Method and device for improving traffic safety
First Claim
1. A method for improving traffic safety for a transport device, comprising:
- determining at least one current position and one current direction at specified intervals in the transport device;
retrieving geographical description data for at least one exclusion zone or danger area from a control center via a communication unit;
performing at least one of a collision calculation or a calculation of the alert zone for the at least one exclusion zone or danger area based on the determining and the retrieving; and
issuing at least one warning message upon a warning condition being fulfilled, the warning condition being selected to prevent intrusion into the at least one exclusion zone or danger area by way of a counter maneuver, whereina radius of an inner circle belonging to the at least one exclusion zone or danger area is determined as a function of speed of the transport device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention improves traffic safety in the field of aviation and in the field of shipping, and also in road traffic. In at least one embodiment, a method achieves this by determining at specified intervals a current position and a current direction, retrieving geographical description data for at least one exclusion zone or one danger area from a control center and from this data, by way of a warning condition, issuing at least one warning message, provided the warning condition has been fulfilled. In at least one embodiment, the warning condition is selected in such a way that intrusion into the at least one exclusion zone or one danger area can be securely prevented by way of an appropriate counter maneuver.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for improving traffic safety for a transport device, comprising:
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determining at least one current position and one current direction at specified intervals in the transport device; retrieving geographical description data for at least one exclusion zone or danger area from a control center via a communication unit; performing at least one of a collision calculation or a calculation of the alert zone for the at least one exclusion zone or danger area based on the determining and the retrieving; and issuing at least one warning message upon a warning condition being fulfilled, the warning condition being selected to prevent intrusion into the at least one exclusion zone or danger area by way of a counter maneuver, wherein a radius of an inner circle belonging to the at least one exclusion zone or danger area is determined as a function of speed of the transport device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for improving traffic safety of a transport device, comprising:
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a navigation unit configured to determine a current position and a current direction at specified intervals; a communication unit configured to retrieve geographical description data for at least one exclusion zone or danger area from a control center; and a collision unit configured to perform a collision calculation and configured to issue a warning message based upon the determined position, the determined direction and the retrieved geographical description data for the at least one exclusion zone or danger area, upon a warning condition being fulfilled, wherein a radius of an inner circle belonging to the at least one exclusion zone or danger area is determined as a function of speed of the transport device. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A device for improving traffic safety of a transport device, comprising:
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means for determining a current position and a current direction at specified intervals; means for retrieving geographical description data for at least one exclusion zone or danger area from a control center; and means for issuing a warning message based upon the determined position, the determined direction and the retrieved geographical description data for the at least one exclusion zone or danger area, upon a warning condition being fulfilled, wherein a radius of an inner circle belonging to the at least one exclusion zone or danger area is determined as a function of speed of the transport device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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