ITCS20120016A1

ITCS20120016A1 - AUTO-ACTIVATIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM

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Publication number: ITCS20120016A1
Application number: IT000016A
Authority: IT
Inventors: Luca Pasquale De
Original assignee: Luca Pasquale De
Priority date: 2012-03-16
Filing date: 2012-03-16
Publication date: 2013-09-17

Description

Descrizione dellâ€™invenzione industriale dal titolo SISTEMA SEGNALETICO STRADALE AUTOATTUATIVO Description of the industrial invention entitled SELF-ACTUATIVE ROAD SIGN SYSTEM

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Con l'oggetto dell'invenzione che si va a descrivere si vuole ovviare alla mancata attuazione delle indicazioni dell'esistente segnaletica stradale, prevedendo lo sviluppo di una segnaletica in codice attiva ed efficace , disposta orizzontalmente sulla carreggiata e della quale sarÃ parte integrante . Î¤ipÎ¿ di segnaletica che tramite dei complementari componenti installati sul veicolo , realizzerÃ su questo , in modo autonomo se non attuato dal conducente , il rallentamento sino a quando i parametri del veicolo non rientreranno in quanto indicato dal segnale stradale , determinando automaticamente il ripristino . Nella seguente descrizione : ognuna delle parti , con le quali si determinerÃ il "SISTEMA SEGNALETICO STRADALE AUTOATTUATIVO'â€™ ha una corrispondente lettera tra parentesi , in riferimento a quanto illustrato nellâ€™allegata tavola 1 . Il segnale stradale consisterÃ in una base portacodice (A) d'apposito materiale che si collocherÃ , in modo da essere parte dellâ€™asfalto , trasversalmente da un estremo allâ€™altro della carreggiata , dove sarÃ necessario sostituire l'esistente segnaletica per fare in modo che si attui quanto indicato dal segnale stradale . L'indicazione in codice (B) sarÃ presente sulla superfice della parte (A) e sarÃ composto, per tutta la lunghezza della base, da apposite linee disuguali e parallele , distanziate tra loro in modo da poter essere lette a qualsiasi velocitÃ . Lâ€™indicazione in codice sarÃ rilevata , al transito del veicolo sulla base , da un apposito dispositivo di lettura (C) posizionato nella parte inferiore del veicolo , rivolto verso l'asfalto . Questo invierÃ la lettura del codice e quindi quella del With the object of the invention that we are going to describe we want to obviate the failure to implement the indications of the existing road signs, providing for the development of an active and effective code signage, arranged horizontally on the roadway and of which it will be an integral part. Î¤ipÎ¿ of signs which, through complementary components installed on the vehicle, will slow down on this, independently if not implemented by the driver, until the vehicle parameters are within the limits indicated by the road sign, automatically determining the reset . In the following description: each of the parts, with which the "SELF-ACTUATIVE ROAD SIGN SYSTEM '' will be determined, has a corresponding letter in brackets, with reference to what is illustrated in the attached table 1. The road sign will consist of a code holder base (A) of special material that will be placed, so as to be part of the asphalt, transversely from one end of the carriageway to the other, where it will be necessary to replace the existing signs to ensure that what indicated by the road sign. The code indication (B) will be present on the surface of part (A) and will be composed, along the entire length of the base, of special unequal and parallel lines, spaced from each other so that they can be read at any speed . The code indication will be detected, when the vehicle passes on the base, by a special reading device (C) positioned in the lower part of the vehicle, facing the asphalt. This will send the reading of the code and then that of the

