A nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on highway isolation belt

The high beam control system, which uses boxes and photosensitive elements installed on highway medians, has solved the problem of difficulty in obtaining evidence of high beams at night. It enables automatic identification and warning, improves law enforcement efficiency, and reduces traffic accidents.

CN115452143BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14INVESTMENT BRANCH OF CHINA RAILWAY SEVENTH BUREAU GRP CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202211048386.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-08-30
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2042-08-30

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies are insufficient to effectively address the problem of vehicles using high beams at night, especially due to the difficulty and limited frequency of evidence collection in video surveillance and manual law enforcement, making it impossible to establish routine governance.

Method used

Design a high-beam headlight control system based on highway medians, including a housing, a light-shielding grille, and a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element detects high beam headlights and connects to a controller to display warning information. It is equipped with an evidence-collecting camera and a speed-measuring radar to achieve automatic evidence collection and law enforcement.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic identification and warning of high beams, improves law enforcement efficiency, reduces traffic accidents, and provides a routine management method.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a nighttime vehicle high beam control system that is set up on a highway isolation belt. The high beam control system includes a box, a light shielding grating and a photosensitive element. The box is set up on the highway isolation belt and is at a certain height from the road surface. The end of the box corresponding to the vehicle's driving direction is the light-inlet end. A plurality of light shielding gratings are arranged inside the box. The end of the box opposite to the light-inlet end is provided with a photosensitive element with a corresponding light-transmitting gap. The photosensitive element is connected to a controller to determine whether the light of the oncoming vehicle is a high beam according to the monitoring signal of the photosensitive element. The light of the oncoming vehicle is detected by the photosensitive element in the box. If the oncoming vehicle turns on the high beam, the light of the vehicle shines into the box. When the brightness of the light received by the photosensitive element reaches the glare standard, it may cause interference to the driver of the oncoming vehicle, and then it is determined that the light of the oncoming vehicle is a high beam.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of vehicle high beam control, and in particular relates to a nighttime vehicle high beam control system arranged on a highway isolation zone. Background Art

[0002] When driving at night, the most abominable behavior is not to avoid or turn on the high beams of the oncoming vehicle. This not only affects the driver's field of vision, but can even cause the driver to go blind for a moment. Accidents caused by the abuse of high beams are also very common at home and abroad. It is also very difficult to manage high beams, mainly because it is difficult to obtain evidence. First, it is difficult for the on-board video surveillance to capture the license plate number of the other vehicle under strong light; second, the monitoring gantry is difficult to capture the working condition of the high beam due to its high position; third, when enforcing the law manually, it is limited by the frequency and cannot form a regular management.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an improved technical solution to address the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned prior art and provide a nighttime vehicle high beam control system that is set up based on a highway isolation zone.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A nighttime vehicle high beam control system arranged on a highway isolation belt, the high beam control system comprising a box, a light shielding grating and a photosensitive element, the box being arranged on the highway isolation belt and at a certain height from the road surface; one end of the box corresponding to the vehicle driving direction is a light-incoming end, a plurality of light shielding gratings are arranged inside the box, the plurality of light shielding gratings are evenly distributed in the longitudinal direction, and a light-transmitting gap is arranged between two adjacent light shielding gratings; one end of the box directly opposite to the light-incoming end is a light-sensing end, and a plurality of photosensitive elements corresponding to the light-transmitting gaps are arranged on the inner wall of the light-sensing end;

[0007] The photosensitive element is correspondingly connected to a controller to determine whether the light of the oncoming vehicle is high beam according to the monitoring signal of the photosensitive element.

[0008] Preferably, the controller is connected to a display panel to display warning information when the lights of the oncoming vehicle are high beam.

[0009] Preferably, the controller is connected to a corresponding evidence camera for taking photos of high-beam vehicles for evidence collection, and the controller is communicatively connected to a traffic management system to send the evidence photos to the traffic management system.

[0010] Preferably, the high beam management system also includes a speed measuring radar and a ranging radar, and the speed measuring radar and the ranging radar are correspondingly connected to the controller.

[0011] Preferably, the box is a square box, and the length of the box is 50-80 cm.

[0012] Preferably, a clamp is correspondingly provided on the box body, and the clamp is correspondingly connected to the highway isolation strip.

[0013] Preferably, the height of the box from the road surface is 1.2m-1.5m.

[0014] Preferably, a transparent baffle is provided at the light-incoming end of the box to seal the box.

[0015] Preferably, two adjacent louver plates are coated with light-absorbing material.

