607 results about "Road traffic control" patented technology

The invention relates to a road traffic control method and corresponding traffic facilities. The method includes: setting roads mounted or vehicles mounted devices for controlling queens passing; setting associated traffic facilities which assist controlling queens; guiding, including and controlling to vehicle flows in various directions by the above devices and facilities; arranging the vehicle queens into sequential array at the same time or by turns in roads and crosses according to preset procedure. By the method, the vehicle flows can pass continuously or non-continuously without crossing or with less crossing in multi-driveway road. The invention has small investment, wide application and can greatly improve the cross passing ability.

A wireless control system that operates in Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency bands that employs one or more variable power dual modulation radio frequency transceiver-controllers that are capable of receiving and / or transmitting signals and communicating with each other over a configurable range, from short to long range. The wireless control system is suitable for use in a wide range of medical, industrial, agricultural, military and commercial applications, including, for example, the management of irrigation systems, manufacturing processes, security systems, sewage treatment and handling systems, hospital management systems, tracking systems, ground telemetry systems, environmental monitoring systems for agriculture, viticulture, pipelines and dams, HVAC management systems, water, gas and electrical metering, parking meters, asset and equipment tracking, traffic control, fire protection, public space management, intruder detection and biological research.

An on-board vehicle warning system includes a vehicle location detecting section, a traffic regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section, a vehicle information detecting section, a potential violation alerting section. The traffic regulation retrieving section is configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions. The potential violation alerting section is configured to determine a potential traffic violation based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle.

A system and method is provided for transmitting, receiving, initiating, and displaying textual air traffic control clearance messages simultaneously with a graphic representation of an aircraft flight plan. Data representative of a current aircraft flight plan, and one or more textual clearance message signals representative of air traffic control clearance message, are each processed. One or more images representative of the current aircraft flight plan, and one or more images representative of the textual air traffic clearance messages, are each substantially simultaneously displayed in the same display area of a flight management system display.

A system and method for automating Air Traffic Control operations at or near an airport. as a complete standalone automated system replacing the need for a human controller to make aircraft movement decisions nor the need communicate with pilots, or as semi-automated, where a controller controls how the system operates. The system with related methods and computer hardware and computer software package, automatically manages manned aircraft, remote controlled UAV and airborne-able vehicles traffic at or near an airport, eliminates ATC-induced and reduce pilot-induced runway incursions and excursions, processes control messages related to aircraft or Pilots, communicates with Pilot over ATC radio frequency, receives aircraft positions, communicates control messages with the aircraft avionics, provides pilots a dynamic map with continuous display of nearby traffic operations, shows clearance and information related to runway operations, warns pilot of runway conditions and turbulence from other operations, warns when landing gear is not locked, displays the pilot emergency exits during takeoff roll, shows the pilot when and where to exit from the runway, shows the pilot where and when to cross a junction, calculates and displays pilot optimal speed and timing on taxiways and junctions for saving fuel, calculates congestions, calculates best taxiway routes, calculates when aircraft can cross a runway, provides directives and information to pilot over CPDLC display or dynamic map for airside operations, alerts and triggers breaks of the aircraft on wrong path or when hold-short bar is breached, displays emergency personnel with routing map and final aircraft resting position for emergency operations, takes over an aircraft operation when aircraft is hijacked or deviates from the flight plan, provide standalone or manned Remote Tower functionality, Records and retains all information related to airport airside operations including aircraft positions and conditions from sensors and reports for runways, junctions and taxiways, Records and retains aircraft data and cockpit voice to ground-based servers to eliminate black-box requirements, calculate future weather and airport capacity from aircraft at or nearby airport, coordinates handoff operations with other ATC positions, interfaces with ACDM systems, airport operations center, flow center and network operations center.

