EP1222642B9 - Systeme de signalisation routiere - Google Patents
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- EP1222642B9 EP1222642B9 EP00966216A EP00966216A EP1222642B9 EP 1222642 B9 EP1222642 B9 EP 1222642B9 EP 00966216 A EP00966216 A EP 00966216A EP 00966216 A EP00966216 A EP 00966216A EP 1222642 B9 EP1222642 B9 EP 1222642B9
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/16—Anti-collision systems
- G08G1/164—Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096766—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the system is characterised by the origin of the information transmission
- G08G1/096783—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the system is characterised by the origin of the information transmission where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element
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- the present invention as defined in the claims relates to a road sign system intended to be along roads such as motorways, expressways or in risk sections.
- a more recent technique consists in using so-called active signaling pads, that is to say integrating electronics and a light source.
- the light source that can be formed by one or more light-emitting diodes is activated sequentially by example by issuing successive flashes to warn the motorist of imminent danger.
- This electronics and this light source are integrated in a retroreflective pad which in the absence of light emissions becomes a passive stud simply reflecting the lights emitted by the headlights of vehicles.
- These retro-reflective signaling pads are usually embedded in the roadway at the shoulder level.
- the system also includes interfaces that allow you to the link between the beacons and a control center.
- the interfaces as their name suggests, only serve as an intermediary between the control center and the beacon network. Interfaces and the control center have no function under normal operating conditions of the beacons of this system, since the beacons incorporate both the means of detection and the signaling means.
- the interfaces serve only as intermediaries between the tags and the control center to route the information collected by the tags to the center of control, or intermediaries between the control center and the beacons to operate the electroluminescent diodes of beacons in a case other than an accident. So there is no communication between the interfaces and the beacons, since the interfaces can not generate information.
- WO 89/02142 may also be mentioned which describes another system of traffic control in which traffic condition sensors as well as Weather conditions are installed along the roadway.
- the information collected these sensors are sent to an information transmitter which sends them in turn under digital form at a control station.
- the data thus collected are retransmitted to sources of information for the use of motorists, for example information centers roads or information panels installed on the road.
- This system does not use therefore no pads dedicated to detectors to directly inform motorists of traffic conditions.
- the information collected by the sensors transit first through the information transmitter and then through the control station to finally arrive at information centers or information panels. It is not therefore autonomous system since it requires the intervention of a team of people whose work is to collect and transcribe the information on the panels. Therefore, information is not given as real.
- the present invention proposes to solve the aforementioned problem of the prior art by defining a road signal system that informs the user in real time about the actual traffic conditions on the traffic lane in a continuous manner.
- the detection beacon detects in situ the conditions that can affect the safety driver and instantly sends a signal corresponding to the studs that activate their light source to warn motorists of imminent danger. With this system, there is no time lag between when the condition is detected critical and the moment when the motorist is warned.
- the light sources of the elements may transmit in a certain color or according to a specific natural frequency.
- the detection beacons may be installed on the median between the two channels, while the signaling elements can be integrated into the pavement, for example along the shoulders.
- the present invention is therefore characterized by the combination a detection transmitter beacon to which is enslaved a group of receiving pins luminaires which receive detection signals directly from the beacon.
- each element comprises an autonomous power supply either by batteries either by solar panel charged battery.
- the light source comprises at least one LED light emitting diode.
- the light source comprises at least one LED light emitting diode.
- each element may comprise a retroreflective optical system reflecting light from the headlights of vehicles. So when the light-emitting diodes are not activated, the element becomes a simple passive element reflecting the lights of vehicles.
- the retroreflective surfaces of the optical system contribute to a better diffusion of the light emitted by the light emitting diode (s).
- a microcontroller for managing the duration and frequency of light emission from the source according to the signals emitted.
- the microcontroller is therefore the true brain of the signaling element by decoding the signals emitted by the dedicated beacon and sending a command order to the source which is specific to the signals received.
- the transmitter of the REV3 tag the microcontroller may include means for checking the state of charge of the power supply and then control the activation of the light source according to a code indicative of the state of charge of the power supply.
- the microcontroller can include means to activate the light source in case of failure of the beacon.
- the microcontroller may comprise means for activating the light source in case of failure of the stud receiver.
- the microcontroller thus performs various functions of fault detection, order recognition, self-diagnosis, reception and processing of information in from the beacons as well as the control of the light-emitting diodes.
- the beacon comprises a receiver able to receive signals transmitted by other beacons or an information centralization terminal.
- a tag which detects a critical condition can thus send a signal to adjacent beacons that do not not detect this critical condition so that they activate their specific pads, so to warn motorists of the imminence of a critical condition.
- Another possibility is the self-diagnosis of the pads dedicated to a beacon from a terminal which sends a signal of request for diagnostic tags.
- the transmitter of the beacon is able to send a self-diagnostic signal to the associated signaling elements in response to a signal of diagnostic request captured by the beacon receiver, the respective microcontroller of each signaling element in recovery to the diagnostic request signal, proceeding to a diagnosis of the general state of said element and communicating the result of the diagnosis in activating the light source which can be decoded by eye or with an optical decoder.