[0016] Beneficial effects: The structure is simple and can be temporarily fixed on the central isolation zone of an ordinary highway (concrete crash barrier or corrugated beam guardrail). The light of oncoming vehicles within a distance of 150 meters to 100 meters is detected through the photosensitive element in the box. If the oncoming vehicle turns on the high beam, the vehicle's light shines into the box. When the brightness of the light received by the photoreceptor reaches the glare standard, it may cause interference to the driver of the oncoming vehicle, and the light of the oncoming vehicle is determined to be high beam. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings constituting a part of the present application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Among them:

[0018] Figure 1 A simplified structural diagram of a lighting management system in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 The diagram is a distribution diagram of the shading grating plates in the specific embodiment provided by the present invention.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Evidence camera; 2. Speed ​​radar and distance radar; 3. Light shielding grating; 4. Photosensitive element; 5. Display panel; 6. Box; 7. Clamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] In the description of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and do not require that the present invention must be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present invention. The terms "connected" and "connected" used in the present invention should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can be fixed connections or detachable connections; they can be directly connected or indirectly connected through intermediate components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0023] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0024] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a nighttime vehicle high beam control system is set up based on a highway isolation belt, and the high beam control system is installed based on the central isolation belt of an ordinary highway. The high beam control system includes a box 6, a shading grating 3 and a photosensitive element 4. The box 6 is set on the highway isolation belt, and the box 6 is at a certain height from the road surface. The specific height is based on the eye height of the driver of a conventional family car in the driving state, so as to detect whether it is a high beam from the perspective of the oncoming vehicle; the end of the box 6 corresponding to the driving direction of the vehicle is the light input end, and a plurality of shading gratings 3 are arranged inside the box 6, and the plurality of shading gratings 3 are evenly distributed in the longitudinal direction and are relatively close to each other. There is a light-transmitting slit between two adjacent shading gratings 3; the end of the box 6 facing the light-incoming end is the light-sensing end, and a plurality of light-sensing elements 4 corresponding to the light-transmitting slits are provided on the inner wall of the light-sensing end; the shading grating 3 blocks the diffracted light at other angles, and only selects the light parallel to the light-transmitting slits to be projected onto the light-sensing element 4. Since the height of the box 6 is adapted to the height of the driver's eyes, when the vehicle starts to use the high beam, the light is parallel to the shading grating 3, and more light will be projected onto the light-sensing element 4. The light-sensing element 4 is correspondingly connected to a controller to determine whether the light of the approaching vehicle is the high beam according to the monitoring signal of the light-sensing element 4. The light-sensing element 4 is correspondingly connected to the controller, and can transmit the detected light-sensing signal to the controller, and the light-sensing intensity is preset by the controller. When the light-sensing element 4 detects that the light intensity is high or reaches a certain standard, the controller determines that the light of the approaching vehicle is the high beam.

[0025] In this embodiment, the photosensitive element 4 is a photoresistor, and the controller is a programmable logic controller (PLC) or a single-chip microcomputer. This device is suitable for monitoring high beams on relatively flat roads to ensure the accuracy of light detection.

[0026] In an optional embodiment, the controller is connected to a display panel 5, which may be a liquid crystal screen or an LED display screen. When the controller determines that the lights of the oncoming vehicle are high beams based on the detection information of the photosensitive element 4, the controller controls the display panel 5 to display a warning message, and the warning message includes but is not limited to "You have violated traffic rules, please turn off the high beams", which warns the driver of the oncoming illegal vehicle and reminds the driver to turn off the high beams.

[0027] In an optional embodiment, the display panel 5 is fixedly connected to the box body 6, and the display panel 5 faces the direction of the oncoming vehicle so as to provide a text warning to the driver.

[0028] In an optional embodiment, the controller is connected to a corresponding evidence camera 1, which can take photos of high-beam vehicles when the lights of an oncoming vehicle are high beams, and the controller is communicatively connected to a traffic management system to send the evidence photos to the traffic management system. The traffic management system can remind the driver of the violation via text message or manual reminder, and use the evidence photos as punishment evidence. In this embodiment, the evidence camera 1 is a reverse camera, and its direction is consistent with the direction of vehicle travel. After the vehicle passes through the box 6, the rear license plate of the illegal vehicle is captured, so as to avoid the problem of difficulty in obtaining evidence caused by the strong light of the vehicle's high beam. The evidence camera 1 can be set on the box 6 or the light box of the LED display screen to ensure the integration of the present invention and facilitate temporary installation and use; or, the evidence camera 1 is set in front of the box 6 and keeps a certain distance from the box 6. When the vehicle enters between the evidence camera 1 and the box 6, the evidence camera 1 is turned on to capture the rear license plate of the illegal vehicle. At this time, the evidence camera 1 is relatively independent, and a wireless communication module is set on the evidence camera 1, which is connected to the controller through the wireless communication module and transmitted to the traffic management system through the controller. The traffic management system and the controller are also connected through the wireless communication module. In this embodiment, the wireless communication module can be a 5G module. Preferably, the light box of the LED display screen is fixed on the box 6, and the evidence camera 1, the speed radar and the distance radar 2 are correspondingly fixed on the light box of the LED display screen.

