Geo-fence Based First Response Traffic Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current first response management systems are inefficient in diverting vehicles and pedestrians away from accident sites before the arrival of emergency vehicles, leading to delayed response times and increased risks for both responders and pedestrians.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing vehicular navigation technology, inter-vehicular wireless communications, and cellular radio technology to establish geo-fence areas around accident sites, directing approaching vehicles and pedestrians to divert away from the area using GPS coordinates, thereby minimizing convergence of non-emergency vehicles and pedestrians.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If first responders wait for the arrival of emergency vehicles before managing the accident scene, then they can provide immediate assistance, but the response time is delayed and lives may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting accidents through sensor data, determining accident site locations, and establishing geo-fence areas before first responders arrive. This preliminary management of the accident scene enables faster response by having the area secured and organized in advance, directly resolving the contradiction between response time and immediate assistance capability
2Productivity
If first responders arrive at the accident site without prior traffic diversion, then they can quickly assess the situation, but traffic flow management and pedestrian control become complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes geo-fence areas around the accident site and automatically diverts approaching vehicles and pedestrians before first responders arrive. This preliminary traffic and pedestrian management simplifies the situation for arriving responders, allowing them to quickly assess the scene without the added complexity of managing traffic flow and pedestrian control
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary by using automated geo-fence technology and communication systems to manage traffic and pedestrians. This intermediary layer handles the complex tasks of traffic diversion and pedestrian control, freeing first responders to focus on their primary mission of providing medical assistance and scene assessment
3Loss of information
If pedestrians are allowed to approach the accident scene, then they can provide witness information, but they pose risks of injuries and delay life-saving action
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses communication systems as intermediaries to contact pedestrians within the geo-fence area and provide them with alternative routes. This allows the system to manage pedestrian flow safely, preventing injuries while still potentially capturing witness information through automated communications before pedestrians are diverted
4Productivity
If non-emergency vehicles are not diverted from the accident site, then traffic flow remains normal, but they cause delays in emergency vehicle arrival and create safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses navigation systems as intermediaries to communicate with approaching vehicles and provide them with alternative routes. This automated intermediary system diverts non-emergency vehicles from the accident scene, ensuring fast emergency vehicle arrival while minimizing disruption to overall traffic flow through systematic rerouting
Data Source
AI summary
The invention disclosed comprises a system for managing first response to an accident, incident or event. The system uses GPS, inter-vehicle wireless communications, and cellular radio communications to direct response team vehicles to the location of an accident, incident or event; and to convey response vehicle avoidance and detouring messages to non-response vehicles and pedestrians within a geo-fence area established by the system.