1. A signal system (100a) for facilitating navigation of vehicles through a hilly road, the signal
system (100a) comprising:
a plurality of signal posts positioned along the hilly road, wherein the plurality of signal
posts comprises a first signal post (101) positioned at an entry point of the hilly road and a
second signal post (105) positioned at an exit point of the hilly road, and wherein the hilly road
comprises a plurality of road sections and each road section of the plurality of road sections
comprises at least two signal posts (109, 117; 125, 133) positioned on the same side of the road
section;
a first display (103) positioned at the entry point and mounted on the first signal post
(101) and a second display (107) positioned at the exit point and mounted on the second signal
post (105); and
a processor (205) communicatively coupled with the plurality of signal posts, the first
display (103), and the second display (107), wherein each signal post comprises a plurality of
sensors, and wherein the processor (205) is configured to:
detect a traffic congestion at a particular road section of the plurality of road
sections by processing data gathered from one or more of the plurality of sensors
associated with the at least two signal posts (109, 117; 125, 133) corresponding to the
particular road section; and
control the first display (103), the second display (107), the first signal post
(101), and the second signal post (105) to display information pertaining to the detected
traffic congestion at the particular road section to avoid entry of vehicles on the hilly
road.
2. The signal system (100a) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors (111, 119,
127, 135) comprises at least a RADAR sensor, a LIDAR sensor, and an image acquisition
sensors (113, 121, 129, 137).
3. The signal system (100a) as claimed in claim 2, wherein to detect the traffic congestion at
the particular road section, the processor is configured to:
collect, using the RADAR sensors, LIDAR sensors associated with the at least two
signal posts, real-time data on movement and speed of vehicles;
capture, using the image acquisition sensor (113, 121) associated with the at least two
signal posts (109, 117), real-time visual information of the hilly road;
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detect the traffic congestion at the particular road section by processing the real-time
data on movement and speed of vehicles and the real-time visual information of the hilly road;
and
transmit a signal to the first signal post (101) at entry point and the second signal post
(105) at exit point to display information pertaining to the detected traffic congestion on the
first signal post (101) with the first display (103), the second signal post (105) with the second
display (107).
4. The signal system (100a) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processor (205) is further
configured to:
detect presence of obstacles at a particular road section of the plurality of road sections
by processing data gathered from one or more of the plurality of sensors associated with the at
least two signal posts (109, 117) corresponding to the particular road section; and
control the first display (103), the second display (107), the first signal post (101), and
the second signal post (105) to display information pertaining to the detected obstacles at the
particular road section to avoid entry of vehicles on the hilly road.
5. The signal system (100a) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each signal post comprises a
plurality of measuring array sensors and wherein the measuring array sensors of one signal post
is communicating with the measuring array sensors of the other signal post, and wherein to
detect the presence of obstacles at the particular road section, the processor (205) is configured
to:
detect where there is a breakdown in a light beam array between the at least two signal
posts (109, 117) along the hilly road corresponding to the particular road section;
upon detecting the breakdown in the light beam array between the at least two signal
posts (109, 117), detect the presence of obstacles at the particular road section; and
upon detecting the presence of obstacles, transmit a signal to the first signal post (101)
and the second signal post (105) to display information pertaining to the detected presence of
obstacles on the first signal post (101) with the first display (103), the second signal post (105)
with the second display (107).
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hilly road comprises at least one hairpin bend
between a first and a second road sections of the plurality of road sections of the hilly road, the
system (100a) further comprises a first plurality of wireless magnetometers (153) positioned
on the first road section at a predefined distance from one end of the hairpin bend and a second
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plurality of wireless magnetometers (155) positioned on the second road section at the
predefined distance from another end of the hairpin bend, wherein the processor (205) is
communicatively coupled with the first and second plurality of wireless magnetometers (153,
155).
7. The signal system (100a) as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of signal posts
(141, 147) comprises a plurality of traffic signal lights including a red traffic signal light, a
yellow traffic signal light, and a green traffic signal light, wherein LED indicators are mounted
on the road, and wherein the processor (205) is further configured to:
upon detecting a vehicle stepping on the first road section, activate a red traffic signal
light on the signal post (147) associated with the second road section;
determine length of a vehicle stepping on the first road section based on data received
from the first plurality of wireless magnetometers (153) and vehicle images captured by an
image acquisition sensor (143) mounted on a signal post (141) associated with the first road
section;
upon determining that the length of the vehicle is less than a threshold vehicle length,
recommend short turning curve (161) and enable green LED lighting on the short turning curve
(161) and disable the LED lighting on the long turning curve (163) on the road; and
upon determining that the length of the vehicle is greater than a threshold vehicle length,
recommend long turning curve (163) and enable green LED lighting on the long turning curve
(163) and disable the LED lighting on the short turning curve (161).
8. A method (400) for facilitating navigation of vehicles through a hilly road using a signal
system (100a), wherein the signal system (100a) comprises a plurality of signal posts
positioned along the hilly road, wherein each signal post comprises a plurality of sensors,
wherein the plurality of signal posts comprises a first signal post (101) positioned at an entry
point of the hilly road and a second signal post (105) positioned at an exit point of the hilly
road, wherein the hilly road comprises a plurality of road section and each road section of the
plurality of road sections comprises at least two signal posts (109, 117) positioned on the same
side of the road section, and a first display (103) positioned at the entry point and mounted on
the first signal post (101) and a second display (107) positioned at the exit point and mounted
on the second signal post (105), wherein the method comprises:
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detecting a traffic congestion at a particular road section of the plurality of road sections
by processing data gathered from one or more of the plurality of sensors associated with the at
least two signal posts (109, 117) corresponding to the particular road section; and
controlling the first display (103), the second display (107), the first signal post (103),
and the second signal post (105) to display information pertaining to the detected traffic
congestion at the particular road section to avoid entry of vehicles on the hilly road.
9. The method (400) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least
a RADAR sensor, a LIDAR sensor, and an image acquisition sensor.
10. The method (400) as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:
collecting, using the RADAR sensors associated with the at least two signal posts, realtime data on movement and speed of vehicles;
capturing, using the image acquisition sensor associated with the at least two signal
posts (109, 117), real-time visual information of the hilly road;
detecting the traffic congestion at the particular road section by processing the real-time
data on movement and speed of vehicles and the real-time visual information of the hilly road;
and
transmitting a signal to the first signal post (101) at entry point and the second signal
post (105) at exit point to display information pertaining to the detected traffic congestion on
the first signal post (101)with the first display (103), the second signal post (105) with the
second display (107).