Traffic safety pylon with GPS locating and RF signalling
First Claim
1. A traffic safety pylon adapted to be used with an intelligent roadway navigation system, the pylon being adapted to be placed in a traffic lane of a roadway to mark the beginning or end of a roadway traffic obstruction;
- the pylon comprisinga base;
a body rising up from the base to a top;
a GPS sensor disposed at said top;
a battery situated in said base providing stabilizing weight to said pylon;
a microprocessor circuit within the pylon body and coupled to said GPS sensor to acquire location data of said pylon to within a resolution of a width of said traffic lane;
a radio transmitter in said pylon body coupled to said microprocessor and providing a radio signal modulated to provide said location data to a central traffic navigation facility; and
an antenna coupled to said transmitter and mounted on said pylon body.
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Abstract
An intelligent traffic safety cone or pylon is placed in a traffic lane of a roadway to mark the beginning or end of a roadway traffic obstruction. The pylon has a GPS sensor disposed at the top of the body portion that rises from the pylon base. A battery is situated within the pylon base providing stabilizing weight. A microprocessor circuit within the pylon body is coupled to the GPS sensor to acquire location data of said pylon to within a resolution of a lane of the roadway. A radio transmitter within the pylon body coupled to the microprocessor provides a radio signal modulated to provide the location data to a central traffic navigation facility. The pylon may have a folding antenna, and may have additional sensors for traffic conditions and weather conditions.
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6 Claims
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1. A traffic safety pylon adapted to be used with an intelligent roadway navigation system, the pylon being adapted to be placed in a traffic lane of a roadway to mark the beginning or end of a roadway traffic obstruction;
- the pylon comprising
a base; a body rising up from the base to a top; a GPS sensor disposed at said top; a battery situated in said base providing stabilizing weight to said pylon; a microprocessor circuit within the pylon body and coupled to said GPS sensor to acquire location data of said pylon to within a resolution of a width of said traffic lane; a radio transmitter in said pylon body coupled to said microprocessor and providing a radio signal modulated to provide said location data to a central traffic navigation facility; and an antenna coupled to said transmitter and mounted on said pylon body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the pylon comprising
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