WIRELESS EARTH MAGNETIC INDUCTION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND ITS INSTALLATION METHOD

• US 20110193723A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shanghai Super-Electronic Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shanghai Super-Electronic Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: QIN, Zhong, Wang, Keyi, Wang, Shengyang, Pan, Rushan
• Granted Patent: US 8,390,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/941
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 11/00 Road engineering aspects of Embedding pads or other sensitive devices in paving or other road surfaces , e.g. traffic detectors, vehicle-operated pressure-sensitive actuators, devices for monitoring atmospheric or road conditionspressure-sensitive elements G01L; traffic control systems G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/042 using inductive or magnetic detectors

Abstract

The present invention providing a system and installation method of wireless vehicle detection based on earth magnetic induction a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, a battery module and a signal receiver module includes. When the system is installed, firstly, a cylindrical cavity is cut in the road lane along the driveway; secondly, the adhesive is smeared on the interior of the cylindrical cavity; thirdly, a vehicle detection shell is provided, which includes a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, and a battery module inside; the whole lower part of the vehicle detection shell is inserted into the cylindrical cavity, then the adhesive is filled between the vehicle detection shell and the interior of the cylindrical cavity, which makes the lower portion of the vehicle detection shell firmly cemented in the cylindrical cavity; finally, a signal receiver module and an external processing module is provided, the external processing module is connected to the signal collection module for analyzing and processing the signals received from the signal collection module. The present invention owns many advantages including: the small volume, sensitive detection performance, the fast installation and the easy maintenance.

Claims

1. A system of wireless vehicle detection device, comprising:

a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, a battery module and a signal receiver module;

wherein the signal collection module is connected to the signal conditioning module and the signal collection module sends signals to the signal conditioning module through the one-way transmission;

wherein the signal conditioning module is connected to the MCU control module and the signal conditioning module sends signals to the MCU control module through the one-way transmission;

wherein the MCU control module is connected to the wireless communication module and the MCU control module sends signals to the wireless communication module through the one-way transmission;

wherein the signal receiver module receives signals from the wireless communication via wireless communications;

wherein the battery module is connected to the signal conditioning module and for powering the signal conditioning; and

the system of the wireless vehicle detection device further comprises a vehicle detection shell, wherein the signal collection module, the signal conditioning module, the MCU control module, the wireless communication module, the battery module are all located in the vehicle detection shell, while the signal receiver module is located outside of the vehicle detection shell.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module comprises an integrated antenna, said integrated antenna is integrated with the signal collection module, a signal conditioning module and a MCU control module in one chip.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal communication frequency is 2.4 G.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising an external processing module, wherein the external processing module is connected to the signal collection module for analyzing and processing the signals received from the signal collection module.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the external processing module is a processing module used for processing information of vehicle position.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the external processing module is traffic control system, which including a signal control module, a red light signal module, a red-light-running control module and a camera device, said signal control module is connected to the red light signal module for ensuring the normal operation of the red light signal, the said red light signal module is connected to the light control module for transmitting the traffic signal information to the red-light-running control module;

the said signal collection module is connected to the red-light-running control module for transmitting the vehicle signal information to the red-light-running control module, the said red-light-running control module is connected to the camera device for controlling the camera device to take pictures of the vehicle which breaks traffic rules.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the vehicle detection shell is flat oval in shape with bulge in its center, the thickness of the upper portion is 1.2 cm, the diameter range of the upper portion is 9 cm˜

14 cm, the said lower portion of the vehicle detection shell is cylinder, the bottom diameter of the lower portion of the vehicle detection is less than 4 cm and the height of the lower portion of the vehicle detection shell is less than 6 cm.

8. A install method of wireless vehicle detection device, comprising:

Step 1;

Cutting a cylindrical cavity in the road surface along the driveway;

Step 2;

Smearing the adhesive on the interior of the cylindrical cavity;

Step 3;

Providing a vehicle detection shell, in which there is a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, and a battery module;

inserting the whole lower part of the vehicle detection shell into the cylindrical cavity, then filling with the adhesive between the vehicle detection shell and interior of the cylindrical cavity, which makes the lower portion of the vehicle detection shell firmly fixed in the cylindrical cavity;

Step 4;

Providing a signal receiver module, and the distance between the signal receiver module and the vehicle detection shell is over 40 m;

Step 5;

Providing an external processing module, the external processing module is connected to the signal collection module for analyzing and handling signals received from the signal collection module.

9. A install method of claim 8, in Step 3, wherein the upper portion of the vehicle detection shell is exposed to the surface of the ground and the edge of the upper portion of the shell closely adjoins the ground.