- the road signaling system essentially comprises two types of constituent elements, namely one or more detection tags and one or several series of signal element each dedicated to a detection tag.
- Tags for example, they can be placed with an interval of 800 meters, for example in the call terminals, and each tag will be dedicated a series of elements for example to number of 20.
- condition critical weather for example a portion of a track that is often prone to flooding, aquaplaning, ice or fog.
- the detection tag or tags may for example be installed on the central reservation. a highway or expressway. These are independent detection beacons powered by batteries or solar panels and accumulators, and comprising a set of sensors allowing the detection of the risks related to bad weather or conditions of circulation.
- Each detection beacon includes a transmitter capable of transmitting a signal state specific to each critical condition detected.
- the tags include also a receiver, which in association with the transmitter, allows communication between them in order to circulate the information and thereby guarantee the risk signaling upstream of the concerned area allowing drivers to anticipate or inform in a timely manner a terminal for monitoring the critical climatic state of the road network and its evolution real time.
- the set of sensors may for example comprise sensors of climatic conditions of fog, rain, snow, risk of aquaplaning, risks related the proximity of the following vehicles, the risk of ice, etc. as well as sensors from traffic conditions (accident, slowdown, traffic jam, etc.).
- the list is not comprehensive.
- Each detection tag is thus associated or dedicated to a series of elements of signaling. It is advantageous that each element in the series is identified independently so that a specific order signal can be sent to each element individual. This allows you to manage the synchronization of elements or any other mode of desired operation for example in chase mode.
- each element comprises a receiver capable of receiving the signals transmitted by the beacon to which it is dedicated, and at least one light source, for example under LED light emitting diode shape.
- Each element can thus understand by example four LEDs of different color; in short, each element dedicated to the same tag will activate one or more of these LEDs after receiving one or more command issued by the detection beacon which has detected one or more conditions weather or traffic criticism. This is where the spirit of the present invention lies.
- each signaling element can be present in the form of an integral block in the roadway. He can for example understand a cover of glass inside which are assembled the various components. The cover serves as protection against mechanical shocks while ensuring internal sealing.
- the plot may also include a passive reflector in the form of a retroreflective system to return the light emitted by the headlights of vehicles traveling on the roadway.
- the retroreflective system may for example be made by a retroreflective film of type 3M (registered trademark) or by forming the glass cover during the pressing phase. Therefore, when the LEDs are not activated, the signaling pad is a single pad passive reflecting light from vehicle headlights. On the other hand, once one or several LEDs are activated, the retroreflection system is used for the widest light emitted by the LEDs.
- Each element or stud also includes a power supply system autonomous, for example in the form of an accumulator / solar panel assembly, or still in the form of a battery, advantageously long-term. All accumulator / solar panel or the battery is integrated into the glass cover of the stud.
- Each element or pad also includes a microcontroller which constitutes the true brain of the active block and which allows to realize the complete management of the system.
- the microcontroller must indeed perform various functions, including fault detection, order recognition, self-diagnosis function, reception and processing of information from the beacons and the light emitting diode controls.
- the microcontroller can for example detect a possible failure of its tag associated.
- the beacon can for example be programmed to send a status signal to specific periods, for example every 10 minutes. If no status signal is transmitted to the plot after for example three periods, it means that the associated tag is in malfunction, and the microcontroller triggers the activation of one or more diodes electroluminescent in night operation. In this case, all the pins start to flash at night when there are no weather problems, which means that the beacon is in breakdown. Maintenance personnel can then easily identify the failure of a tag by noticing the specific blinking of the associated pads.
- the microcontroller can also detect a failure of the receiver of its stud.
- the microcontroller then has a self-checking protocol. In the case of the detection of failure on the pad, the light-emitting diode is lit at night. If a plot starts to flash at night, while there is no problem of bad weather, it is that the stud in question is out service.
- the microcontroller also allows the recognition of orders from the tag. This requires the identification of each plot by a family number referenced to a tag and an individual order number in the series of plots dedicated to this tag. This makes it possible to operate the diodes of the pads at the same time or else in an off-set manner to create a chase-like blink.
- the microcontroller can also be used to perform a self-diagnosis of food.
- the microcontroller controls the level of the battery, ie its no-load voltage and its voltage of charge.
- the microcontroller controls the current and maximum charging voltage of the battery during the day, it also controls the current and the charging voltage of the solar panel, and the no-load voltage as well as the charge of the accumulator. He can also control the supply current of the light emitting diode (s).
- the microcontroller triggers the activation of the light-emitting diodes according to a Flash code allowing an operator to know what is the general state of the plot.
- the light-emitting diodes can start flashing according to a Morse type code allowing the operation to visually recognize the state of the stud.
- the flashes emitted by the light-emitting diodes can be detected at using a portable optical analyzer capable of reading the signal emitted by the LED in order to then allow to know the general state of the plot and to detail the different subsets.
