METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE PREVENTION OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS CAUSES BY FAILURE TO OBEY ROAD REGULATIONS, A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SYSTEM, A MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM, AND USE OF THE SYSTEM IN VEHICLES

• US 20140114502A1
• Filed: 03/21/2012
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Denis Hugron, Jean-Paul Aubin
• Original Assignee: Denis Hugron, Jean-Paul Aubin
• Inventors: Hugron, Denis, Aubin, Jean-Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/006,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20140114502A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/105 Longitudinal acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/125 Lateral acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/60 Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/146 Speed limiting
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/16 Tactile feedback to the driver, e.g. vibration or force feedback to the driver on the steering wheel or the accelerator pedal
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

The present disclosure introduces an accident prevention method and system. The system is suitable for installation in a vehicle. A device measures at least one driving parameter of the vehicle. A controller is supplied with at least one traffic rule in order to detect, in response to the driving parameter, one or more traffic violations by a driver of the vehicle. A display, visible from outside the vehicle, shows data related to the traffic violations committed by the driver. A method of manufacture of the system, a vehicle equipped with the system, and uses of the system are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An accident prevention system, the system suitable for installation in a vehicle, comprising:

a device for measuring at least one driving parameter of the vehicle;

a controller supplied with at least one traffic rule in order to detect, in response to the at least one driving parameter, one or more traffic violations by a driver of the vehicle; and

a display, visible from outside the vehicle, of data related to the one or more traffic violations.

2. An accident prevention system according to claim 1, comprising an accelerometer for detecting the at least one driving parameter.

3. An accident prevention system according to claim 2, wherein the accelerometer is vertical axis accelerometer.

4. An accident prevention system according to claim 2, comprising a data storage memory connected to the controller for storing a measurement obtained by the accelerometer.

5. An accident prevention system according to claim 2, wherein the accelerometer is configured to detect a driving condition selected from the group consisting of rolling on the shoulder of a road, an axial impact on the vehicle, an avoidance maneuver, cutting the path of another vehicle, running off the road, and an acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold.

6. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:

a transmitting/receiving device coupled to the controller and configured to transmit to a central unit the at least one driving parameter of the vehicle and to receive from the central unit at least one instruction for the controller;

wherein the controller is configured to modify the display of the data related to one or more traffic violations in response to the at least one instruction.

7. An accident prevention system according to claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to change a parameter setting of the vehicle electrical system in response to the at least one command.

8. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the controller is configured to modify a parameter setting of the vehicle electrical system upon detection of a predetermined number of traffic violations.

9. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising a controller connected to a physical interface, wherein the interface is configured to allow identification of the driver so as to program the controller based on a profile of the driver.

10. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a display, visible to the driver, of the data related to the one or more traffic violations.

11. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the display of the data related to the one or more traffic violations comprises a plurality of elements that can be distinguished by their colors, their shapes or a combination of their colors and shapes.

12. An accident prevention system according to claim 11, wherein a sequence of green, yellow or orange, and red and represents a gradation of risk related to a behavior of the driver.

13. An accident prevention system according to claim 11, wherein a sequence of a circle, a triangle and a square represents a gradation of the risk related to a behavior of the driver.

14. An accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the display of data related to the one or more traffic violations comprises an element selected from the group consisting of a display device on the rear window of the vehicle, a display device on a side window of the vehicle, a display device on the roof of the vehicle, a display device embedded in the body of the vehicle, and a combination thereof.

15. A method for installing the accident prevention system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 14, comprising installing the device for measuring and the controller in the vehicle and installing the display so as to be visible from outside of the vehicle.

16. An automobile characterized in that it is equipped with the accident prevention system according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

17. Use of a system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, or as obtained by the method of claim 15, or use of a vehicle according to claim 16 for preparing a report on a behavior of the driver of the vehicle.

18. Use of a system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, or as obtained by the method of claim 15, or use of a vehicle according to claim 16 for warning persons outside of the vehicle of a behavior of the driver of the vehicle.

19. An automobile accident prevention method, comprising:

measuring at least one driving parameter of the vehicle;

detecting, by a controller supplied with at least one traffic rule, in response to the at least one driving parameter, one or more traffic violations by a driver of the vehicle; and

displaying data related to the one or more traffic violations so that the data is visible from outside the vehicle.

20. An accident prevention method according to claim 19, wherein the at least one driving parameter is a measure of vehicle acceleration.

21. An accident prevention method according to claim 20, comprising storing the vehicle acceleration measurement.

22. An accident prevention method according to claim 20, wherein the measure of vehicle acceleration provides for detection of a driving condition selected from the group consisting of rolling on the shoulder of a road, an axial impact on the vehicle, an avoidance maneuver, cutting the path of another vehicle, running off the road, and an acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold.

23. An accident prevention method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, comprising:

transmitting the at least one driving parameter of the vehicle to a central unit;

receiving at least one instruction from the central unit; and

modifying the display of the data related to one or more traffic violations in response to the at least one instruction.

24. An accident prevention method according to claim 23, comprising changing a parameter setting of the vehicle electrical system in response to the at least one command.

25. An accident prevention method according to any one of claims 19 to 24, comprising modifying a parameter setting of the vehicle electrical system upon detection of a predetermined number of traffic violations.

26. An accident prevention method according to any one of claims 19 to 25, comprising programming the controller based on a profile of the driver.

27. An accident prevention method according to any one of claims 19 to 26, further comprising additional displaying the data related to the one or more traffic violations so that the data is visible to the driver.

28. An accident prevention method according to any one of claims 19 to 27, wherein displaying the data related to the one or more traffic violations comprises displaying a plurality of elements that can be distinguished by their colors, their shapes or a combination of their colors and shapes.

29. An accident prevention method according to claim 28, wherein a sequence of green, yellow or orange, and red represents a gradation of risk related to a behavior of the driver.

30. An accident prevention method according to claim 28, wherein a sequence of a circle, a triangle and a square represents a gradation of the risk related to a behavior of the driver.