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segnale stradale alla connessa , programmata centralina (D) che , decodificandola e visualizzandola , la confronterÃ in tempo reale con i parametri del veicolo e , se necessario , attiverÃ un avviso temporizzato , acustico e visivo , con indicazione dell'intervento risolutivo , il quale se non verrÃ attuato dal conducente , durante la fase dÃ¬ temporizzazione , andrÃ a determinare l'autonoma attuazione da parte della centralina (D) che indirettamente , o direttamente se integrata in quella esistente (E) , renderÃ passivo , al di sopra del minimo , il sistema d'alimentazione del motore , annullando l'esistente accelerazione e quindi riportando autonomamente al minimo il regime di rotazione del motore con ^ conseguente diminuzione della velocitÃ del veicolo sino a impedirne , come nella realizzazione del divieto d'accesso, il proseguimento della marcia. Il totale ripristino del sistema d'alimentazione del motore avverrÃ automaticamente , in diversi modi , quando i parametri del veicolo rientreranno in quello della segnalazione stradale. Ripristino che verrÃ contemporaneamente visualizzato insieme a un relativo avviso acustico , come anche per le altre fasi . Ad esempio , nei casi in cui la segnalazione dovrÃ impedire il proseguimento della marcia del veicolo , come nel divieto d'accesso o d'impegnare le corsie d'emergenza autostradali , la centralina (DI, specificamente sviluppata , dovrÃ essere in grado , alla decodificazione di questa indicazione , di autopredisporsi ad una temporÃ¬zzata passivitÃ del sistema d'alimentazione e a un successivo , temporaneo , breve ripristino della normale condizione del sistema d'alimentazione del motore , che in questo caso dovrÃ diventare permanente solo se si utilizzerÃ la retromarcia durante la breve fase di ripristino che invece : nell'identificazione d'impedimento temporaneo di marcia , come ad esempio il segnale di stop , dovrÃ avvenire solo a veicolo fermo . Inoltre , la centralina (D) dovrÃ road sign to the connected, programmed control unit (D) which, decoding and displaying it, will compare it in real time with the vehicle parameters and, if necessary, will activate a timed, acoustic and visual warning, with indication of the decisive intervention, which if it will not be implemented by the driver, during the timing phase, it will determine the autonomous actuation by the control unit (D) which indirectly, or directly if integrated into the existing one (E), will make passive, above the minimum, the power supply system of the engine, canceling the existing acceleration and therefore independently bringing the engine rotation speed to minimum with consequent decrease in the speed of the vehicle to the point of preventing, as in the implementation of the access ban, the continuation of travel . The total restoration of the engine power supply system will take place automatically, in various ways, when the vehicle parameters are within that of the road signaling. Reset that will be displayed at the same time together with a relative acoustic warning, as well as for the other phases. For example, in cases where the signaling must prevent the vehicle from continuing, such as in the prohibition of access or engaging the motorway emergency lanes, the control unit (DI, specifically developed, must be able to decode of this indication, to self-prepare for a temporary passivity of the fuel system and a subsequent, temporary, brief restoration of the normal condition of the engine fuel system, which in this case must become permanent only if reverse gear is used during the short recovery phase which instead: in identifying the temporary obstacle to travel, such as the stop signal, must only take place when the vehicle is stationary. In addition, the control unit (D) must

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essere concepita Ã ̈ collegata al circuito del veicolo in modo da memorizzare, mantenendola attiva , la fase dâ€™attuazione anche in caso di contemporaneo , breve disinserimento dell'accensione . La base portacodice (A) come anche il sistema di lettura con il relativo dispositivo (C) , le linee che formeranno l'indicazione in codice (B) , lo sviluppo della centralina (D) e di quello di eventuali parti ausiliarie potranno comunque variare come , ad esempio , di seguito descritto , senza uscire dall'ambito del trovato e quindi dal dominio del brevetto d'invenzione . La base portacodice (A) , della quale ne potrÃ essere realizzata una versione mobile , riducibile nelle dimensioni per poter essere trasportata ed installata dove sarÃ temporaneamente necessario , potrÃ avere una variante che preveda d'includere nella base un dispositivo che modifichi , nel determinato momento in cui verrÃ azionato , la predisposta superfice sulla quale saranno presenti le linee e quindi il codice di segnalazione (B) tramite un sistema , ad esempio , elettromeccanico , elettronico o basato sulla variazione dell'intensitÃ , inclinazione della luce . Questo , per poter ottenere un diverso codicef variare il divieto, senza dover abbinare piÃ¹ basi portacodici) o un uso non continuativo (sospendere il divieto) , come negli esempi descritti qui di seguito dove il dispositivo , incluso nella base che si collocherÃ ad una stabilita distanza dal punto da controllare , potrÃ essere azionato , via cavo o radio , con un comando situato vicino agli attraversamenti pedonali o azionato in modo automatico da altro dispositivo che determinerÃ le fascie orarie di funzionamento come in prossimitÃ d'incroci non gestiti da semafori che , dove presenti , potranno azionarlo , per maggior sicurezza , nell'arco di tempo di spegnimento della luce verde , oppure , tramite appositi sensori , in caso di scarsa visibilitÃ o improvviso ingombro della carreggiata . be conceived and connected to the vehicle circuit in such a way as to memorize, while keeping it active, the actuation phase even in the case of simultaneous, brief switching off of the ignition. The code holder base (A) as well as the reading system with the relative device (C), the lines that will form the code indication (B), the development of the control unit (D) and that of any auxiliary parts may in any case vary as, for example, described below, without departing from the scope of the invention and therefore from the domain of the invention patent. The code holder base (A), of which a mobile version can be made, which can be reduced in size in order to be transported and installed where it will be temporarily needed, may have a variant that includes in the base a device that modifies, at a given moment in which it will be activated, the prepared surface on which the lines will be present and therefore the signaling code (B) through a system, for example, electromechanical, electronic or based on the variation of intensity, inclination of the light. This, in order to obtain a different code f vary the prohibition, without having to combine several code holder bases) or a non-continuous use (suspend the ban), as in the examples described below where the device, included in the base that will be placed at a fixed distance from the point to be controlled, it can be operated, via cable or radio, with a control located near the pedestrian crossings or automatically activated by another device that will determine the operating time bands as in the vicinity of intersections not managed by traffic lights which, where present, they can activate it, for greater safety, within the time the green light goes off, or, through special sensors, in the event of poor visibility or sudden obstruction of the roadway.