A system and method are disclosed for computing a vehicle's motion in four dimensions (e.g., three spatial dimensions and time) and reliably predicting the vehicle's arrival time at a predetermined location, by providing a graphical display to an operator of the vehicle's progress that enables the operator to adjust the vehicle's movement and achieve the desired arrival time. Specifically, a system and method are disclosed for computing the movement of an aircraft in four dimensions, predicting its arrival time at a predetermined waypoint, and displaying (in a highly intuitive format) the aircraft's progress in achieving that desired arrival time. The pilot can then adjust the movement (e.g., speed) of the aircraft in accordance with the parameter(s) displayed, in order to achieve the desired arrival time. Thus, for example, numerous aircraft could be scheduled to arrive at a specific final approach waypoint at a predetermined rate (e.g., one aircraft per minute), which would enable the traffic controllers to optimize runway traffic without having to stack the aircraft in holding patterns and thereby waste fuel. Notably, although an example of an aircraft navigation and control system and method is disclosed, the system and method can be implemented for any type of vehicle (e.g., aircraft, spacecraft, ship, submarine, bus, train, automobile, etc.) whose operator desires to reach a particular location at a specified time.

The present invention relates to optical communication equipment and a vehicle control method, and in particular, the present invention is applied to a system utilizing inter-vehicle communication equipment via optical communication to notify information of traffic regulation utilizing optical communication according to an inter-vehicle communication system so that traveling of a vehicle can be controlled easily and reliably even in such a complicated place where a plurality of roads intersect as in urban cities or the like.

Methods and apparatus for providing an Anti-Flooding Flow-Control (AFFC) mechanism suitable for use in defending against flooding network Denial-of-Service (N-DoS) attacks is described. Features of the AFFC mechanism include (1) traffic baseline generation, (2) dynamic buffer management, (3) packet scheduling, and (4) optional early traffic regulation. Baseline statistics on the flow rates for flows of data corresponding to different classes of packets are generated. When a router senses congestion, it activates the AFFC mechanism of the present invention. Traffic flows are classified. Elastic traffic is examined to determine if it is responsive to flow control signals. Flows of non-responsive elastic traffic is dropped. The remaining flows are compared to corresponding class baseline flow rates. Flows exceeding the baseline flow rates are subject to forced flow rate reductions, e.g., dropping of packets.

A safety net that includes at least one illuminating element. The safety net is intended to be stored in a rolled-up fashion (similar to a roll-up window shade) in the trunk of a vehicle. When illuminated, the safety net provides a completely new and unique means of alerting oncoming traffic to a road hazard or other situation requiring traffic control. The safety net provides a warning means that will not be knocked over by the wind, as wind blows freely through the voids of the net. In addition, the safety net screens the scene from the view of those in oncoming traffic. The device may include a solid state controller that provides a variety of patterns or symbols to further enhance the visual safety features of the device. This can be accomplished by placing fiber optic strands in the net voids, or within the side illuminating fiber optic conduit itself. The device may also include metal cables to form a physical barrier.

An information system and method provides information to an operator of a motor vehicle. A destination location and a current position of the motor vehicle are established. A planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position is established and communicated to at least one traffic control system, an alternate route is established as a function of a factor which may delay travel over the planned route, the destination location, and the new current position and a modified route plan is communicated to at least one traffic control system. The traffic control received positional data on the vehicle and controls the traffic control devices under its management to expedite the transit of the motor vehicle.

The disclosure is directed toward a method for safely managing aircraft separation. The method comprises a data integration host configured for: receiving aircraft information from a first aircraft; receiving weather data from a weather monitoring system; combining the aircraft information of the first aircraft with the weather data; formulating a position prediction of a wake vortex located within a critical safety volume of a runway; receiving from a sensor real time wake vortex data in a path of the first aircraft; comparing the real time wake vortex data to the position prediction to validate the position prediction and to formulate a determination of whether the wake vortex is present in the critical safety volume; and utilizing the determination to transmit spacing data to air traffic control, wherein the spacing data is at least one of standard wake vortex spacing and minimum radar spacing.

