CA2186790A1 - Excess speed calculator and signaler - Google Patents
Excess speed calculator and signalerInfo
- Publication number
- CA2186790A1 CA2186790A1 CA002186790A CA2186790A CA2186790A1 CA 2186790 A1 CA2186790 A1 CA 2186790A1 CA 002186790 A CA002186790 A CA 002186790A CA 2186790 A CA2186790 A CA 2186790A CA 2186790 A1 CA2186790 A1 CA 2186790A1
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- speed
- vehicle
- roadway
- posted
- excess
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P3/00—Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds
- G01P3/42—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W30/00—Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units, or advanced driver assistance systems for ensuring comfort, stability and safety or drive control systems for propelling or retarding the vehicle
- B60W30/14—Adaptive cruise control
- B60W30/143—Speed control
- B60W30/146—Speed limiting
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P3/00—Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds
- G01P3/42—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means
- G01P3/50—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring linear speed
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
- G08G1/052—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for determining speed or overspeed
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096708—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
- G08G1/096716—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096733—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place
- G08G1/09675—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W2555/00—Input parameters relating to exterior conditions, not covered by groups B60W2552/00, B60W2554/00
- B60W2555/60—Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W2556/00—Input parameters relating to data
- B60W2556/45—External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
- B60W2556/50—External transmission of data to or from the vehicle for navigation systems
Abstract
In a device for calculating and signaling excess vehicular speed to the vehicle occupants, it is known to have a component which transmits a digital signal of the lawful maximum roadway speed limit posted from a fixed point transmitter to an in-vehicle signal receiving component which in turn sends the posted maximum speed digital value to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler. An additional component is a digital speedometer which sends the actual vehicle speed digital value to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler.
The Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device, upon receiving these two digital values, makes a comparison of the maximum posted speed limit value to the actual vehicle speed value and subsequently sends a signal to an audible alarm and visual display inside the vehicle when the posted digital roadway speed limit is exceeded by the actual digital speed of the vehicle. The visual display and audible alarm will continue until: the driver reduces the vehicle speed to the lawful maximum posted roadway speed limit, or the driver turns off the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device, or the vehicle proceeds along the roadway until the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device receives another digital signal from the next fixed point posted roadway maximum speed transmitter, recalculates for excess vehicular speed and stops sending the visual and audible signals when vehicular speed is within the lawful posted roadway speed limit or alternatively, signals the newly calculated excess speed condition.
There is no previous application known which calculates a comparison of the lawful maximum roadway speed limit posted to the actual vehicle speed for the purpose of issuing an alarm to the occupants inside the said vehicle when the speed of travel is in excess of the lawful maximum roadway speed limit posted.
The Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device, upon receiving these two digital values, makes a comparison of the maximum posted speed limit value to the actual vehicle speed value and subsequently sends a signal to an audible alarm and visual display inside the vehicle when the posted digital roadway speed limit is exceeded by the actual digital speed of the vehicle. The visual display and audible alarm will continue until: the driver reduces the vehicle speed to the lawful maximum posted roadway speed limit, or the driver turns off the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device, or the vehicle proceeds along the roadway until the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler device receives another digital signal from the next fixed point posted roadway maximum speed transmitter, recalculates for excess vehicular speed and stops sending the visual and audible signals when vehicular speed is within the lawful posted roadway speed limit or alternatively, signals the newly calculated excess speed condition.
There is no previous application known which calculates a comparison of the lawful maximum roadway speed limit posted to the actual vehicle speed for the purpose of issuing an alarm to the occupants inside the said vehicle when the speed of travel is in excess of the lawful maximum roadway speed limit posted.
Description
21867!3~
Specification The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" invention relates to an electrical device to make a mathematical determination of a vehicle's excess rate of speed over the roadway posted speed limit and to issue a visual display signal and audible alarm signal to alert vehicle occupants when the vehicle rate of speed exceeds the roadway posted speed limit.
In essence, the invention is a traffic control methodology which has at its centre-point a means of voluntary driver speed control.
There is no previous application known which makes this dete"llhlalion of a vehicle's excess speed over the lawful m~ximllm roadway speed limit posted for the purpose of issuing alarm signals to alert the vehicle occ-1pants and in particular to give the vehicle driver the opportunity to voluntarily reduce vehicle speed to the lawful roadway speed limit.
Present traffic control practices use law enforcement "radar devices" to independently determine the rate of speed of a vehicle and in-vehicle "radar detectors" are used by vehicle occ~p~ntc to determine the presence of a "radar device" in use. The underlying principle of this traffic control system is to have the law enforcement agent stop the vehicle in violation of the lawful maximum speed limit and issue a violation notice to the vehicle driver. The "radar detector" signals the presence of a law e~orcement "radar device" which is intended to have the driver reduce vehicular speed, if the driver considers the vehicle is traveling in excess of the lawful roadway speed lirnit.
