Intelligent turning mirror and curve road condition monitoring and warning system thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent turning mirror and a curve road condition monitoring and warning system thereof, relates to the field of curve traffic safety, is applied to monitoring and warning of curve road conditions, and realizes early warning of opposite road conditions during curve driving. The intelligent turning mirror is characterized by comprising an intelligent turning mirror and a monitor, the intelligent turning mirror comprises a mirror bracket, a wide-angle mirror and a mirror cover, wherein the mirror cover is provided with a warning lamp, a central control module and a wireless communication module; the monitor comprises a traffic monitoring sensor, a monitoring module and a monitor wireless communication module; the intelligent turning mirror and the monitor form a point-to-point communication system independent of an external network, when the monitor detects that a vehicle or a pedestrian exists in a monitored area, the intelligent turning mirror is notified, the corresponding warning lamp on the intelligent turning mirror is turned on, the vehicle or the pedestrian is reminded and guided to pay attention to observation, and safe driving is achieved. By means of the method and device, the pedestrian and the vehicle can predict the opposite road condition before entering the curve, and the traffic safety of the curve is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of road safety on curves, specifically to an intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system on curves. Background Technology

[0002] When driving on curves, traffic accidents are highly likely to occur because the actual road conditions in the oncoming lane cannot be predicted. To avoid curve accidents, the current common practice is to install wide-angle traffic mirrors at curves to help pedestrians and vehicles observe oncoming traffic conditions. However, wide-angle traffic mirrors have a limited field of view, blind spots, and the images within the mirrors are not conducive to observation. Pedestrians and vehicles are unlikely to focus on the wide-angle traffic mirrors when turning, so traditional wide-angle traffic mirrors have low visibility and limited effectiveness in improving curve traffic safety. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide an intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curves, so as to improve the presence of traditional wide-angle traffic mirrors in curve traffic safety, expand the monitoring area, and eliminate blind spots.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads, comprising:

[0005] A smart turning mirror includes: a frame, a wide-angle mirror, and a mirror cover; the wide-angle mirror and the mirror cover are fixed to the frame.

[0006] The aforementioned mirror cover includes: a mirror cover housing, a left warning light, a wireless communication module, a central control module, and a right warning light; the wireless communication module and the central control module are installed inside the mirror cover housing, and the left and right warning lights are fixed on the mirror cover housing. The light from the left and right warning lights shines on the mirror surface of the wide-angle mirror to form reflected light, which is visible to pedestrians and vehicles in the corresponding directions.

[0007] The aforementioned lens cover is installed above the wide-angle lens, and its vertical angle relative to the center of the wide-angle lens is adjustable.

[0008] The central control module controls the warning lights based on the information received by the wireless communication module.

[0009] A smart turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curves include: a smart turning mirror, a first monitor and a second monitor; the first monitor and the second monitor monitor the roads on both sides of the curve, respectively.

[0010] The first and second monitors are identical in their components and structure, including: a monitor housing, a monitoring module, a monitor wireless communication module, and a traffic monitoring sensor; the monitoring module and the monitor wireless communication module are installed inside the monitor housing, and the traffic monitoring sensor is installed on the monitor housing.

[0011] The monitoring module controls the monitor's wireless communication module based on the information received from the traffic monitoring sensors.

[0012] The wireless communication module and the monitor wireless communication module together form a point-to-point communication system that does not rely on an external network. The wireless communication module can form a point-to-point communication system that does not rely on an external network with multiple monitor wireless communication modules.

[0013] The aforementioned intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads include the following steps:

[0014] S1. The first and second monitors monitor the road under their surveillance. There are no vehicles or pedestrians in the monitored area. The monitoring module and the monitor wireless communication module are in standby mode.

[0015] S2. When the traffic monitoring sensor detects a pedestrian or vehicle on the monitored road, it triggers the monitoring module, which then controls the monitor's wireless communication module to send a warning message to the smart turning mirror.

[0016] After receiving a warning message, the wireless communication module of the S3 smart turning mirror triggers the central control module. The central control module then controls the corresponding warning lights to illuminate based on the source of the information, guiding pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention and reminding them to drive safely.

[0017] The S4 intelligent turning mirror illuminates both the left and right warning lights simultaneously when it determines that there are pedestrians or vehicles on a one-way road based on the information source; and it illuminates the left and right warning lights alternately when it determines that there are pedestrians or vehicles on both two-way roads.