The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods, aircraft, and apparatus for communicating the braking conditions of a runway. In one embodiment, braking information may be determined from a first aircraft which has landed on the runway. The braking information may be communicated to air traffic control and / or a second aircraft. Communication of the braking information may take place utilizing an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system (ADS-B) and / or other type of automatic networking system.

DroNav is a highly automated system of air traffic control (ATM) for at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (Un-manned Aerial Vehicles UAV) flying at low altitude. DroNav is composed of a hardware part (called DronAssistant, to be installed on the drone) and a software part ATM highly automated (called DronATC).

The invention relates to a road traffic signal controller system with the streetcar priority control function. The road traffic signal controller system comprises go-ahead traffic lights and front traffic lights, wherein the go-ahead traffic lights and the front traffic lights are used for indicating the driving state of a streetcar, the go-ahead traffic lights are located at a road intersection, the front traffic lights are located in front of the go-ahead traffic lights, a request detector is further arranged on a driving track of the streetcar and located in front of the front traffic lights, the request detector and the streetcar are both electrically connected with a streetcar interaction unit, the front traffic lights and the go-ahead traffic lights are both connected with a signal machine front end unit, and the streetcar interaction unit is connected with a traffic signal machine through the signal machine front end unit. Through the road traffic signal controller system, hybrid control over streetcars and social vehicles can be achieved, the priority of passing of streetcars can be effectively controlled, and the road traffic signal controller system is wide in application range, safe and reliable.

A method and a system for assisting air traffic controllers that automatically detects conflicts between aircraft trajectories and selects the conflicts that can be solved by minor modification(s) of aircraft speed, climbing rates or descending rates and lateral shifts of route. Minor modifications are selected so as to not interfere with current controllers' decision making process thereby circumventing the basic rule of uniqueness of control in a given piece of airspace. The minor modifications are automatically transmitted to aircraft for execution without requiring controllers' prior agreement. Thus, the method solves most conflicts, such that the air traffic delivered to the controllers is free of most of the pre-existing conflicts.

An air traffic control system, for use by a controller controlling multiple aircraft, comprising a processor, an input device and a display device, further comprising: trajectory prediction means for calculating a trajectory for each aircraft, for inputting aircraft detected position data, and for recalculating the trajectories based on said position data, and conflict detection means for detecting, based on the trajectories, future circumstances under which pairs of aircraft violate predetermined proximity tests, and for causing a display on the display device indicating said circumstances, further comprising means for inputting instruction data corresponding to instructions issued by the controller to an aircraft, and in which the proximity indication means is arranged to use a first proximity test and a second, more restrictive, proximity test; and in which the system is arranged to display a symbol representing pairs of aircraft which violate the second test in a first display mode, and those which violate the first set but not the second set in a second display mode, and in which the system is arranged, on input of a said instruction by a controller in relation to a pair of aircraft, to change the display mode of the symbol for said pair from the second mode to a third mode indicating that no further action is necessary.

The invention discloses an AGV (automatic guided vehicle) traffic automatic control system and an AGV traffic automatic control method. The AGV traffic automatic control system comprises a navigation track and an AGV which runs on the navigation track, wherein an AGV drive unit is mounted on the AGV; a traffic control region is mounted on the navigation track; a wireless control unit is also arranged on the AGV; the wireless control unit is electrically connected with the AGV drive unit; and an information trigger device for opening and closing the wireless control unit on the AGV is arranged in the traffic control region. According to the AGV traffic automatic control system, the AGV automatic traffic control is realized based on a wireless communication technology, the project amount of traffic control construction is reduced, the hardware cost is lowered, wireless communication among AGVs is realized and traffic collision accidents are avoided; the whole and local influences in the traffic control are separated, and the territorial limitation in the traffic control is removed; the stability of the traffic control is improved, so that the traffic control is not easily interfered; and a wireless communication address code needs to be consistent with that of the AGV system, and if a conflict is existent, an internal address code of the AGV system and a corresponding channel of a wireless module are changed.

