STOP VIOLATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150084790A1
• Filed: 09/22/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pepperl+Fuchs Se
• Original Assignee: Comtrol Corporation (Pepperl+Fuchs Se)
• Inventors: Pikkarainen, Mark, Arpin, Bill
• Granted Patent: US 9,466,210 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/936
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/50 characterised by the display information being shared, e.g. external display, data transfer to other traffic participants or centralised traffic controller
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/052 with provision for determining speed or overspeed speed measuring in general G01P
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A stop violation detection system and method includes at least one sensor mounted to establish a light shield adjacent a first vehicle, at least one image capture device mounted to record at least one image adjacent the first vehicle, and a control unit operatively coupled with the at least one sensor and the at least one image capture device to detect breach of the light shield by a second vehicle and record the breach of the light shield by the second vehicle with the at least one image capture device.

Claims

1. A stop violation detection system, comprising:

at least one sensor mounted to establish a light shield adjacent a first vehicle;

at least one image capture device mounted to record at least one image adjacent the first vehicle; and

a control unit operatively coupled with the at least one sensor and the at least one image capture device to detect breach of the light shield by a second vehicle and record the breach of the light shield by the second vehicle with the at least one image capture device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first vehicle comprises a school bus.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the light shield comprises a horizontal light shield.

4. The system of claim 1, the light shield to establish a forward zone with respect to orientation of the first vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1, the light shield to establish a rearward zone with respect to orientation of the first vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1, the light shield to establish a zone to a specific distance from the first vehicle.

7. The system of claim 1, the at least one sensor to determine a speed of a vehicle within a zone of the light shield.

8. The system of claim 1, the at least one sensor to determine a size of a vehicle within a zone of the light shield.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one image capture device comprises a forward facing image capture device with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one image capture device comprises a rearward facing image capture device with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1, the at least one image capture device to retroactively record the second vehicle within or passing through the light shield.

12. A stop violation detection method, comprising:

activating at least one sensor in response to a stop sequence of a first vehicle, including establishing a light shield adjacent the first vehicle with the at least one sensor in response to the stop sequence;

detecting breach of the light shield by a second vehicle; and

in response to the detecting, activating at least one image capture device to record the breach of the light shield by the second vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first vehicle comprises a school bus.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

powering the at least one sensor and placing the at least one sensor in a standby mode prior to activating the at least one sensor; and

powering the at least one image capture device and placing the at least one image capture device in a standby mode prior to activating the at least one image capture device.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein establishing the light shield comprises establishing a horizontal light shield adjacent the first vehicle.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein establishing the light shield comprises establishing at least one of a forward zone with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle and a rearward zone with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a speed of a vehicle within a zone of the light shield.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a size of a vehicle within a zone of the light shield.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein activating the at least one image capture device comprises at least one of activating a forward facing image capture device with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle and activating a rearward facing image capture device with respect to an orientation of the first vehicle.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein establishing the light shield comprises defining a zone to a specific distance from the first vehicle.