88 results about "Stop sign" patented technology

Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a traffic light, stop sign or yield sign located at the bottom of a hill. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a traffic light, stop sign or yield sign is located at the bottom of a hill. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the traffic light, stop sign or yield sign located at the bottom of a hill. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a traffic light, stop sign or yield sign located at the bottom of a hill.

A portable signal system for use by crossing guards, roadway construction flaggers and the like. The signal system is positioned in or alongside a roadway and remotely controllable progressively from an idle or stop mode through a warning stage and ultimately to a traffic stop mode as the signal system frontal profile greatly expands in the face of oncoming motorists. In a warning stage, the signal system presents a flashing amber light array. Following an initial warning period, articulated arms journalled on said signal system and carrying stop signal signs including red lights are swiveled outwardly to stop mode confronting motorists in oncoming traffic. A motor driven gear disk operates through pivoted drive links to control laterally outward and inward movement of the articulated arms carrying the stop signs. The system may be manually moved by handles on wheels to its operational location and anchored in place.

Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a traffic light or stop sign located along a curved section of road. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a traffic light or stop sign is located along a curved section of road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the stop sign or traffic light located along the curved section of road. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a stop sign or traffic light located along the curved section of road.

A new safety glove for allowing a user, such as a police officer or a road worker, to direct traffic more easily. The inventive device includes a hand cover having an interior hand space, a front or palm panel and a back or dorsal panel the two panel being fastened to each other on three sides to form the interior hand space and open on one side to form a wrist opening into the interior hand space. The exterior surfaces of the palm and rear panels are brightly and reflectively or retro-reflectively colored; the palm panel being red and the rear panel being green. A pocket, with a closure, in one of the panels is provided to carry a self-contained warming device for keeping the user's hand warm. The palm panel may bear a brightly colored octagonal stop sign including the word “STOP”. The fingers portions of the panels might have a reflective or retro-reflective arrow shape pointing to the finger ends, to increase the visibility of the fingers as they point in a direction.

The present invention relates to a system and method for negotiating priority of entry into a traffic intersection as between multiple vehicles. Specifically, examples of the disclosure are directed to a peer-to-peer negotiation system for intersections including all-way stop signs. Where multiple automated vehicles come together at an intersection, the vehicles can use an intelligent negotiation system to determine when each vehicle should enter the intersection. In this way, a safer, more orderly traversal of the intersection can be accomplished without relying on an external arbitration device for each intersection.

This invention enables freeways to carry the maximum amount of traffic they can safely carry during times of heavy use of the freeway system. The invention would maximize freeway capacity by restricting the inflows of traffic and facilitating the exits from the freeway. Freeway inflows would be restricted by extensive use of metering lights and restrictions on speeds on the freeway itself. Freeway exits would be facilitated by changing traffic lights, stop signs, and anything else that restricts exits from a freeway, to allow for the free flow of traffic off a freeway. An optimized freeway system would shorten commutes, lessen consumption of gas, lower pollution, and lessen the need to build or expand freeways. Thus, it would save several billions of dollars every year.

A vehicle signaling display device to be mounted on an automotive vehicle, so that signaling lights of the device are visible for drivers of following vehicles, includes orange or amber, red and green lights and includes a system specifically designed to count speed sensor pulses for measuring speed of any vehicle of any make and model on which the device is installed, for controlling the signaling lights in accordance with the speed of the vehicle and regardless of operation and position of accelerator pedal of the vehicle, in order to perform a set of standardized operations of the signaling lights for dynamically preventing traffic crashes. The device (a) turns on a distinct arrangement of a number of lights of the signaling lights for indicating different ranges of the speed of the vehicle so that a red light of the signaling lights remains lit without flashing regardless of braking as advanced stop sign indicating very low speed or stationary state of the vehicle, orange lights of the signaling lights remain lit indicating low speed of the vehicle and green lights remain lit indicating forward motion with constant speed; (b) flashes orange lights whenever the speed of the vehicle is reduced by a standardized value without braking; (c) flashes red lights whenever the speed of the vehicle is reduced by the standardized value by braking; (d) flashes green lights to indicate acceleration by the standardized value; so that as the rate of deceleration increases, the red or orange lights flash faster.