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Le linee (B) , sulla base (A) , che formeranno l'indicazione in codice , parte integrante di (A) , potranno essere luminose , cromatiche , in contrasto con il fondo delia base o comunque essere concepite in relazione al tipo di soluzione che verrÃ adottata come , ad esempio , i seguenti sistemi di lettura che in ogni caso dovranno essere in grado di agire nelle diverse condizioni atmosferiche e di luce . H primo potrÃ essere basato sulla sequenza o interruzione (diversa nello spazio o nel tempo) di un apposito segnale su un portacodice''A" adattato con le linee" B" allo scopo , emesso Ã ̈ ricevuto di riflesso da un diverso dispositivo"C" sul veicolo , o , come codice , il tempo d'interruzione o riflessione di questo segnale . The lines (B), on the base (A), which will form the code indication, an integral part of (A), may be bright, chromatic, in contrast with the background of the base or in any case be conceived in relation to the type of solution which will be adopted as, for example, the following reading systems which in any case must be able to act in different atmospheric and light conditions. The former may be based on the sequence or interruption (different in space or time) of a special signal on a code carrier '' A "adapted with lines" B "for the purpose, emitted and received by reflection from a different device" C "on the vehicle, or, as a code, the time of interruption or reflection of this signal.

Il secondo sistema potrÃ prevedere un sensore"C" che invierÃ alla relativa centralinaâ€ D" la sequenza o il tempo di variazione del movimento verticale sullâ€™asse di un componente delle sospensioni , provocato dal passaggio del veicolo su linee" B" disuguali nel rilievo , per la sequenza , o su intera base"Ã€" in rilievo per quanto riguarda il tempo che come anche per la sequenza possono essere riferiti , come possibile variante, all'emissione acustica prodotta dalle linee"B o tramite queste Ã ̈ rilevata da un diverso senso re" C". The second system may include a sensor "C" which will send to the relative control unitâ € D "the sequence or time of variation of the vertical movement on the axis of a suspension component, caused by the passage of the vehicle on unequal" B "lines in the relief, for the sequence, or on the entire base "Ã €" in relief as regards the time which as well as for the sequence can be referred, as a possible variant, to the acoustic emission produced by the "B lines or through these is detected from a different sense re "C".

Il terzo potrÃ consistere nell 'adottare , come codice" B" , la durata o la diversitÃ nell'emissione di una frequenza prodotta al passaggio del veicolo sulla base" A" , Ã ̈ ricevuta da un complementare dispositivo" C" connesso alla centralina" D" che decodificandola come indicazione del segnale stradale attuerÃ sul veicolo , se necessario, la parziale passivitÃ del sistema d'alimentazione del motore e successivamente il relativo , programmato ripristino . Inoltre , la centralina (D) , indifferentemente dalla soluzione che verrÃ adottata , potrÃ essere supplementare o , se previsto in fase di The third may consist in adopting, as code "B", the duration or the diversity in the emission of a frequency produced when the vehicle passes over the base "A", it is received by a complementary device "C" connected to the control unit " D "which by decoding it as an indication of the road sign will implement on the vehicle, if necessary, the partial passivity of the engine fueling system and subsequently the relative, programmed reset. Furthermore, the control unit (D), regardless of the solution that will be adopted, may be additional or, if provided for in the

