Vehicle Warning System with Height-Filtered Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing warning systems for vehicles, such as buses, fail to effectively alert drivers and other road users of pedestrians in hidden areas, leading to accidents, as they either do not cover the entire area around the vehicle or provide unclear warnings, and often result in false alarms from small objects.
Innovation Solution
A warning system with remotely detecting sensors and signaling means, including LEDs and a signal horn, that automatically alerts drivers and pedestrians of potential hazards by detecting objects within a specific vertical range and emitting signals from multiple sides of the vehicle, minimizing false alarms and ensuring visibility and audibility from various angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sensors detect all objects in the vicinity of the vehicle, then detection coverage is improved, but false alarms increase due to small objects like animals or stones
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by configuring sensors to detect only within a specific vertical range (0.5-1.5 meters above ground), making the detection system selectively sensitive to pedestrian-height objects while ignoring smaller objects like animals or stones that fall outside this height range
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the detection parameter from omnidirectional object detection to height-specific detection by setting a vertical range threshold, transforming the sensor's detection characteristics to match the typical height of pedestrians and exclude smaller objects
2Use of energy by moving object
If warning signals are emitted only from the side where the object is detected, then energy consumption is reduced, but visibility to drivers on other sides of the vehicle is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the warning signal emission by placing signaling means at multiple locations around the vehicle (front, rear, and sides), allowing targeted signal emission from specific segments depending on where pedestrians are detected, thereby improving visibility without unnecessary energy consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds spatial dimensionality to signal emission by distributing signaling means throughout the vehicle's perimeter rather than concentrating them at one location, enabling warnings to be visible from multiple directions and angles
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system significantly reduces the risk of accidents by providing clear and reliable warnings to drivers and pedestrians, while minimizing false alarms and being adaptable to different situations without requiring extensive maintenance, thus enhancing road safety.
Implementation Method 1
detection means for remotely detecting an object in the vicinity of the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
signalling means connected to said detection means, wherein said detection means are arranged to remotely detect an object
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a warning system mounted on a vehicle comprising detection means for detecting an object, and signalling means connected to said detection means, wherein said detection means are arranged to remotely detect an object in the vicinity of the vehicle and that said detection means is connected to said signalling means to automatically emit a signal that is detectable from at least one other side of the vehicle than the one where said object is present, and wherein said detection means (4) are arranged to avoid detecting objects lower than 0.5 m, preferably lower than 0.25 m from the ground.