The invention relates to a setting and using method for changing traffic management modes of existing crossroads. At east, west, south and north crossroads, for an example of a crossing where the vehicles run from south to north and the direction is south, there are N pieces of ascending motorways from south to north and also N pieces of descending motorways from north to south, there is a left-hand bend mark signal in northwest and southeast, respectively, and there is a straight-run signal light in northeast and southwest, respectively, there are two yellow cross oblique lines coated on the ground at the crossroads, there are N pieces of echelon arranged parking lines in front of the ascending motorways, there is a left-hand mark signal light and a left-hand bend parking line in the place 30m-50m south apart from the parking line of the most inner left-hand bend motorway of the ascending motorways, it dashes out double-color yellow solid line in front-left direction to leave a gap, there is a yellow oblique line coated on the descending motorways on left side of the left-hand bend parking line, there is a yellow solid line coated in front of the N pieces of echelon arranged parking line, and there are N pieces of parking mark lines coated on the descending motorways nearby the crossroads. The other directions of the crossroads are all consistent with the setting of the south. It can solve or relieve the traffic jam of motor vehicles at the crossroads.

An informational stop sign has an octagonal center portion, a primary traffic symbol in the center of the octagonal center portion wherein the primary traffic symbol is the word STOP displayed within the center portion, a plurality of rectangular portions extending radially outward from and perpendicular to the periphery of the center portion, each of the plurality of rectangular portions corresponding to a location of an inlet of a traffic intersection, and an Arabic numeral displayed within at least one of the plurality of rectangular portions indicating an inlet to the traffic intersection having a stop sign, the Arabic numeral being the number of inlets to the traffic intersection having a stop sign.

Illuminated warning signs of familiar shapes employ back lighting through letters of smoked translucent plastic or glass. The back lighting is produced by incandescent lights or light emitting diodes located behind the letters. Thus, for example, in daylight a stop sign will appear to have black or white letters in contrast to the red background of the stop sign, but at night the letters will glow. Since warning signs provide shape to indicate the nature of the warning, the perimeter of the sign is likewise caused to glow brightly by providing one or a plurality of light pipes illuminated by lamps or a plurality of light emitting diodes. Thus, the combination of the word and the perimeter glowing brightly make clear the nature of the warning despite the sign being otherwise obscured.

A safety unit for use on vehicles such as school buses. In one embodiment, a housing is provided for the drive motor and related elements for moving a stop sign on the side of the bus between its retracted and extended positions. The housing has a removable cover to provide access to the drive motor and related elements, and the stop sign is mounted on a driveshaft that extends through a single opening in the bottom wall of the housing. In a second embodiment the safety unit is integrated with an access panel on the school bus.

A system for determining a driving range of a vehicle includes an energy storage component to store electrical energy or fuel. The system further includes a power source to convert the electrical energy or fuel into mechanical power to propel the vehicle. The system further includes a memory to store map data including road speeds, altitude data, road grades, or stop information corresponding to at least one of stop signs or stop lights, and a first driver profile corresponding to driving behavior of a first driver. The system further includes an electronic control unit (ECU) designed to predict the driving range of the vehicle based on an amount of the at least one of the electrical energy or fuel remaining in the energy storage component, the map data, and the first driver profile. The system further includes an output device designed to output the driving range of the vehicle.

A method is provided for managing map data for intersections having stop sign indicators. A request is initiated for turn-by-turn navigation instructions for a destination from a vehicle to an infrastructure. A turn-by-turn navigation maplet is transmitted from the infrastructure to the vehicle. A geographical region associated with the received turn-by-turn navigation maplet is identified. A determination is made whether stop sign locations already retained within a memory of the vehicle relate to the identified geographical region. The vehicle on-board device requests stop sign maplets for the identified geographical regions from the infrastructure if the stop sign locations retained within the memory of the vehicle do not relate to the identified geographical region. The stop sign maplets are transmitted for the identified geographical region from the infrastructure to the vehicle. The stop sign maplets relate to stop sign intersection data within the identified geographical region.

