GB2366894A - Automotive road safety device - Google Patents

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GB2366894A
GB2366894A GB0120952A GB0120952A GB2366894A GB 2366894 A GB2366894 A GB 2366894A GB 0120952 A GB0120952 A GB 0120952A GB 0120952 A GB0120952 A GB 0120952A GB 2366894 A GB2366894 A GB 2366894A
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Samuel Arthur Matterson
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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
    • G08G1/096708—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
    • G08G1/096716—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
    • 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
    • G08G1/096733—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place
    • G08G1/09675—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
    • 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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Abstract

An automotive road safety device comprises a transmitter, receiver and audible warning device. In use the transmitter provides a speed restriction signal to the receiver mounted in a vehicle. The received speed restriction signal is compared with the vehicles speed and an audible warning given if the speed limit is being exceeded. Preferably, the audible warning will increase in volume until such as a time as the vehicle has slowed. The transmitter may be attached to a road sign displaying a speed restriction sign. In an alternative embodiment, the vehicle may use an infra red scanner, cameras or lasers to read the sign.

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<Desc/Clms Page number 1> Automotive Road Safety Device. THE DESCRIPTION. The invention applies to all motorised vehicles capable of speeds in excess of 30mph/48kph. that use the public highways. The device, which is incorporated within the vehicle as a complete unit, or partially, (one part being mounted within the area of all road restriction signs) The purpose of such device is designed to deter all drivers of the above vehicles to exceed the speed limits as indicated by the road restriction signs. The invention relates to a device which will record the speed indicated on a road restriction sign and compare that speed with the vehicle speed. The occasion when the vehicle speed is in excess of the road restriction sign, initially, a short duration alarm would sound. If the vehicle continues to exceed the indicated speed, the alarm would then progressively increase in volume continuously until the speed of the vehicle has reduced to the indicated level.
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Claims (5)

  1. THE CLAIM. 1. The speed control device comprising of a receiver, transmitter and alarming device is situated within all road vehicles, which registers the speed indicated by the highways road restriction signs.
  2. 2. The said device compares the vehicle speed with the indicated speed of the Road speed restriction sign
  3. 3. In the instance when the vehicle speed, whilst passing a road speed restriction sign, is in excess of the speed restriction sign an initial alarm would sound.
  4. 4. If the speed of the vehicle continued to exceed the required speed, the alarm would then be continuous and progressively increase in volume until the speed was reduced to that required limit.
  5. 5. The transmitting device indicated in (I.) above may be mounted separately in a convenient situation adjacent to the road restriction sign. G. The device as claimed above is designed to deter all drivers of road vehicles from exceeding the prevailing speed limit.speed..
GB0120952A 2000-09-16 2001-08-06 Automotive road safety device Withdrawn GB2366894A (en)

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GB0022797A GB0022797D0 (en) 2000-09-16 2000-09-16 Automotive safety device
GB0025485A GB0025485D0 (en) 2000-09-16 2000-10-18 Automotive safety evice
GB0102889A GB0102889D0 (en) 2000-09-16 2001-02-06 Automotive road safety device

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DE102008007686A1 (en) 2008-02-06 2009-08-13 GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit Driver assistance device for vehicle i.e. motor vehicle such as automobile, has permanent storage device i.e. semiconductor memory, storing locally limited valid characteristics inputs in vehicle rest condition
DE102008007687A1 (en) 2008-02-06 2009-08-13 GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit Assistance device for motor vehicle i.e. car, has control device for controlling observation of characteristic parameters, and optical display and acoustic signal device for informing driver about actual characteristic parameters
CN108053671A (en) * 2018-01-15 2018-05-18 陈世辉 A kind of intelligent early-warning method for traffic system
DE102022210874A1 (en) 2022-10-14 2024-04-25 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Method for operating a motor vehicle with a fully automatic cruise control, assistance device and motor vehicle

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CH682267A5 (en) * 1991-06-06 1993-08-13 Hanspeter Coufal Traffic safety device for restricting vehicle speed - uses roadside transmitter to transmit speed limit signal to onboard receiver for controlling warning display
GB2273190A (en) * 1992-12-07 1994-06-08 Neil Andrew Moss Traffic information system
WO1995006304A1 (en) * 1993-08-25 1995-03-02 Friedman, Mark, M. Vehicle stop warning system
DE29609922U1 (en) * 1996-06-05 1996-08-14 Thurnwald, Haymo, 74925 Epfenbach Device for recognizing road signs and processing their information content
GB2329502A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-03-24 Bosch Gmbh Robert Communication of traffic information to a vehicle driver
WO1999026213A1 (en) * 1997-11-19 1999-05-27 Mcevoy, John Speed limit indicator
DE29905033U1 (en) * 1999-03-19 1999-07-22 Kindsmüller, Manfred, 84085 Langquaid Automatic adaptation to the speed limit for motor vehicles
DE19959828A1 (en) * 1998-12-10 2000-08-17 Werner Kleine Video-audio-system for road sign information capture for use by a motor vehicle driver has CCD or video cameras linked to an on-board computer to ensure that he is alerted in an acoustic, or spoken manner of any road signs
GB2354362A (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-03-21 William Francis Beard Vehicle speed warning system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH682267A5 (en) * 1991-06-06 1993-08-13 Hanspeter Coufal Traffic safety device for restricting vehicle speed - uses roadside transmitter to transmit speed limit signal to onboard receiver for controlling warning display
GB2273190A (en) * 1992-12-07 1994-06-08 Neil Andrew Moss Traffic information system
WO1995006304A1 (en) * 1993-08-25 1995-03-02 Friedman, Mark, M. Vehicle stop warning system
DE29609922U1 (en) * 1996-06-05 1996-08-14 Thurnwald, Haymo, 74925 Epfenbach Device for recognizing road signs and processing their information content
GB2329502A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-03-24 Bosch Gmbh Robert Communication of traffic information to a vehicle driver
WO1999026213A1 (en) * 1997-11-19 1999-05-27 Mcevoy, John Speed limit indicator
DE19959828A1 (en) * 1998-12-10 2000-08-17 Werner Kleine Video-audio-system for road sign information capture for use by a motor vehicle driver has CCD or video cameras linked to an on-board computer to ensure that he is alerted in an acoustic, or spoken manner of any road signs
DE29905033U1 (en) * 1999-03-19 1999-07-22 Kindsmüller, Manfred, 84085 Langquaid Automatic adaptation to the speed limit for motor vehicles
GB2354362A (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-03-21 William Francis Beard Vehicle speed warning system

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102008007686A1 (en) 2008-02-06 2009-08-13 GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit Driver assistance device for vehicle i.e. motor vehicle such as automobile, has permanent storage device i.e. semiconductor memory, storing locally limited valid characteristics inputs in vehicle rest condition
DE102008007687A1 (en) 2008-02-06 2009-08-13 GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit Assistance device for motor vehicle i.e. car, has control device for controlling observation of characteristic parameters, and optical display and acoustic signal device for informing driver about actual characteristic parameters
CN108053671A (en) * 2018-01-15 2018-05-18 陈世辉 A kind of intelligent early-warning method for traffic system
DE102022210874A1 (en) 2022-10-14 2024-04-25 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Method for operating a motor vehicle with a fully automatic cruise control, assistance device and motor vehicle

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