Traffic Device Control for Real-Time Vehicle Movement Events
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to effectively utilize traffic infrastructure, vehicle capabilities, and mobile device capabilities to enhance safety by preventing accidents and unsafe conditions on roads.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a traffic device with a computer and transceiver that communicates with vehicle and infrastructure computing devices to monitor and control vehicle movement, adjust mobile device usage, and manage traffic signals based on real-time data from sensors and event sources, including traffic cameras and mobile devices, to enhance safety and navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traffic infrastructure, vehicle capabilities, and mobile device capabilities are utilized to enhance safety, then road safety and accident prevention improve, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the complex safety monitoring task into separate functional modules: traffic infrastructure components (traffic devices, cameras), vehicle components (sensors, computing devices), and mobile device components. Each component performs specific functions and communicates through standardized interfaces, making the overall system manageable despite its complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal communication framework where traffic devices, vehicle computing devices, and mobile devices interact through common protocols and data formats. The vehicle and infrastructure control computer serves as a universal coordinator that can handle multiple types of inputs and generate various types of control outputs
2Measurement precision
If real-time monitoring of traffic signals and vehicle movement is implemented, then distracted driving detection improves, but data transmission and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes communication channels and data formats between traffic devices, vehicles, and mobile devices. Traffic signal status and vehicle movement data are prepared and transmitted in advance using predetermined protocols, reducing the energy required for real-time processing
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle and infrastructure control computer acts as an intermediary that receives data from multiple sources (traffic devices, vehicle sensors, mobile devices), processes it centrally, and generates control outputs. This mediator approach consolidates data processing and reduces redundant transmissions
3Productivity
If traffic devices communicate with vehicle and infrastructure computing devices to control vehicle movement, then traffic flow management improves, but communication infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs universal communication protocols and standardized data formats that enable different types of devices (traffic lights, cameras, vehicle sensors, mobile devices) to communicate through common interfaces. The vehicle and infrastructure control computer serves as a universal coordinator that can handle multiple communication types
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where traffic devices monitor vehicle movement and traffic conditions, communicate this data to the control computer, which then generates control outputs to adjust traffic signals and provide guidance. This continuous feedback enables efficient traffic flow management through iterative optimization
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring or affecting movement of a vehicle using a traffic device. An event data source may have a processor and/or a transceiver. The event data source may transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of an event affecting a portion of road. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may comprise a vehicle and infrastructure control computer. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may receive, from the event data source, the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road. The computing device may determine one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road and configured to control traffic for the portion of road. Based on the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road, the computing device may send, to the one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road, instructions to change one or more characteristics of the one or more traffic devices.