[0029] In an optional embodiment, the high beam management system also includes a speed radar and a ranging radar 2, which can monitor the vehicle speed through the speed radar and capture the vehicle speeding at the same time. The speed radar and the ranging radar are connected to the controller accordingly; in this embodiment, the system can detect the high beam of the oncoming vehicle within a distance range of 150 meters to 100 meters. If it is found that the oncoming vehicle has turned on the high beam, the prompt system will issue a reminder warning through the LCD panel; a ranging radar is set to give the emcee a certain opportunity to correct it. If the oncoming vehicle still does not change the lights at a distance of 0 meters to 50 meters, the evidence camera 1 will be started to collect evidence. The ranging radar can also monitor the distance between the vehicle and the system in real time to ensure that the evidence camera 1 is started through the controller at the right time and position to take pictures and collect evidence.

[0030] In an optional embodiment, the box body 6 is a square box body 6, and correspondingly, the light shielding grating 3 is a plate body adapted to the horizontal cross-section of the inner cavity of the box body 6, and there is a certain gap between the end of the light shielding grating 3 corresponding to the photosensitive element 4 and the photosensitive element 4; the box body 6 can be a metal box body 6 or a plastic box body 6, and installation grooves corresponding to the light shielding grating 3 are provided on both sides of its inner wall. The light shielding grating 3 is relatively thin and made of opaque material, and the length of the box body 6 is 50-80cm.

[0031] In an optional embodiment, a clamp 7 is correspondingly provided on the box 6, and the clamp 7 is correspondingly connected to the highway isolation belt. Through the detachable connection of the clamp 7, the system can be quickly connected to the central isolation guardrail, concrete crash barrier or corrugated beam guardrail, and temporary lighting management can be performed according to actual needs. In an embodiment, the box 6 can also be fixed to the highway isolation belt by bolts, clamps, steel wires, etc., and the specific connection form is not limited here.

[0032] In an optional embodiment, the height of the box 6 from the road surface is 1.2m-1.5m. This height, combined with the height of the box 6 itself, is just adapted to the position of the glasses of most family car drivers. The high beam is judged from the driver's perspective, which can truly protect the driving environment of oncoming drivers and improve driving safety.

[0033] In an optional embodiment, a transparent baffle is provided at the light-inlet end of the box 6 to seal the box 6. The baffle may be a highly transparent acrylic plate, which can ensure the sealing of the box 6 to the greatest extent while ensuring the penetration of light, and prevent dust and other debris from entering the box 6. The above scheme will greatly improve the efficiency of high beam management, and normalized law enforcement can also maintain the deterrent effect of the law, and promptly remind drivers and passengers to turn off the high beam to avoid interference with oncoming vehicles, avoid and reduce traffic accidents, and has good use effect and broad market prospects.

[0034] In an optional embodiment, two adjacent shading gratings 3 are coated with light-absorbing materials, and the width of the light-transmitting gap is determined by controlling the length of the shading grating 3. Specifically, it is set to allow the light of flat incident and ±5 degrees to pass through, and shield the light of other angles to ensure the accuracy of high beam monitoring. It can be understood that the above description is only exemplary, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0035] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are within the scope of protection of the pending claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on a highway isolation zone, characterized in that: The high beam control system comprises a box, a light shielding grating and a photosensitive element. The box is arranged on the highway isolation belt and at a certain height from the road surface. The end of the box corresponding to the driving direction of the vehicle is the light-inlet end. A plurality of light shielding gratings are arranged inside the box. The plurality of light shielding gratings are evenly distributed in the longitudinal direction, and a light-transmitting gap is arranged between two adjacent light shielding gratings. The end of the box facing the light-inlet end is the photosensitive end. A plurality of photosensitive elements corresponding to the light-transmitting gaps are arranged on the inner wall of the photosensitive end. The photosensitive element is correspondingly connected to a controller to determine whether the light of the oncoming vehicle is high beam according to the monitoring signal of the photosensitive element; Two adjacent louver plates are coated with light-absorbing material to allow the straight incident light and the ±5 degree light to pass through.

2. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The controller is correspondingly connected with a display panel to display warning information when the lights of the approaching vehicle are high beam.

3. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The controller is connected to a corresponding evidence camera for taking photos of high-beam vehicles for evidence collection. The controller is communicatively connected to a traffic management system to send the evidence photos to the traffic management system.

4. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The high beam control system also includes a speed measuring radar and a distance measuring radar, and the speed measuring radar and the distance measuring radar are correspondingly connected to the controller.

5. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The box body is a square box body, and the length of the box body is 50-80cm.

6. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A clamp is correspondingly arranged on the box body, and the clamp is correspondingly connected to the highway isolation belt.

7. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The height of the box from the road surface is 1.2m-1.5m.

8. The nighttime vehicle high beam control system based on the highway isolation zone according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A transparent baffle is provided at the light-inlet end of the box body to seal the box body.

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