The invention discloses an intelligent public road traffic control system and belongs to the field of traffic control. The system comprises a vehicle-mounted machine, a monitor, a localizer, a charging computer and a monitoring center, and is a synthesized system and device with the functions of automatic high-speed public road charging, vehicle speed detecting, vehicle monitoring, accident preventing, suspicious vehicle tracing and the like. Remote communication can be realized between the vehicle-mounted machine and the monitoring center as well as between the monitor and the monitoring center; the charging computer is arranged at each export and entrance positions of the public roads; the vehicle-mounted machine is distributed to an inletting vehicle at the entrance position, vehicle information and starting point information are respectively recorded into the vehicle-mounted machine and the charging computer; data are exchanged between the charging computer and the vehicle-mounted machine at the export position, and the vehicle-mounted machine is returned after charge computation is finished. The intelligent public road traffic control system can realize the intelligent management of public roads, and is favorable for improving the acceleration and the intelligence of traffic control.

A new safety glove for allowing a user, such as a police officer or a road worker, to direct traffic more easily. The inventive device includes a hand cover having an interior hand space, a front or palm panel and a back or dorsal panel the two panel being fastened to each other on three sides to form the interior hand space and open on one side to form a wrist opening into the interior hand space. The exterior surfaces of the palm and rear panels are brightly and reflectively or retro-reflectively colored; the palm panel being red and the rear panel being green. A pocket, with a closure, in one of the panels is provided to carry a self-contained warming device for keeping the user's hand warm. The palm panel may bear a brightly colored octagonal stop sign including the word “STOP”. The fingers portions of the panels might have a reflective or retro-reflective arrow shape pointing to the finger ends, to increase the visibility of the fingers as they point in a direction.

The present invention relates to optical communication equipment and a vehicle control method, and in particular, the present invention is applied to a system utilizing inter-vehicle communication equipment via optical communication to notify information of traffic regulation utilizing optical communication according to an inter-vehicle communication system so that traveling of a vehicle can be controlled easily and reliably even in such a complicated place where a plurality of roads intersect as in urban cities or the like.

The invention provides a crossroad traffic control method capable of enhancing the vehicle traffic capacity, and belongs to the technical field of urban traffic control. In order to solve the problem of low vehicle traffic capacity of the conventional traffic intersection control method, the crossroad traffic control method capable of enhancing the vehicle traffic capacity adopts a technical scheme that: a waiting area is added at each intersection of the crossroad, and the waiting areas are positioned at the positions of a left turn lane and a forward lane, wherein each waiting area corresponds a group of waiting area signal lamps; the waiting area signal lamps respectively instruct left turn vehicles or forward vehicles to enter the waiting areas; the motor vehicles entering the waiting areas are the left turn vehicles or forward vehicles; and the motor vehicles orderly enter the waiting areas according to the waiting area signal lamps and run according to the instructions of the corresponding centre signal lamps. The crossroad traffic control method is applicable for traffic management and control of flat crossroads of middle and large cities.

The invention discloses a data processing and fusion method for large-scale traffic information and belongs to real-time traffic information processing technologies. The method includes: obtaining normal data of a truth value according to multisource traffic data acquired by a test vehicle and each sensor, and determining a dynamic assignment method for parameters; rejecting abnormal data in data sets acquired by the sensors, and performing historical data compensation; and fusing real-time grading information of the multisource traffic data with data compensation completed. The truth value system is set up for obtaining correct initial assignment parameters of various acquisition modes and rejecting acquired abnormal data, missing data are reasonably filled according to the historical data to guarantee accuracy and integrity of the data, and the data acquired by different acquisition modes are graded and fused gradually to guarantee reliability of the data. Moreover, quickness in the fusion process is achieved, and influences of traffic incidents, traffic control, land occupation construction and traffic accidents on data in the fusion process are considered.