A stop sign brake light for vehicles includes a main body having an octagonal shape, a reflective border and the word STOP that is positioned along the center of the main body. A plurality of lighted elements are along an entirety of the reflective border and the word STOP, and a controller having a wiring harness for connecting to a vehicle power source.

The invention relates to a sign technology, in particular to an intelligent stop sign, comprising a main body box. The main body box is provided with a LED (light-emitting diode) light bar for indication, a light tube, a radar probe and a central control circuit board, wherein the light tube is used for providing lighting for a parking space, the radar probe is used for detecting whether a parking space is occupied, and the central control circuit board is used for controlling the LED light bar, the light tube and the radar probe; and the LED light bar, the light tube and the radar probe are respectively and electrically connected with the central control circuit board. By using the parking space, a special filament light tube does not need to be installed for lighting, and the turning-on or turning-off of the light tube can be intelligently controlled through the central control circuit board, thereby the purposes of electric energy saving and intellectualizing are achieved.

The invention is intended to replace three-colour traffic lights or STOP signs in order to enable motorists to benefit from an alternation of right of way at intersections, without any prolonged or superfluous waiting times in the cases where concurrent lanes are either congested or free of vehicles. The invention comprises an illuminated signal (3) controlled by a traffic light controller and representing a STOP or give-way sign post in force in the highway code. The illuminated signal remains lit for as long as the lights of concurrent lanes, where applicable, are green (1), yellow (2), or for as long as the STOP / give-way signalsof concurrent lanes are off, where applicable. It is advantageous to combine three-colour traffic lights with the signal (3) on the same sign post so as to render the right of way explicit.

The invention provides a method for judging traffic violation of stopping to yield by motor vehicle driver at intersection. The method aims to solve the problem that the traffic accident risk of the intersection is high due to the fact that vehicles do not stop to give way to pedestrians at a parking way-giving intersection. The method comprises the following steps of 1) arranging a parking way-giving detection area on a parking way-giving inlet channel; 2) determining the time required by the vehicle to pass through the main road on the parking way-giving entrance lane; 3) arranging a vehicledetector on the road with the priority passing weight; 4) calculating the passing neutral gear of the two inlet channels with the priority passing right roads; 5) starting electronic snapshot evidence collection to catch an illegal behavior, when the vehicle enters the parking way-giving detection area, the speed is not reduced to zero and passes through the parking line, or during a red light, avehicle on the stop-giving entrance channel is forcibly driven away from the parking line. The invention is applied to the field of traffic engineering.

This invention involves the effect of multiple rules of the road at different elevation profiles on the speed constraints and therefore the overall fuel efficiency. A vehicle designed to optimize fuel consumption that is comprised of the rules of the road that determine maximum speed, minimum speed, stop signs, streetlights, and / or changes in other rules that determine the allowable speeds of the road, a localization mechanism, and an optimization engine to optimize the fuel economy by selecting a speed profile within that maintains the vehicle within the assigned range of speeds and minimizes fuel consumption. A wide variety of methods that typically are used to optimize the fuel efficiency of human drivers operating standard vehicles can also be applied towards autonomous vehicles driving at different speed constraints and with different changes in the elevation.

A method of providing navigation directions to a driver of a motor vehicle includes identifying a landmark along a planned route of the vehicle. The landmark is not a single street, a stop sign or a traffic light. The driver is told where to turn with reference to the landmark.

