Running red lights avoidance and virtual preemption system
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1. A system for in-car traffic light integrating with the vehicle automatic brake system for running red lights avoidance;
- The system for in-car traffic light integrating with the emergency vehicle virtual preemption system;
comprising, a GPS receiver module as a component of the vehicle unit to determine coordinates, speed, direction and date and time at real-time status;
GPS database of virtual trails of track points to determine the leg segments of intersections, a fixed time traffic light cycle database in which the fixed time light cycle mimics the average time of the actuated traffic light cycle for each leg segment for each direction at intersections;
wherein the leg segment could be a section of a road between two consecutive intersections or it could be a section of a road with only one end at an intersection;
also comprising;
LCD unit, LED strip unit, heads-up display unit.
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The present invention integrates the in-car traffic light system of Elsheemy with the vehicle'"'"'s automatic braking system to significantly reduce running red lights which causes outrageous accidents rates, injuries rates, death rates and damage rates at intersections, the present invention also provides a virtual preemption system integrated with the in-car traffic light system for both emergency vehicles and also civilians vehicles.
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1. A system for in-car traffic light integrating with the vehicle automatic brake system for running red lights avoidance;
- The system for in-car traffic light integrating with the emergency vehicle virtual preemption system;
comprising, a GPS receiver module as a component of the vehicle unit to determine coordinates, speed, direction and date and time at real-time status;
GPS database of virtual trails of track points to determine the leg segments of intersections, a fixed time traffic light cycle database in which the fixed time light cycle mimics the average time of the actuated traffic light cycle for each leg segment for each direction at intersections;
wherein the leg segment could be a section of a road between two consecutive intersections or it could be a section of a road with only one end at an intersection;
also comprising;
LCD unit, LED strip unit, heads-up display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
- The system for in-car traffic light integrating with the emergency vehicle virtual preemption system;
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9. The vehicle unit'"'"'s LCD comprising;
- a number of LED indicators to be used for the in-car traffic light system, wherein a green LED indicator for proceeding at an intersection, a yellow LED indicator to prepare to stop short of the intersection, a red LED indicator for a complete stop at an intersection, a green right-turning arrow LED indicator for right turning, a green left-turning arrow LED indicator for left turning and an intersection indicator;
wherein a LED indicator only illuminates when the vehicle is less than few meters away from a programmed intersection during yellow or red light phases. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- a number of LED indicators to be used for the in-car traffic light system, wherein a green LED indicator for proceeding at an intersection, a yellow LED indicator to prepare to stop short of the intersection, a red LED indicator for a complete stop at an intersection, a green right-turning arrow LED indicator for right turning, a green left-turning arrow LED indicator for left turning and an intersection indicator;
- 13. A system for emergency vehicle virtual preemption to provide a priority safe route for emergency vehicles, the system neither rely on vehicle to intersection communication nor network communication.
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25. The vehicle GPS coordinates used to determine the weather conditions from weather database.
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