Traffic management system

• US 8,803,705 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2011
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Jian-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Adnan, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US13/095,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 340/995.13, 340901-995, 340/510
• US Class Current: 340/907
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0133 for classifying traffic situation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0145 for active traffic flow control

Abstract

A traffic management system includes a data processing unit which communicates with a road leading unit and a vehicle management unit. The road leading unit comprises a plurality of grooves and isolation railings, the grooves are formed on a road, and the isolation railings are received in the grooves and can be opened to divide the road. The data processing unit can receive vehicle identification information and driving direction information from the vehicle management unit. The data processing unit comprises a data analysis module and a control module. The data analysis module is operable to estimate road condition information and count a total traffic demand index for each road according to the vehicle identification information and the driving direction information. The control module is operable to control the isolation railings to open or retract according to the total traffic demand index.

Claims

1. A traffic management system, comprising:

a data processing unit communicating with a road leading unit that comprises a plurality of grooves and isolation railings, wherein the grooves are formed on a road, and the isolation railings are received in the grooves and are extendable out of the grooves opened to divide the road;

the data processing unit receiving vehicle identification information and driving direction information from a vehicle management unit, the data processing unit comprising;

a data analysis module operable to estimate road condition information and count a total traffic demand index for each road according to the vehicle identification information and the driving direction information; and

a control module operable to control the isolation railings to extend out of the grooves or retract into the grooves according to the total traffic demand index wherein the isolation railings can extend or retract perpendicular to the road.

2. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle management unit comprises a vehicle identification module operable to predetermine the vehicle identification information.

3. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle management unit comprises a driving direction identification module operable to identify the driving direction information of a vehicle.

4. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the driving direction identification module communicates with a global positioning system module located in a vehicle.

5. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle management unit further comprises an antenna and a signal processing module electronically connected the antenna, the antenna communicates with the data processing unit;

the signal processing module is operable to convert the vehicle identification information and the driving direction information into RF signals, and encode wireless signals received by the antenna to get corresponding electric signals.

6. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the vehicle management unit further comprises an alarm device, the alarm device is electronically connected to the signal processing module to show the road condition information according to the electric signals.

7. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the alarm device includes three indication lights positioned side by side, the middle indication light represents information of the road condition ahead of a vehicle, the left indication light represents information of the road condition on the left side of a vehicle, and the right indication light represents the right side of a vehicle.

8. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle management unit is located in a vehicle.

9. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the road leading unit further comprises an electric engine, the electric engine is directed by the control module to extend or retract the isolation railings.

10. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the road leading unit further comprises a plurality of signal lights, the signal lights are electronically connected the control module to indicate the vehicles when a corresponding isolation railing is opened.

11. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grooves are formed between two lanes of the road.

12. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data analysis module has a predetermined weighting coefficient for each vehicle type to count the total traffic demand index.

13. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the total traffic demand index of a traffic direction is significantly higher than another traffic direction, the control module controls the isolation railing located on the road with lower traffic demand index to extend out of the grooves.

14. The traffic management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data processing unit further comprises a directional antenna, the directional antenna is electronically connected to the data analysis module and communicates with the vehicle management unit.