The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" is an alternative to the present traff1c control 21867~0 methodology. The "Excess Speed C~lcul~tor and Signaler" is used solely by the vehicle occup~nts to determine the condition where the vehicle is traveling in excess of the lawful m~imllm roadway speed limit posted in order to allow the driver to voluntarily reduce the vehicle speed to the lawful limit, regardless of the presence or absence of law enforcement "radar devices". We believe the use of the "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" will aid vehicle drivers in abiding by posted speed limits by sign~ling to the vehicle occup~nt~
and, in particular, the driver when the vehicle is traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. This immç~ te knowledge will give the driver an opportunity to voluntarily çlimin~te the excess vehicle speed above the posted speed limit. The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" will reduce traff1c acçidçnts due to excessive vehicular speed by reduçing the number of speeding vehicles on the posted roadways.
In the schematic drawing which illustrates the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1, the "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" invention, (Reference #4), is installed inside a vehicle and is connected by hard wire to: a posted m~ximum speed receiver and sender -~Reference #2), a vehicle speedometer actual speed sender - (Reference #3), a visual excess speed display - (Reference #5) and an audible alarm - (l~eference #6). Outside the vehicle is a fixed point posted mL~ulllulll speed llan~ r - (Reference #l) which sends an intermittent digital signal ofthe m~ximl~m roadway speed limit to oncoming vehicular traffic. As a vehicle equipped with the Excess Speed C~lc~ tQr and Signaler invention approaches the posted maximum speed lli1n~lll;ller (Reference #1), the in-vehicle posted maximum speed receiver and sender - (Reference #2) receives the digital m~ximllm posted speed value and sends this information to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler -21~6790 (Reference #4). A digital speedometer - (Rerelence #3) sends the actual vehicle speed digital value to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4). The invention, the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler, upon receiving these two digital values makes a comparison of the maximum posted speed limit value to the actual vehicle speed value and subsequently sends a signal to the visual excess speed display - (Reference #5) and an audible alarm - (Reference #6) to alert the vehicle occupants when the posted digital roadway speed limit is exceeded by the actual digital speed of the vehicle. This visual and audible information will allow the driver to voluntarily reduce the vehicle speed to the lawful roadway posted speed limit. The visual display - (Reference #5) and audible alarm - (Reference #6) will continue until: the driver reduces the vehicle speed to the maximum posted roadway speed limit, the driver turns offthe Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4), or the vehicle proceeds down the roadway until the Excess Speed C~lcul~tor and Signaler - (Reference #4) receives another digital signal from the next fixed point posted roadway maximum speed ll~ns~ ler - (Reference #l) upon which the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4) recalculates for excess vehicular speed and stops sending the visual and audible signals when vehicular speed is within the lawful posted roadway speed limit, or signals the newly calculated excess speed condition.
Specification The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" invention relates to an electrical device to make a mathematical determination of a vehicle's excess rate of speed over the roadway posted speed limit and to issue a visual display signal and audible alarm signal to alert vehicle occupants when the vehicle rate of speed exceeds the roadway posted speed limit.
In essence, the invention is a traffic control methodology which has at its centre-point a means of voluntary driver speed control.
There is no previous application known which makes this dete"llhlalion of a vehicle's excess speed over the lawful m~ximllm roadway speed limit posted for the purpose of issuing alarm signals to alert the vehicle occ-1pants and in particular to give the vehicle driver the opportunity to voluntarily reduce vehicle speed to the lawful roadway speed limit.
Present traffic control practices use law enforcement "radar devices" to independently determine the rate of speed of a vehicle and in-vehicle "radar detectors" are used by vehicle occ~p~ntc to determine the presence of a "radar device" in use. The underlying principle of this traffic control system is to have the law enforcement agent stop the vehicle in violation of the lawful maximum speed limit and issue a violation notice to the vehicle driver. The "radar detector" signals the presence of a law e~orcement "radar device" which is intended to have the driver reduce vehicular speed, if the driver considers the vehicle is traveling in excess of the lawful roadway speed lirnit.
The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" is an alternative to the present traff1c control 21867~0 methodology. The "Excess Speed C~lcul~tor and Signaler" is used solely by the vehicle occup~nts to determine the condition where the vehicle is traveling in excess of the lawful m~imllm roadway speed limit posted in order to allow the driver to voluntarily reduce the vehicle speed to the lawful limit, regardless of the presence or absence of law enforcement "radar devices". We believe the use of the "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" will aid vehicle drivers in abiding by posted speed limits by sign~ling to the vehicle occup~nt~
and, in particular, the driver when the vehicle is traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. This immç~ te knowledge will give the driver an opportunity to voluntarily çlimin~te the excess vehicle speed above the posted speed limit. The "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" will reduce traff1c acçidçnts due to excessive vehicular speed by reduçing the number of speeding vehicles on the posted roadways.