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produzione , parte di quella esistente (E) , in un unico componente che gestirÃ neHâ€™insieme il sistema dâ€™alimentazione del motore , con un possibile sviluppo che potrÃ anche permettere , nella fase d'attuazione iniziale , l'attivazione automatica del sistema frenante e dove possibile , la riduzione del rapporto di trasmissione . production, part of the existing one (E), in a single component that will manage the engine fuel system together, with a possible development that will also allow, in the initial implementation phase, the automatic activation of the braking system and where possible, the reduction of the transmission ratio.

I punti stradali dove sarÃ installata questa attiva segnaletica , potranno essere preceduti da una relativa segnalazione luminosa attivata dagli stessi , descritti comandi ( pagina 3) o , al passaggio del veicolo , dal predisposto portacodice che contemporaneamente , nella sua fase attiva e tramite collegamento , potrÃ anche attivarne altri , con relativa segnalazione , sul senso contrario . Acl esempio : quello installato alla fine delle corsie di decelerazione e dei sensi unici potrÃ attivarne un altro , con diverso codice , all'inizio della corsia insieme alla segnalazione d'ingombro quando il veicolo l'oltrepasserÃ in senso vietato . The road points where this active signage will be installed may be preceded by a relative light signal activated by the same, described commands (page 3) or, as the vehicle passes, by the predisposed code holder which, in its active phase and through connection, will be able to also activate others, with relative signaling, on the opposite direction. Acl example: the one installed at the end of the deceleration and one-way lanes will be able to activate another one, with a different code, at the beginning of the lane together with the obstruction signal when the vehicle passes it in the prohibited direction.

La reale efficacia , in termini di ampia attuazione della sicurezza stradale , del presente oggetto del brevetto si potrÃ avere con lâ€™obbligatorietÃ d'installazione sul veicolo delle parti (C) e (D) , e prevedendo di predisporre queste parti ad un'autoattivazione antimanomissione , come anche per la base portacodice (A e B ) che insieme alle altre basi potrÃ essere , ad esempio , gestita e controllata da una centrale . Questo potrÃ portare , nella monitorata zona , alla regolamentazione del traffico tramite l'attivazione a distanza , solo di quei punti di controllo , quindi dei segnali stradali , stabiliti contemporaneamente alla visualizzazione e all'elaborazione in tempo reale secondo una determinata logica , dei diversi , variabili parametri che influenzano la circolazione stradale , evitando in questo modo che si verifichi il blocco del traffico . The real effectiveness, in terms of wide implementation of road safety, of this patent object can be obtained with the compulsory installation of parts (C) and (D) on the vehicle, and providing for the provision of these parts for a anti-tampering self-activation, as well as for the code holder base (A and B) which together with the other bases can be, for example, managed and controlled by a control unit. This could lead, in the monitored area, to the regulation of traffic through the remote activation, only of those control points, therefore of the road signs, established simultaneously with the visualization and processing in real time according to a certain logic, of the different, variable parameters that influence road traffic, thus avoiding the blocking of traffic.

