Intersection vehicle collision avoidance system

• US 8,773,281 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2011
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ohanes D. Ghazarian
• Original Assignee: Ohanes D. Ghazarian
• Inventors: Ghazarian, Ohanes D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US13/373,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20120095646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 340/903, 340/907, 340/901, 340/919, 340/931, 340/933, 340/936
• US Class Current: 340/903
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/52 Determining velocity
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/164 Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system which alerts vehicle drivers to avoid intersection vehicle collision, the system comprises of a plurality of vehicles containing a vehicle mount or portable collision avoidance device, equipped with a GPS receiver for providing vehicle location, vehicle travel direction, vehicle speed, vehicle distance from an intersection location to the vehicle collision avoidance device processor, and an RF transceiver for receiving plurality of intersection location traffic signal lights condition information from a broadcasting station, which includes at least one traffic light condition signal at acquisition time. The processor compares the received vehicle GPS location information, with vehicle travel direction, vehicle distance from the intersection, vehicle speed and received broadcasted signal light condition information, and accordingly generates a first warning alarm signal to warn the driver of not being in compliance with the traffic light condition, if the driver becomes none responsive, the collision avoidance device transmits a secondary warring alarm signal(s) to other vehicle drivers indicating the presence of an intersection vehicle collision condition.

Claims

1. A system for avoiding intersection vehicle collision, said system comprises of;

a vehicle mount or portable collision avoidance device, containing a vehicle speed compare-tore CPU or speed reader, and a GPS vehicle travel direction and location detection circuitry, an RF transceiver, for receiving plurality of location traffic signal light condition information from a broadcasting station, at least one traffic light condition signal information at acquisition time, includes, a traffic light period an elapsed time period from a time point changed to the corresponding signal to the acquisition time point of the traffic light information, traffic light location information, information about the acquisition time point of the traffic light information,

and designed to communicate with RF warning alarm signal(s) with other vehicle(s), equipped with a collision avoidance device, and a first and a second warning alarm circuitry, said traffic light broadcasting station transmitting signals containing information to each one of said plurality location traffic signal light condition, if a particular traffic signal condition information does not permit particular direction traveling vehicle(s) to pass the intersection, at a predetermine distance from said intersection, said vehicle(s) collision avoidance device receiver receives said traffic signal condition information associated with said vehicle travel direction, said vehicle collision avoidance device processor compares said received traffic signal condition signal information with said vehicle GPS travel direction, GPS location distance from said intersection signal light location, and compares with said vehicle speed, if said vehicle speed is not in compliances with said traffic signal condition, said vehicle collision avoidance device initiates said first internal warning alarm signal(s) to warn the driver to slow down the vehicle to stop at said intersection, if the driver becomes non responsive to said first warning alarm signal(s), at a predetermined time said vehicle collision avoidance device initiates said secondary external alarm signal by transmitting RF warning signal(s) to said other vehicle(s) located within or within the boundaries of said intersection, said other vehicle(s) collision avoidance device upon receipt of said transmitted signal(s) generates a warning alarm signal(s) to alert the driver to take necessary measures to avoid intersection collision with said vehicle.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said vehicle collision avoidance device generated first internal warning alarm is audible, verbal, visual, or vibrating alarm signals to warn the driver, and said secondary external alarm signal additionally comprises of a honking horn and or vehicle light(s) flash, used to generate audio and or visual alarm signals to warn pedestrians and or other vehicle driver(s) to the presence of an intersection collision condition.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein said vehicle Collision avoidance device is equipped with a GPS receiver for providing vehicle location, vehicle travel direction, vehicle speed, vehicle distance from said intersection location information to said vehicle collision avoidance device processor, said processor compares said vehicle GPS location, with said vehicle travel direction, said vehicle distance from said intersection, said vehicle speed and with said received broadcasted signal light condition information and accordingly determines said vehicle driver is or is not in compliance with said traffic signal condition, and generates said first and secondary warning alarm signals.

5. The system defined in claim 1 wherein said traffic signal light condition signals Is transmitted from a broadcasting station utilizing LAN, WAN, Internet, Satellite, cellular or other wireless means, and said broadcast signals are received by said vehicle collision avoidance device receiver, or transceiver, which contains intersection(s) traffic signal light location information in it'"'"'s data base, said vehicle collision avoidance processor compares said received traffic signal light condition signal(s) with said vehicle GPS location, with vehicle speed and with said particular intersection location distance from the vehicle, and accordingly generate said first and second warning alarm signals.

4. A system for avoiding intersection vehicle collision system, wherein said system comprises;

a plurality of vehicles containing a vehicle mount or portable vehicle collision avoidance device having;

an RF transceiver designed for receiving plurality of intersection traffic signal light condition information from a broadcasting station, which includes, at least one traffic light condition signal information at acquisition time, a traffic light period an elapsed time period from a time point changed to the corresponding signal to the acquisition time point of the traffic light information, traffic light location information, information about the acquisition time point of the traffic light information,

and said vehicle collision device is designed to communicate with RF warning alarm signal(s) with other vehicle(s) located at the intersection, equipped with a collision avoidance device, a GPS receiver a processor containing at least one map data base and a first and second warning alarm generating circuitry, said GPS receiver map database containing location information of plurality of intersection having traffic signals, said vehicle collision avoidance devise GPS map processor in response to detecting said vehicle movement direction towards a particular interaction location, and in response to received said particular intersection traffic signal light condition broadcast signal information, said vehicle collision avoidance device processor compares said particular intersection signal light condition received signal(s) information with said vehicle GPS location information, said vehicle distance from said intersection and said vehicle movement direction, with said vehicle speed, to determines if vehicle speed is in compliance based on said vehicle location received GPS information and given intersection traffic signal light location information, If said traffic signal light condition signal(s) does not permit vehicle(s) to cross the intersection and the driver becomes not in compliance with said traffic signal light condition, said vehicle collision avoidance device initiates said first warning alarm signal(s) to warn the driver to slow down to stop the vehicle at the intersection, if the driver becomes none responsive to said first warning alarm, at a predetermined time said vehicle collision avoidance device generates a secondary RF warning alarm and establishes communication link with other vehicle(s) located within the proximity of the intersection equipped with a collision avoidance device, which upon receipt of said secondary transmitted signal, generates a warning alarm signal(s) to warn the other vehicle driver(s) to take necessary action to avoid intersection vehicle collision.

6. The system defined in claim 4 wherein said plurality of intersection traffic signal light condition information is transmitted from a broadcasting station through LAN, WAN, Internet, Satellite, cellular or other wireless means, and said broadcast signals are received by said vehicle collision avoidance device receiver, which contains intersection(s) traffic signal light location information said vehicle collision avoidance processor compares said received traffic signal light condition signal(s) with said vehicle GPS location, with vehicle speed and with said particular intersection location distance from the vehicle, and accordingly generate said first and second warning alarm signals.

7. The system according to claim 4 wherein said vehicle collision avoidance device generated first internal warning alarm by audible, verbal, visual, or vibrating alarm signals, and said secondary warning alarm signal additionally comprises of a honking horn and or vehicle light(s), used to generate audio and or visual alarm signals to warn pedestrians and or other vehicle driver(s) to the presence of an intersection collision condition.