Wireless Sensing and Communication System for Traffic Lanes
First Claim
1. A driving condition monitoring system for a vehicle on a roadway, comprising:
- sensors located on or in a vicinity of the roadway, said sensors being structured and arranged to provide information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway; and
at least one interrogator arranged on the vehicle for receiving information obtained by said sensors and transmitted by said sensors using a wireless radio frequency mechanism.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Wireless sensing and communication system including sensors located on the vehicle, in the roadway or in the vicinity of the vehicle or roadway and which provide information which is transmitted to one or more interrogators in the vehicle by a wireless radio frequency mechanism. Power to operate a particular sensor is supplied by the interrogator or the sensor is independently connected to either a battery, generator, vehicle power source or some source of power external to the vehicle. The sensors can provide information about the vehicle and its interior or exterior environment, about individual components, systems, vehicle occupants, subsystems, or about the roadway, ambient atmosphere, travel conditions and external objects. The sensors arranged on the roadway or ancillary structures would include pressure sensors, temperature sensors, moisture content or humidity sensors, and friction sensors.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A driving condition monitoring system for a vehicle on a roadway, comprising:
-
sensors located on or in a vicinity of the roadway, said sensors being structured and arranged to provide information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway; and
at least one interrogator arranged on the vehicle for receiving information obtained by said sensors and transmitted by said sensors using a wireless radio frequency mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A driving condition monitoring system for a vehicle on a roadway, comprising:
-
sensors located on or in a vicinity of the roadway, said sensors being structured and arranged to provide information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway;
at least one interrogator arranged on the vehicle for receiving information obtained by said sensors and transmitted by said sensors using a wireless radio frequency mechanism; and
a communications device coupled to said interrogator for transmitting the information obtained by said sensors to a remote location.
-
-
18. A method for monitoring driving conditions on a roadway using a vehicle, comprising:
-
arranging sensors on or in a vicinity of the roadway, each sensors providing information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway;
arranging at least one interrogator on the vehicle; and
transmitting a signal from the at least one interrogator to cause the sensors to transmit the information using a wireless radio frequency mechanism.
-
-
19. A driving condition monitoring system for a roadway, comprising:
-
sensors located on or in a vicinity of the roadway, said sensors being structured and arranged to generate and transmit information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway;
a receiver adapted to be arranged on a vehicle for receiving information generated and transmitted by said sensors; and
a transmitter adapted to be arranged on the vehicle for transmitting information received by said receiver to at least one remote location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
-
-
22. A method for monitoring driving conditions, comprising:
-
arranging sensors on or in a vicinity of the roadway, each sensor generating and transmitting information about the roadway, travel conditions relating to the roadway and external objects on or in the vicinity of the roadway;
arranging a receiver on vehicle for receiving information generated and transmitted by the sensors; and
transmitting information received by the receiver from the vehicles to at least one remote location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
-
Specification