- the microcontroller allows above all information management, that is, signals from the beacons, and the processing of these signals to activate electroluminescent diodes according to the climatic critical conditions and / or traffic detected by the associated tag.
- the microcontroller allows the activation electroluminescent diodes according to different specific codes depending on the different critical conditions detected. Activation of the flashes must allow the motorists to easily detect the nature of critical conditions that it will meet as well than the level of danger to which he will expose himself. We can imagine all kinds of codes different for example the color of the diodes and the frequency and duration of flashes.
- the microcontroller controls the light-emitting diodes upon receipt of signals emitted by the terminal and according to the state of charge of the accumulators or the battery. Yes the signal corresponds to a diagnostic signal, the electroluminescent diodes are then activated to answer the diagnosis. If the order consists of a cycle of operation in normal operation, then the microprocessor controls color, flash or continuous mode and number of light-emitting diodes used. If the signal corresponds to a cycle of operation with a low charge level, then the microcontroller can decrease the intensity of the power supply of the light-emitting diodes, decrease the cycle time, activate the operation according to the level of circulation, for example according to data in a time slot, or a combination of one or more of the three possibilities above.
- the microcontroller thus makes it possible to manage all the operation of a plot and the these functions should not be considered as the only ones possible. Indeed, we can imagine a microcontroller fulfilling yet other functions without leaving it of the scope of the invention. All orders or signals issued by the beacon or verification are therefore process by the microcontroller so as to activate the diodes electroluminescent according to a particular code.
- a beacon when a beacon detects a critical condition, for example fog, it sends a signal corresponding to its series of dedicated pads that will be received by the receivers of pads and processed by the respective microcontrollers so as to trigger the diode (s) electroluminescent according to a particular code.
- the beacon emits a signal direction of adjacent beacons to inform them that a critical condition is detected.
- the adjacent beacons then emit a signal corresponding to the critical condition detected to activate their respective series of dedicated pads.
- Each tag can then notify its adjacent beacon (s) that a critical condition is detected centralization of information so that the conditions are known in real time weather and traffic all along the taxiway equipped with a system according to the invention.
- the system can also be used to signal an accident by activating example the studs of the three or four beacons installed upstream of the accident site.
- the motorists are informed in real time and geographically very precisely climatic conditions and / or traffic they will encounter.
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Description
- au moins une balise de détection munie de capteurs aptes à détecter des conditions critiques climatiques et/ou de circulation, et d'un émetteur,
- plusieurs éléments de signalisation munis chacun d'un récepteur et d'au moins une source lumineuse activée en réponse à un signal émis par l'émetteur de la balise après détection d'une condition critique.
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- Système de signalisation routière destiné à être installé le long de voies de circulation, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :au moins une balise de détection munie de capteurs aptes à détecter des conditions critiques climatiques et/ou de circulation, et d'un émetteur,une série de plusieurs éléments de signalisation associée à ladite au moins une balise, chaque élément de signalisation étant muni d'un récepteur et d'au moins une source lumineuse activée en réponse à un signal émis par l'émetteur de la balise après détection d'une condition critique.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la balise comprend un récepteur apte à recevoir des signaux émis par d'autres balises et/ou un terminal de centralisation des informations.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'émetteur est apte à envoyer des signaux aux autres balises et/ou au terminal de centralisation des informations.
- Système de signalisation routière selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque élément de signalisation comprend un microcontrôleur destiné à gérer la durée et la fréquence des émissions lumineuses de la source en fonction des signaux émis.
- Système de signalisation routière selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque élément de signalisation comprend une alimentation autonome.
- Système de signalisation routière selon les revendications 4 et 5, dans lequel le microcontrôleur comprend des moyens pour vérifier l'état de charge de l'alimentation.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le microcontrôleur comprend des moyens pour commander l'activation de la source lumineuse selon un code indicatif de l'état de charge de l'alimentation.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le microcontrôleur comprend des moyens pour activer la source lumineuse en cas de panne de la balise.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le microcontrôleur comprend des moyens pour activer la source lumineuse en cas de panne du récepteur de l'élément de signalisation.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'émetteur de la balise est apte à envoyer un signal d'auto-diagnostic aux éléments de signalisation associés en réponse à un signal de demande de diagnostic capté par le récepteur de la balise, le microcontrôleur respectif de chaque élément de signalisation en reprise au signal de demande de diagnostic, procédant à un diagnostic de l'état général dudit élément et communiquant le résultat du diagnostic en activant la source lumineuse fréquencé décodable à l'oeil ou à l'aide d'un décodeur optique.
- Système de signalisation routière selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les éléments de signalisation sont intégrés dans la chaussée, avantageusement sous la forme de plots.
- Système de signalisation routière selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la source lumineuse comprend au moins une diode électroluminescente LED.
- Système de signalisation routière selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque élément de signalisation comprend un système optique de rétroréflexion réfléchissant la lumière des phares des véhicules.
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