In the schematic drawing which illustrates the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1, the "Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler" invention, (Reference #4), is installed inside a vehicle and is connected by hard wire to: a posted m~ximum speed receiver and sender -~Reference #2), a vehicle speedometer actual speed sender - (Reference #3), a visual excess speed display - (Reference #5) and an audible alarm - (l~eference #6). Outside the vehicle is a fixed point posted mL~ulllulll speed llan~ r - (Reference #l) which sends an intermittent digital signal ofthe m~ximl~m roadway speed limit to oncoming vehicular traffic. As a vehicle equipped with the Excess Speed C~lc~ tQr and Signaler invention approaches the posted maximum speed lli1n~lll;ller (Reference #1), the in-vehicle posted maximum speed receiver and sender - (Reference #2) receives the digital m~ximllm posted speed value and sends this information to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler -21~6790 (Reference #4). A digital speedometer - (Rerelence #3) sends the actual vehicle speed digital value to the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4). The invention, the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler, upon receiving these two digital values makes a comparison of the maximum posted speed limit value to the actual vehicle speed value and subsequently sends a signal to the visual excess speed display - (Reference #5) and an audible alarm - (Reference #6) to alert the vehicle occupants when the posted digital roadway speed limit is exceeded by the actual digital speed of the vehicle. This visual and audible information will allow the driver to voluntarily reduce the vehicle speed to the lawful roadway posted speed limit. The visual display - (Reference #5) and audible alarm - (Reference #6) will continue until: the driver reduces the vehicle speed to the maximum posted roadway speed limit, the driver turns offthe Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4), or the vehicle proceeds down the roadway until the Excess Speed C~lcul~tor and Signaler - (Reference #4) receives another digital signal from the next fixed point posted roadway maximum speed ll~ns~ ler - (Reference #l) upon which the Excess Speed Calculator and Signaler - (Reference #4) recalculates for excess vehicular speed and stops sending the visual and audible signals when vehicular speed is within the lawful posted roadway speed limit, or signals the newly calculated excess speed condition.
Claims (6)
1 An electrical device to be used inside a specific motor vehicle which receives digital signals from two other devices; one of the digital signals being the maximum lawful roadway speed limit posted for a particular location, the other digital signal being the actual speed of the specific motor vehicle in which the device is being used.
2 An electrical device as defined in claim 1, in which the mathematical values of the two digital signals received are compared.
3 An electrical device as defined in claim 1 or claim 2 which upon comparison of the two digital values of the signals received, determines that the digital value of one of the signals received relating to the actual speed of the specific motor vehicle is in excess of the digital value of the other signal received relating to the maximum lawful roadway speed limit posted for a particular location.
4 An electrical device as defined in claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3 which upon determining the condition of excess speed of a specific vehicle over the maximum lawful roadway speed limit for a particular location, produces an output signal which is sent to an audible and visual alarm.
5 An electrical device as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4 which will continue to send an output signal to an audible and visual alarm until the electronic device is turned off or, the condition of the excess speed of the specific vehicle over the maximum lawful roadway speed limit posted for a particular location is eliminated by the vehicle driver reducing the actual speed of the vehicle to the lawful limit or, or the vehicle proceeds down the roadway to a new maximum lawful roadway speed limit signal when the comparison of the two new values is made and stops sending the visual and audible signals when vehicular speed is within the lawful posted roadway speed limit, or alternatively, signals the newly calculated excess speed condition.
6 An electrical device as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5 which when used inside a specific motor vehicle will alert the vehicle occupants to the condition of excess speed of the vehicle in which they are traveling over the maximum lawful roadway speed limit posted in order to give the vehicle driver an opportunity to voluntarily reduce the vehicle speed to the lawful roadway speed limit for the particular location.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA002186790A CA2186790A1 (en) | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Excess speed calculator and signaler |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA002186790A CA2186790A1 (en) | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Excess speed calculator and signaler |
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| CA2186790A1 true CA2186790A1 (en) | 1998-03-31 |
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| CA002186790A Abandoned CA2186790A1 (en) | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Excess speed calculator and signaler |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6728605B2 (en) | 2001-05-16 | 2004-04-27 | Beacon Marine Security Limited | Vehicle speed monitoring system and method |
| US7366614B2 (en) | 2005-11-04 | 2008-04-29 | Roy Russell L | Methods and apparatus for emergency rig monitoring |
| US8314692B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2012-11-20 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Axial relative speed indicator |
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1996
- 1996-09-30 CA CA002186790A patent/CA2186790A1/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6728605B2 (en) | 2001-05-16 | 2004-04-27 | Beacon Marine Security Limited | Vehicle speed monitoring system and method |
| US7366614B2 (en) | 2005-11-04 | 2008-04-29 | Roy Russell L | Methods and apparatus for emergency rig monitoring |
| US8314692B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2012-11-20 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Axial relative speed indicator |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Discontinued |