[0018] This invention equips wide-angle mirrors with an intelligent control system and warning lights. In particular, the reflected light from the warning lights on the mirror surface naturally guides pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention to the mirror information, solving the problem of low visibility of traditional traffic wide-angle mirrors. Because the system adopts a point-to-point communication mode that does not rely on external networks, the installation location of the monitors can be flexibly selected. In specific environments, by increasing the number of monitors, full-area blind-spot-free monitoring can be achieved. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the system of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the intelligent turning mirror of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the lens cover structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the monitor structure of the present invention.

[0023] The labels in the diagram represent:

[0024] 1. Intelligent turning mirror; 2. First monitor; 3. Second monitor; 11. Mirror frame; 12. Wide-angle mirror; 13. Mirror cover; 131. Mirror cover housing; 132. Left warning light; 133. Wireless communication module; 134. Central control module; 135. Right warning light; 21. Monitor housing; 22. Monitoring module; 23. Monitor wireless communication module; 24. Traffic monitoring sensor. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The following detailed description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, describes an intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads according to the present invention.

[0026] like Figure 2 As shown, an intelligent turning mirror includes: a frame 11, a wide-angle mirror 12, and a mirror cover 13; the wide-angle mirror 12 and the mirror cover 13 are fixed on the frame 11.

[0027] like Figure 3 As shown, the mirror cover 13 includes: a mirror cover housing 131, a left warning light 132, a wireless communication module 133, a central control module 134, and a right warning light 135; the wireless communication module 133 and the central control module 134 are installed inside the mirror cover housing 131, and the left warning light 132 and the right warning light 135 are fixed on the mirror cover housing 131. The light from the left warning light 132 and the right warning light 135 shines on the mirror surface of the wide-angle mirror 12 to form reflected light, which is visible to pedestrians and vehicles in the corresponding directions.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the mirror cover 13 is installed above the wide-angle mirror 12. The vertical angle is adjustable relative to the center of the wide-angle mirror 12. The function of adjusting the vertical angle is to adjust the position and angle of the left warning light 132 and the right warning light 135 illuminating the mirror surface, so that the reflected light on the mirror surface is conducive to warning and guiding pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention to the mirror surface.

[0029] The central control module 134 controls the warning lights based on the information received by the wireless communication module 133. The central control module 134 has a monitor identification function. After receiving the information from the wireless communication module 133, it first performs identification and then controls the corresponding warning lights.

[0030] like Figure 1As shown, an intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads include: an intelligent turning mirror 1, a first monitor 2 and a second monitor 3; the first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 respectively monitor the roads on both sides of the curve.

[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 are identical in their components and structure. The first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 are characterized by including: a monitor housing 21, a monitoring module 22, a monitor wireless communication module 23, and a traffic monitoring sensor 24. The monitoring module 22 and the monitor wireless communication module 23 are installed inside the monitor housing 21, and the traffic monitoring sensor 24 is installed on the monitor housing 21.

[0032] like Figure 4 As shown, the monitoring module 22 controls the monitor wireless communication module 23 based on the information received from the traffic monitoring sensor 24; the information sent by the monitor wireless communication module 23 includes identity information, which can be identified by the central control module 134.

[0033] The wireless communication module 133 and the monitor wireless communication module 23 form a point-to-point communication system that does not rely on an external network. The wireless communication module 133 can form a point-to-point communication system that does not rely on an external network with multiple monitor wireless communication modules 23.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, because the first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 communicate with the intelligent turning mirror via point-to-point wireless communication without relying on a network, their installation location and number can be flexibly set according to the curve environment, just as... Figure 1 The first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 shown are installed separately from the smart turning mirror 1, or they can be installed as a whole. The integrated installation means that two or all of the first monitor 2, the second monitor 3 and the smart turning mirror 1 are installed on the same fixed object. The separate installation means that the first monitor 2, the second monitor 3 and the smart turning mirror 1 are installed on different fixed objects.

[0035] The intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads are characterized by the following steps:

[0036] S1. The first monitor 2 and the second monitor 3 monitor the road under monitoring. There are no vehicles or pedestrians in the monitored area. The monitoring module 22 and the monitor wireless communication module 23 are in standby mode.

