Abstract: The extensive use of the vehicles enhances the probability of unsafe journey, this is increasing day-by-day. Road accidents are reported increasingly, and preventive measures are limited to deal with the situation. Specifically, mountainous roads are highly dangerous due to sharp and blind turns about it. Illustratively, mountain roads, narrow curve roads, T roads and blind turns are the common causes of road accidents. The problems in these curve roads is that the drivers are not able to see the vehicle or obstacles coming from another end of the curve. Hence, there is a need of essential road safety systems to be incorporated with the blind curves. To avoid such mis happenings in mountain areas, we have invented accident prevention system. This accident prevention system using sensors is powered by Arduino board, it consists of IR sensors, LED lights, and buzzer. When two cars pass from the opposite side of a mountain curve the IR sensor senses the car and LED color changes to red and raises the buzzer giving signal of danger. Then it changes one LED color into green to allow the one car to pass and then the other LED color turns green. This immediate signaling help to the driver to observe the presence of other vehicles on the other side which in visible. This intimation can be modulated through signaling of sound alarming. The sequential passes will allow on vehicle to move on blind turn of hill area and other to make alert to control speed. This way, the invention seems highly feasible for road safety in mountainous roads.
Claims: We Claim:
1. A Predictive Accident Prevention System for Vehicles Safety on Sharp Turns on Hilly Roads to control blind turn accidents on mountain areas, comprising of:
A Programmed microcontroller equipped main circuitry with peripheral accessories with adequate interfacing with IR sensors;
2. A Predictive Accident Prevention System for Vehicles Safety on Sharp Turns on Hilly Roads as claimed in claim 1, wherein the installation costs are significantly reduced.
3. A Predictive Accident Prevention System for Vehicles Safety on Sharp Turns on Hilly Roads as claimed in claim 1, wherein proposes a simplistic approach for the implementation of a Collision Avoidance System in hairpin bends on a hilly track, Ghats, or zero visibility turns using IR proximity sensors.
4. A Predictive Accident Prevention System for Vehicles Safety on Sharp Turns on Hilly Roads as claimed in claim 1, wherein the invention comprises intelligently controlling the movement of vehicles at the bend.
FIELD OF INVENTION:
The present subject matter relates to a field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and particularly related to A Predictive Accident Prevention System for Vehicles Safety on Sharp Turns on Hilly Roads is focused on to decrease the probability of road accidents on sharp or blind turns which are quite often on hill areas. It helps to vehicle to avoid the sharp blind turn situations to protect from collisions with other down or upcoming vehicles. This invention focuses on prior intimation of any obstacle on blind turns to reduce the risk of accidents.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART:
[001] This invention is based on core processing unit as Arduino and sensors systems to process the obstacle information with the help of adequate programming and signal processing.
[002] The invention is oriented as per the poor historical records of large number of the accidents and prevention of collisions is the most crucial issues. As per nowadays not preventive measures are practically proposed by the transport organizations. Conventional measure includes improvement of geometric design, congestion control management and somehow driving training and enforcement. Limited outcomes are perceived and actual control on accident measures are too low. This realization along with the increasing need to reduce crashes and their side effects has recently led to proactive approaches in order to avoid their occurrence in the first place. One of the most promising options gaining wide acceptance in recent years is the concept of detecting crash-prone flow conditions in real-time and warning drivers when the probability of a crash is high in order to increase their attentiveness, thereby reducing the number of crashes.
[003] Evidence suggests that when driver attentiveness increases, crashes decline despite of poor driving and environmental conditions. However, research in identification and detection of crash prone traffic conditions is embryonic. Enough proof that such conditions exist is still lacking, let alone a methodology for effective detection and system deployment. Based on the available literature, research on the subject can be divided into two major areas. The first covers studies aimed at developing models for the estimation of safety metrics, such as crash rate and severity. This is accomplished by associating such metrics with traffic, roadway, and driver/vehicle characteristics. The second area of research covers studies aimed at developing models for real-time estimation of crash likelihood. Potentially the latter can be used in real-time driver warning systems.
[004] United State patent number US6405132B1 relates to system and method for preventing vehicle accidents in which GPS ranging signals relating to a host vehicle's position on a roadway on a surface of the earth are received on a first communication link from a network of satellites and DGPS auxiliary range correction signals for correcting propagation delay errors in the GPS ranging signals are received on a second communication link from a station or satellite. The host vehicle's position on a roadway on a surface of the earth is determined from the GPS, DGPS, and accurate map database signals with centimeter accuracy and communicated to other vehicles. The host vehicle receives position information from other vehicles and determines whether any other vehicle from which position information is received represents a collision threat to the host vehicle based on the position of the other vehicle relative to the roadway and the host vehicle. If so, a warning or vehicle control signal response to control the host vehicle's motion is generated to prevent a collision with the other vehicle.
