| CPC G08G 1/166 (2013.01) [G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); G08G 1/052 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01)] | 31 Claims |
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1. A predictive traffic alert and control system for traffic ways comprising:
a plurality of sensor nodes configured to collect movement data through at least one sensor of the plurality of sensor nodes monitoring movement, speed, position, direction, or orientation of at least one traffic member of a plurality of traffic members;
the at least one sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes communicatively coupled to a gateway computing device or server and configured to transfer the movement data to the gateway computing device or server;
the gateway computing device or server configured to store and analyze the movement data of the at least one traffic member of the plurality of traffic members and create a projected future path of movement of the at least one traffic member based on a dynamic and ongoing collection of movement data and history of prior collected or preprogramed movement data for the each traffic member of the plurality of traffic members;
the gateway computing device or server configured to compare the projected future path of the at least one traffic member with a projected future path of at least a second traffic member of the plurality of traffic members to determine if the projected future path of the at least one traffic member will intersect with the projected future path of the at least a second traffic member;
the gateway computing device or server configured further configured to communicate an alert signal or a control signal to the at least one traffic member or at least second traffic member to alert the at least one traffic member or at least second traffic member or to control the at least one traffic member to avoid a potential collision;
wherein a first sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes is coupled to a gateway computing device of a first traffic member of the plurality of traffic members and a second sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes is coupled to a gateway computing device of a second traffic member of the plurality of traffic members;
each the first traffic member and second traffic member having a preprogrammed identity correlating to each traffic member and the gateway computing device of the first traffic member or gateway computing device of a second traffic member are further configured to transmit the preprogrammed identity to each traffic member; and
wherein at least one of the first traffic member or second traffic member is in motion and either and the gateway computing device of the first traffic member or and the gateway computing device of the second traffic member is configured to detect the transmitted preprogrammed identity and add preprogrammed identity to a stored proximity list while in a preprogrammed transmit or receive range;
wherein the at least one traffic member projected future path intersects with a second traffic member projected future path and the server or gateway computing device sends an alert signal or control signal to the first traffic member or second traffic member;
wherein each the first sensor node and the second sensor node additionally comprise an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) transmitter and receiver, and the first sensor node and second sensor node collect movement data of the first traffic member and the second traffic member through slow two-way ranging at a low frequency and transmit the movement data of the first traffic member and second traffic member to the server or gateway computing device; and
wherein the first traffic member and second traffic member reach a threshold proximity distance between the first and second traffic members and the server or each gateway computing device adds the first traffic member and second traffic member to a danger list and commands the a gateway computing device of a first traffic member and the gateway computing device of a second traffic member to conduct fast two-way ranging through the sensor nodes at a high frequency to collect movement data at a faster rate.
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