Vehicle guidance system
First Claim
1. A vehicle guidance system comprising a network of sensors and indicators extending along a roadway being traveled by a vehicle, the network comprising:
- multiple post assemblies spaced along the roadway, each holding at least one light module that illuminates a portion of the roadway forward from the post assembly, the post assembly being less than 5 feet tall;
a sensor array for sensing ambient or environmental conditions at or near at least one of said post assemblies and on or near the roadway along which the post assemblies are spaced, wherein at least one or more sensors of the sensor array activate the network based on light, wind, or vibration of an approaching vehicle;
a sensor communication/electronic-signaling network that signals at least one indicator of the ambient or environmental conditions, wherein the at least one indicator may be said at least one notification LED on one more of the post assemblies, a flashing or blinking light, an audible alarm, a digital sign, a signal to an on-vehicle alarm, a signal to an on-vehicle monitor, a signal to an on vehicle video screen, and another visual or audible signal; and
wherein activation of a sensor, of the sensor array, on multiple, adjacent post assemblies causes communication between the post assemblies to relay info about road conditions such as ice, rain, road damage, bridge damage, and other conditions.
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Abstract
A vehicle guidance system (VGS) facilitates interaction between human operated vehicles (HOV), autonomous driverless vehicles (ADV), and/or semi-autonomous vehicles, on the roadway, allowing safe interface with each other and with other elements, for example, weather conditions, traffic control systems, road conditions, obstructions that enter the roadway (people, rocks, animals, debris falling onto roadway from other vehicles), etc. The system provides guidance, communication, and control for the vehicles on the roadway, by using a solar-powered system comprising post assemblies having solar panel(s), sensors, forward and/or downward lighting, and other indicators/alarms to signal to the vehicle or driver regarding road, bridge, weather, accident, speeding, or other conditions of concern in the vicinity for safety and/or operability of the vehicle/driver(s).
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1. A vehicle guidance system comprising a network of sensors and indicators extending along a roadway being traveled by a vehicle, the network comprising:
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multiple post assemblies spaced along the roadway, each holding at least one light module that illuminates a portion of the roadway forward from the post assembly, the post assembly being less than 5 feet tall; a sensor array for sensing ambient or environmental conditions at or near at least one of said post assemblies and on or near the roadway along which the post assemblies are spaced, wherein at least one or more sensors of the sensor array activate the network based on light, wind, or vibration of an approaching vehicle; a sensor communication/electronic-signaling network that signals at least one indicator of the ambient or environmental conditions, wherein the at least one indicator may be said at least one notification LED on one more of the post assemblies, a flashing or blinking light, an audible alarm, a digital sign, a signal to an on-vehicle alarm, a signal to an on-vehicle monitor, a signal to an on vehicle video screen, and another visual or audible signal; and wherein activation of a sensor, of the sensor array, on multiple, adjacent post assemblies causes communication between the post assemblies to relay info about road conditions such as ice, rain, road damage, bridge damage, and other conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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