INFRARED LOGICAL MATRIX-STYLE TRAFFIC VIOLATION DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20160364984A1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: CHANG, FENG-CHIA, CHIEN, SHIH-CHE
• Application Number:
  US14/736,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/54 of traffic, e.g. cars on the road, trains or boats
• 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

Abstract

An infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection method and apparatus are introduced for use at junctions of roads to detect traffic violations, such as going through a red light illegally and speeding, incur a low cost, and manifest a competitive edge. The apparatus includes a body, a sensing device, a signal determination processing device, an image capturing device, and a M×N array zone. The method includes the steps of starting a sensing device; detecting a M×N array zone; determining whether a temperature variation has occurred to the M×N array zone, and capturing a traffic violation-related image.

Claims

1. An infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection method, adapted to integrate a sensing device and an image recognizing device for use in detecting a traffic violation, the method comprises the steps of:

starting the sensing device, so as to detect an array zone temperature and generate a temperature signal with a thermal energy sensing device;

detecting a M×

N array zone, wherein the thermal energy sensing device detects a temperature variation in the M×

N array zone while a vehicle is passing the M×

N array zone and generates a temperature variation signal;

determining the temperature variation in the M×

N array zone and receiving the temperature variation signal, going to the step of capturing a traffic violation-related image if the temperature variation is determined to be abnormal, and going back to the step of detecting a M×

N array zone if the temperature variation is determined to be normal; and

capturing a traffic violation-related image.

2. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection method of claim 1, wherein the step 3 of determining the temperature variation in the M×

N array zone further comprises determining at least one of going through a red light illegally, changing lane illegally, crossing a double yellow line illegally, and reverse driving.

3. An infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus, adapted to integrate a sensing device and an image recognizing device for use in detecting a traffic violation, the apparatus comprising:

a body being a casing having a plurality of holes;

the sensing device disposed beside the body and adapted to detect a moving vehicle and generate a vehicle status signal;

a signal determination processing device disposed in the body and adapted to determine whether the vehicle has committed a traffic violation in accordance with a vehicle status signal generated from the sensing device;

an image capturing device disposed beside the body and adapted to drive a plurality of image capturing devices for capturing images of the vehicle in accordance with the traffic violation vehicle signal of the signal determination processing device; and

a M×

N array zone for providing a standard whereby the sensing device determines a road block temperature variation.

4. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus of claim 3, wherein the sensing device is a temperature sensor.

5. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus of claim 4, wherein the temperature sensor is one of an infrared temperature sensor, a thermal imager, a thermal imaging device and a thermal imaging camcorder.

6. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus of claim 3, wherein the signal determination processing device comprises a combination of at least one of a logical circuit, a microprocessor, a DSP (digital signal processor), a FPGA program, an ASIC chip, and a computer.

7. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus of claim 3, wherein the image capturing device comprises a combination of at least one of a CCD, a CMOS, a camera and a camcorder.

8. The infrared logical matrix-style traffic violation detection apparatus of claim 4, wherein the temperature sensor operates in conjunction with at least one of a radar, a laser and an induction coil.