[0037] S2. Traffic monitoring sensor 24 detects pedestrians or vehicles on the monitored road and triggers monitoring module 22. Monitoring module 22 controls monitor wireless communication module 23 to send warning information to smart turning mirror 1.

[0038] After receiving the warning information, the wireless communication module 133 of the S3. Smart Turning Mirror 1 triggers the central control module 134. The central control module 134 controls the corresponding warning lights to be lit according to the source of the information, so as to guide pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention and remind them to drive safely.

[0039] S4. Intelligent Turning Mirror 1, based on the information source, determines that there are pedestrians or vehicles on only one-way road, and the left warning light 132 and the right warning light 135 illuminate simultaneously; when it determines that there are pedestrians or vehicles on both two-way lanes, the left warning light 132 and the right warning light 135 illuminate alternately.

[0040] This invention solves the problem of low visibility of traditional traffic wide-angle mirrors by equipping them with an intelligent control system and warning lights. In particular, the reflected light from the warning lights on the mirror surface naturally guides pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention to the information on the mirror, thus solving the problem of low visibility of traditional traffic wide-angle mirrors. Because the system adopts a point-to-point communication mode that does not rely on external networks, the installation of monitors can be flexibly selected. In specific environments, by increasing the number of monitors, full-area blind-spot-free monitoring can be achieved.

[0041] It should be understood that the application of the present invention is not limited to the examples above. Once those skilled in the art learn the basic inventive concept, they can improve or modify the above description. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of this application.

[0042] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application, and all such improvements and variations should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A smart turning mirror, characterized in that, include: The frame (11), the wide-angle lens (12), and the lens cover (13) are fixed to the frame (11).

2. The lens cover (13) according to claim 1, characterized in that, include: The mirror housing (131), left warning light (132), wireless communication module (133), central control module (134), and right warning light (135) are installed inside the mirror housing (131). The left warning light (132) and right warning light (135) are fixed on the mirror housing (131). The light from the left warning light (132) and right warning light (135) shines on the mirror surface of the wide-angle mirror (12) to form reflected light, which is visible to people and vehicles coming from the corresponding direction.

3. The lens cover (13) according to claim 1 is installed above the wide-angle lens (12) and its vertical angle is adjustable relative to the center of the wide-angle lens (12).

4. The central control module (134) according to claim 2 controls the warning light according to the information received by the wireless communication module (133).

5. An intelligent turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system for curved roads, characterized in that, include: Intelligent turning mirror (1), first monitor (2) and second monitor (3); the first monitor (2) and the second monitor (3) monitor the roads on both sides of the curve respectively.

6. The first monitor (2) and the second monitor (3) according to claim 5, wherein the two monitors have identical constituent components and structures, characterized in that, include: The monitor housing (21), monitoring module (22), monitor wireless communication module (23) and traffic monitoring sensor (24) are installed inside the monitor housing (21) and the traffic monitoring sensor (24) is installed on the monitor housing (21).

7. The monitoring module (22) according to claim 6 controls the monitor wireless communication module (23) based on the information received from the traffic monitoring sensor (24).

8. The wireless communication module (133) according to claim 2 and the monitor wireless communication module (23) according to claim 6 constitute a point-to-point communication system independent of an external network, wherein, The wireless communication module (133) can form a point-to-point communication system that does not rely on an external network with multiple monitor wireless communication modules (23).

9. A smart turning mirror and its road condition monitoring and warning system as described in any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that... Includes the following steps: S1. The first monitor (2) and the second monitor (3) monitor the road under their supervision. There are no vehicles or pedestrians in the monitored area. The monitoring module (22) and the monitor wireless communication module (23) are in standby mode. S2. The traffic monitoring sensor (24) detects pedestrians or vehicles on the monitored road and triggers the monitoring module (22). The monitoring module (22) controls the monitor wireless communication module (23) to send warning information to the smart turning mirror (1). After receiving the warning information, the wireless communication module (133) of the S3· intelligent turning mirror (1) triggers the central control module (134). The central control module (134) controls the corresponding warning light to be lit according to the information source, so as to guide pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention and remind pedestrians and vehicles to drive safely. S4. Intelligent Turning Mirror (1) When it is determined that there are pedestrians or vehicles on a one-way road based on the information source, the left warning light (132) and the right warning light (135) are lit up at the same time. When it is determined that there are pedestrians or vehicles on both lanes, the left warning light (132) and the right warning light (135) are lit up alternately.

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