The invention relates to a civil aviation air traffic control scene monitoring and guiding system. The system comprises a monitoring positioning device which collects and sends multi-point positioning monitoring information and video positioning monitoring information of scene traffic targets in real time; an application processing device which carries out association and identification integrated processing on the multi-point positioning monitoring information and video positioning monitoring information through combination of the information of an external system, thus obtaining the comprehensive monitoring information of the scene traffic targets, the warning information of the scene traffic targets, the conflict extrication suggestions of the scene traffic targets and the three-dimensional models of the scene traffic targets; and a user terminal device which comprehensively displays the scene traffic and integrally displays the comprehensive monitoring information of the scene traffic targets, the warning information of the scene traffic targets, the conflict extrication suggestions of the scene traffic targets and the three-dimensional models of the scene traffic targets. According to the system, the problem that the regional monitoring precision of a parking apron is low is effectively solved through adoption of a multi-point positioning device and a video positioning device, and the scene region of the airport is monitored seamlessly.

Objects associated with fixation regions are used to support training tasks that are characterized by operation within a dynamic 3D environment, problem-solving that involves user multi-tasking, fast decisions, heavy workloads, potential for unexpected events, and the need for high-performance skills. The invention is ideally suited to measure the nuances associated with maintaining situation awareness in such tasks where dynamic 3D environments that support problem solving with high cognitive fidelity have already been developed. Potential training application areas include urban warfighting, night vision goggle use, aircraft piloting, helicopter operation, remote control of vehicles and robots, night driving, air traffic control, and quarterback decision-making.

Spatial relationship information and performance information are determined for vehicles within a vehicular environment. Traffic signaling information is received from a traffic regulation system associated with the vehicular environment. At least one synchronized control action is calculated for each of the vehicles to synchronize the vehicles with the traffic regulation system based upon the traffic signaling information, the determined spatial relationship information, and the determined performance information for each of the vehicles. The associated at least one synchronized control action is communicated to each of the vehicles. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

System and method are provided for remotely monitoring an individual's health and safety and communicating information to appropriate personnel and services, wherein the individual wears a remote monitoring device or the individual is monitored by cameras. The remote monitoring device can be capable of being activated by the individual or can be capable of measuring vital sign functions of the individual. The occurrence of an indication requiring an emergency response is verified and the appropriate response is initiated. The travel of emergency response vehicles can be expedited by controlling traffic signals to favor the route of the emergency response vehicle. Communication between monitored individuals, monitoring agencies, databases, responding services, healthcare facilities and traffic controllers is integrated through the use of modern data and communication systems such as telephone, cable, wireless or the Internet.

The invention discloses a computerized method, system and device for maximizing airport landing and takeoff capacity by generating an optimized landings and takeoffs schedule for a plurality of aircrafts located in a vicinity of a specific airport by determining an optimal four dimensional (4D) trajectory for efficient landing / takeoff sequence and time schedule.The aircrafts are separated by the number of parameters to ensure safety for the aircrafts according to the updated FAA / EASA standards. Accordingly, the model disclosed in the invention works under current FAA / EASA runway usage, precedence and time constrains.Special Takeoffs Traffic Lights System is additionally disclosed, wherein Traffic Lights will be installed on the runway to increase the landing / takeoff safety, such traffic lights will have changing green / red colors on vacancy / occupancy of the specific runway.The system could be used either as an automatic system or as a decision-support system for ATC personnel.

The invention discloses an autonomous traffic control method for AGVs. The autonomous traffic control method comprises the steps as follows: an AGV-A obtains an intersection identifier, and judges whether the AGV-A is in a control region or not according to the intersection identifier; the AGV-A transmits first traffic information to other AGVs through a short-distance communication module when judging that the AGV-A is in the control region; the AGV-A receives second traffic information transmitted by an AGV-B; the AGV-A obtains whether a line A and a line B have an intersection point or not when judging whether the AGV-B and the AGV-A are in the same control region according to the intersection identifier; and if the line A and the line B have the intersection point and the receiving time of the second traffic information is earlier than the transmitting time of the first traffic information, the AGV-A implements traffic control and stores the identifier of the AGV-B into an M region of a control pool. The autonomous traffic control method has the advantages that collision is avoided; and the running efficiency of the AGVs is improved.