The invention relates to a station signboard for bus station identification and a bus station identification system, and belongs to the technical field of bus station identification and detection. Thestation signboard comprises a verification area used for storing verification information and a storage area used for storing station information of a bus, the verification area comprises a pluralityof black and white blocks, and the storage area comprises a two-dimensional code pattern. According to the invention, the two-dimensional code pattern in the station signboard is used for storing thestation information; when the bus stop sign board is used, the stop sign board is arranged around a bus stop; the site information can be conveniently and quickly acquired by utilizing the vehicle-mounted camera; the method is not limited by the strength of satellite positioning signals; meanwhile, the scheme is further provided with a verification area used for verifying the identity of the station signboard, before the two-dimensional code pattern information is read, the station signboard is positioned in the frame image through the verification area firstly, the station identification isprevented from being interfered by other two-dimensional codes near a station, and therefore the working efficiency and the identification accuracy of the station identification are improved.

The invention relates to traffic management auxiliary facilities, in particular to intelligent intersection traffic equipment with a striking reminding sign. The intelligent intersection traffic equipment comprises LED lamps which are arranged on a motorized vehicle lane (1) and a nonmotorized vehicle lane (7), and the LED lamps on the motorized vehicle lane (1) are arranged into first arrow symbols (2) consistent with the driving direction of motorized vehicles; the LED lamps on the nonmotorized vehicle lane (7) are arranged into second arrow symbols (8) consistent with the driving direction of nonmotorized vehicles. By means of the intelligent intersection traffic equipment with the striking reminding sign, it is convenient for a small vehicle following a large vehicle to judge the state of traffic lights at a front intersection according to the ground LED display situation, and the phenomenon of running the red light unintentionally is avoided; the nonmotorized vehicles can visually see the stop sign at the intersection so that nonmotorized vehicle drivers can be reminded of paying attention to the traffic information.

An informational stop sign has an octagonal center portion, a primary traffic symbol in the center of the octagonal center portion wherein the primary traffic symbol is the word STOP displayed within the center portion, a plurality of rectangular portions extending radially outward from and perpendicular to the periphery of the center portion, each of the plurality of rectangular portions corresponding to a location of an inlet of a traffic intersection, and an Arabic numeral displayed within at least one of the plurality of rectangular portions indicating an inlet to the traffic intersection having a stop sign, the Arabic numeral being the number of inlets to the traffic intersection having a stop sign.

A method is provided for managing map data for intersections having stop sign indicators. A request is initiated for turn-by-turn navigation instructions for a destination from a vehicle to an infrastructure. A turn-by-turn navigation maplet is transmitted from the infrastructure to the vehicle. A geographical region associated with the received turn-by-turn navigation maplet is identified. A determination is made whether stop sign locations already retained within a memory of the vehicle relate to the identified geographical region. The vehicle on-board device requests stop sign maplets for the identified geographical regions from the infrastructure if the stop sign locations retained within the memory of the vehicle do not relate to the identified geographical region. The stop sign maplets are transmitted for the identified geographical region from the infrastructure to the vehicle. The stop sign maplets relate to stop sign intersection data within the identified geographical region.

Systems and methods for providing traffic signals to drivers of vehicles include vehicle-based systems which visually or audibly provide wait and proceed messages to drivers. A command center electronically receives arrival times recorded by time keeping devices of stop signs at an intersection upon arrival of the vehicles as determined by vehicle detection devices. Identifiers for the arriving vehicles are received and associated with the arrival times. A command is transmitted to set the traffic signaling device of the stop sign associated with an earliest arrival time to proceed, and if the earliest arrival time is associated with an identifier, to provide the proceed message at the vehicle-based systems associated the identifier.

Systems and methods for controlling traffic at an intersection are provided. A controller receives data from a vehicle detection device indicating a presence or non-presence of vehicles within a first area forward or adjacent to the stop sign. The controller receives data from a cross-traffic vehicle detection device indicating a presence or non-presence of vehicles within a second area rearward of the stop sign. Where data is received indicating the presence of at least one vehicle within the first area and the non-presence of any vehicles within the second area, the controller commands a traffic signaling device for the stop sign to temporarily cease providing the wait signal and instead provide the proceed signal.