Dashboard Hazard Alerting With Audio Feedback for Road Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a significant issue with motor vehicle-related fatalities in the USA, including accidents involving school buses, speeding in neighborhoods, electronic bike riders, license plate tampering, deer collisions, and failures to obey stop signs at food trucks, which existing safety measures have not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A dashboard apparatus and wristband device system that uses computer processors, scanners, and audio speakers to detect and alert vehicle operators of pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users, as well as enforce traffic laws by playing pre-recorded messages, and can be integrated with school bus stop signs, toll booths, and other safety infrastructure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional passive safety measures (signs, laws) are used, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but safety effectiveness deteriorates due to driver non-compliance
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the driving environment using sensors and provides real-time feedback to the driver through audio/visual alerts when potential hazards are detected, creating a closed-loop safety system that actively responds to road conditions rather than relying on passive driver awareness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary safety system between the driver and road hazards, where sensors detect potential dangers and the control system mediates by issuing warnings or alerts, preventing direct exposure to hazards without requiring direct driver observation or interpretation of signs
2Reliability
If active detection systems are implemented, then hazard detection capability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic scanning of the driving environment at controlled intervals rather than continuous monitoring, allowing sensors to activate in cycles to detect hazards while maintaining acceptable energy consumption levels for mobile deployment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces energy-intensive mechanical scanning systems with electronic sensor arrays and signal processing, using electromagnetic fields and optical detection rather than physical movement to achieve comprehensive hazard detection
Data Source
AI summary
A dashboard apparatus configured to detect a cell phone within a first range of the dashboard apparatus; to select at least one of a plurality of audio messages stored in a computer memory of the dashboard apparatus, and to play the at least one of the plurality of audio messages stored in the computer memory of the dashboard apparatus through an audio speaker of the dashboard apparatus. In addition, the cell phone may be configured to detect the dashboard apparatus within the first range of the cell phone; to select at least one of a plurality of audio messages stored in a computer memory of the cell phone, and to play the at least one of the plurality of audio messages stored in the computer memory of the cell phone through an audio speaker of the cell phone.