight of said pedestrians creates potential hazzards for collision events within and/or outside building structures.

2. A warning system according to claim 1, having an system control module that can control multiple pedestrian conflict areas from a single location adjacent to said areas.

3. A warning system according to claim 1, having at least two infrared motion detection devices for monitoring specific directional motion of pedestrian and/or equipment traffic movement.

4. A warning system according to claim 1, having at least two visual warning devices of which each specific visual warning responds to signals initiated by said specific corresponding motion detector.

5. A warning system according to claim 1, having at least two audible warning devices of which each specific audible warning responding to signals initiated by said specific corresponding motion detector.

6. A warning system control module according to claim 2, will control system operations for said multiple pedestrian traffic conflict areas and warn each said area, visually and audibly, independently of one another.

7. A warning system according to claim 1, operates on low voltage Direct Current for minimal energy consumption.

8. A warning system according to claim 7, operating at low voltage DC allows for safer and simpler installations due to less stringent municipal wiring code requirements.

9. A warning system controller according to claim 6, will operate said warning system for said multiple conflict areas and provide said warnings independently of one another, requiring no devices to be worn by pedestrians and/or affixed to or on top of equipment operated by individuals to facilitate the operation of said system.

10. A warning system according to claim 1, will provide said operation either with said components remote from one another or combined into a single housing and function as claimed.