Method and System for Monitoring Road Surface Conditions
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a road surface of a road network, the method comprising:
- associating a mobile computer unit with a vehicle operating on said road network;
monitoring the road surface using said mobile computer unit during said vehicle operation;
determining a position of the vehicle in response to detecting a bump on the road surface; and
receiving information of the detected bump and the determined position of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Monitoring road surface conditions using a mobile computer unit carried by a vehicle operating on a road network and adapted to detect information about the road surface conditions. The detection may be done by means of bump sensors which may also provide information on the size and the depth of the bump according to a detected shock with respect to the vehicle speed. Such information may then be transmitted to a central controller server. The central server may use the collected information for several purposes, such as help in planning maintenance of the road network; forwarded to users and vehicles for journey planning purposes; and to deviate traffic in case of extreme surface damage.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a road surface of a road network, the method comprising:
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associating a mobile computer unit with a vehicle operating on said road network; monitoring the road surface using said mobile computer unit during said vehicle operation; determining a position of the vehicle in response to detecting a bump on the road surface; and receiving information of the detected bump and the determined position of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising computer readable code stored in a computer readable media, said computer readable code including computer instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of monitoring a road surface of a road network, the method comprising:
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associating a mobile computer unit with a vehicle operating on said road network; monitoring the road surface using said mobile computer unit during said vehicle operation; determining a position of the vehicle in response to detecting a bump on the road surface; and receiving information of the detected bump and the determined position of the vehicle.
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15. A system for monitoring a road surface of a road network, the system comprising:
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a mobile computer unit; associating means for associating the mobile computer unit with a vehicle operating on said road network; a monitor for monitoring the road surface using said mobile computer unit during said vehicle operation; a position location system for determining a position of the vehicle in response to detecting a bump on the road surface; and a server for receiving information of the detected bump and the determined position of the vehicle.
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16. A mobile computer unit adapted to be carried by a vehicle operating on a road network and adapted to be used in a system for monitoring a road network surface, the mobile computer unit comprising:
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a shock sensor for detecting bumps on the road surface during operation of the vehicle; a positioning system for determining a position of the vehicle at a moment of bump detection; and communication means for receiving information on the detected bump and the determined position of the vehicle.
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Specification