Claims

CLAIMS 1 °) SELF-ACTUAL ROAD SIGNS SYSTEM, characterized by the fact that it integrates, in its operation, two separate but complementary parts, one external and one internal to the vehicle: the external one (as a signage part) is composed of a base (A) which includes the 'code indication (B); the internal one (as an actuator part) is composed of a reading or detection device (C) connected to a decoding control unit (D) in turn connected to the circuit of the already existing component E which manages the power supply system of the engine. which, in the signaling self-activation phase, is automatically brought back to idle speed by this SYSTEM for deactivation of the acceleration circuit, implemented by means of the indicated control unit installed on the vehicle which is consequently placed in the driving impediment condition until its progressive, inevitable slowing down, therefore the variation of its parameters corresponds to the road indication, automatically setting up the predetermined, corresponding mode of restoration which, otherwise, can be implemented by a subsequent relative road indication. 2 °) SELF-ACTUATING ROAD SIGN SYSTEM, according to the previous claim, characterized by the complementarity of indirect coupling between the external and internal part of the vehicle, by that of direct coupling as regards that between the parts installed on the vehicle, and by the position and connection of the following components: the base (A) with code (B), positioned horizontally from one end of the carriageway to the other; the reading or detection device (C) positioned, front or rear, in the lower part of the vehicle, and connected to the complementary, programmed decoding and actuation control unit (D), which is connected to the circuit of the already existing component E which manages the engine fuel system; additional control unit which during the development phase can become an integral part of this component to which, otherwise, it is connected; moreover, if predisposed, it can self-activate in the actuation on the vehicle, in case of direct or indirect tampering. 3 °) SYSTEM, as per the previous claims, characterized by the base (A) which, as the main method of installation with one or more specimens (in the single prohibition), becomes an integral part of the roadway from one end to the other; base which has the code indication (B) along its entire length and on its surface, and of which a version can be made which, reducible in size, can be transportable in order to be installed where it is temporarily necessary. CLAIMS 4 °) SYSTEM, characterized, with reference to the preceding claims, by a possible variant of the base (A) which includes, in this component, an electromechanical or electronic device, which makes the presence of the code (B) on the its surface, standardizing it, if you adopt the solutions with one or more lines that determine or make up the code or deactivating it, adopting the one with one or more lines that generate the code; this device can also make the code indication modifiable by varying it, in the elements that determine it, by means of (as illustrated in table 1) automatic remote control, via cable or radio, implemented by another base located for example on the opposite side of a one-way or by external devices such as traffic lights, sensors or timers in turn connected to signaling devices that precede the installation points of the bases; remote operation can also be done manually, such as near pedestrian crossings; the whole, manageable and controllable from a central, extends the application scope of the SYSTEM, such as the possible regulation of traffic obtained through a particular, described application. 5 °) SYSTEM, as per the previous claims, characterized by the elements that make up and form, on individual bases (A), the codes (B) which (corresponding to the current road signs) indirectly signal, implement and in some prohibitions restore; which in the composition, as mentioned in the description, are subject to variation within the indicated solutions and therefore be composed, in the single indication, of one or more lines that form them, respectively, in the diversity (duration or shape) and in the combination of combination and sequence: of size; of brightness; of color; relief (fixed or pulsating); of interruption of a reflex signal; acoustic emission or frequency, in this case produced when the vehicle passes over the base (A), in one of the three indicated forms, as well as with the other solutions; shape which together with the composition are determined by the predetermined correspondence and therefore, during the installation phase, by the type of indication foreseen for that stretch of road. CLAIMS 6 °) SYSTEM, as per the previous claims, characterized by the device (C) which, placed (front or rear) in the lower part of the vehicle or on an equal component, of two opposite suspensions if the solution with code (B) in relief is provided , and connected to the control unit (D), has operating characteristics such as to be complementary (in reading or detection, direct or reflected if the operation is based on sending a unidirectional signal) to the way and form in which it is determined the code indication (B); therefore, component (C) which, as per description, can be one of three different but equivalent devices: a) reader (in size, brightness or color); b) emitter - return detector of the emitted signal; c) detector only, if the solution with code that emits the signal is adopted instead of reflecting it as happens by adopting the device (C / h) which is also the emitter. 7 °) SYSTEM, as per the previous claims, characterized by the programmed control unit (D) installed on the vehicle; which, connected to the reading or detection device (C) and to the existing control unit E which manages the engine fueling system, (as shown in table 1), has a specific combination of development elements with which determine: a) the decoding of (B); b) identification of the corresponding signposting; c) the comparison in real time between the identified indication and the vehicle parameters; d) the reduction, to the minimum, of the engine speed; e) the times and methods of subsequent restoration; f) the warning and indicative components (in acoustic and visual form) relating to these phases and to the resolving intervention; development elements that are in direct complementary relationship with the connected device (C) and consequently established, specifically, on the basis of the type of electrical impulses to be processed, produced by the device used and therefore its operating characteristic in perceiving what is present , in complementary form, on the external part (A); by providing a further development element, the control unit (D) can also be connected to the component that manages the vehicle's braking system. 8 °) SYSTEM, characterized, with reference to point 7, by a probable variant which envisages that the already existing engine power supply system and the self-activation of signals by this SYSTEM, are managed by a single control unit, therefore a relative, extended development (as also in point 2) which integrates the function of the existing component E, creating a single element during the production phase.