[005] United State patent US7840355B2 relates to accident avoidance system for a host vehicle includes a global positioning system residing on the host vehicle for determining the host vehicle's location as the host vehicle travels, a communication system residing on the host vehicle operative to receive signals including information received directly from other vehicles indicating the locations thereof and traffic information received from an infrastructure-based station indicating the locations of other vehicles, and a navigation system residing on the host vehicle coupled to the global positioning system and the communication system. The navigation system displays images representing a vicinity associated with the host vehicle and showing indications of the locations of the other vehicles within the vicinity derived from the information received directly from the other vehicles and the traffic information received from the infrastructure-based station to thereby reduce the likelihood of a collision occurring between the host vehicle and the other vehicles.
[006] United State patent US20130278442A1 relates to the device, system and method, in a vehicle communication system, of transmitting a risk value in a message, wherein the risk value identifies quantitatively a risk of vehicle collision. Embodiments determine risk value by combining sub-risk values wherein sub-risks comprise: (i) vehicle behavior; (ii) weather and road conditions; (iii) current traffic; and (iv) location history. Embodiments include driver warnings responsive to the risk value in a received message. Embodiments include a collision type in a message. Embodiments include unique features of: risk is applicable to receiving vehicles; risk is applicable to a geographical region; computation and storage of location histories; messages free of IP and MAC addresses; haptic devices used for driver warning.
[007] Chinese patent number CN202454092U relates to the utility model discloses a sharp-turn road oncoming car anti-collision prompt device, which comprises a first coil, a second coil, a first magnetic flux sensor, a second magnetic flux sensor, a control device, a first oncoming car prompt device and a second oncoming car prompt device, wherein the first coil is connected with the control device through the first magnetic flux sensor and the second coil is connected with the control device through the second magnetic flux sensor; and the output end of the control device is connected with the first oncoming car prompt device and the second oncoming car prompt device. The sharp-turn road oncoming car anti-collision prompt device has the advantages that since the incoming cars at a turn are sensed through the sensing coils, the sensing results are accurate and the efficiency is high; and the drivers are ensured to know the information of vehicles on the road in advance, the occurrence probability of accidents is reduced, the structure is simple and the device is convenient to maintain.
[008] Chinese Patent application number CN202352082U relates to the utility model discloses a mountainous road turning warning device. The mountainous road turning warning device comprises a control unit, a vehicle detector, a warning light and a display screen, wherein the vehicle detector is connected with an input end of the control unit, and the warning light and the display screen are respectively connected at an output end of the control unit. An inductive coil vehicle detector is adopted as the vehicle detector. A Freescale S12 single chip microcomputer is adopted as the control unit. The device can inform a driver crossing the turning of corner information and opposite coming information by being provided with warning systems at two ends of a mountainous turning, so as to remind the driver of controlling the vehicle speed and avoiding other vehicles, and further effectively improve the safety driving coefficient of vehicles at mountainous road.
[009] In the present invention relates to overcome the drawbacks of currently available high cost and complex circuit modules, but the quality enhancement and cost effectiveness is still a challenge among researchers. In the present invention provides solutions for the cost-effective smart road safety and vehicle accident prevention system for mountain road.
[0010] The information disclosed in this background of the disclosure section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
[0011] The principal objective of the present invention is to provide accident preventive safety system to the vehicles on hilly areas, specifically on sharp blind turns.
[0012] Another objective of the present invention is to provide Secure information about accidents on blind turn roads other than hilly area to avoid chance of collisions in plane areas too.
[0013] Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide pre-informative signaling to control on probabilistic dangers and advance sensing with automatic control.
[0014] Additionally, to reduce the overall costing of the invention with all feature sustainability.
[0015] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[0016] This Smart Road Safety and Vehicle Accident Prevention System for Mountain roads focuses on the improvement of the current functionality of accident preventive system. The main functioning of system predicts the color changing and buzzer scheme of combinational communication of the sensors during upcoming and down coming vehicles movement. Two cars are coming from the opposite direction on hill roads and then the color of LED changes to red with buzzer sound as an indication of obstacle from other side. This invention proposes a simplistic approach for the implementation of a Collision Avoidance System in hairpin bends on a hilly track, Ghats, or zero visibility turns using IR proximity sensors.
[0017] It uses two IR sensors, which are placed on either side of the hairpin bend. One sensor is installed by the side of the up-hill section of the road, similarly one sensor is installed by the side of the downhill section of the road. The sensors are mutually exclusive and are connected to ATmega328P microcontroller through wires. Based on the output of sensors, position of vehicles on either side of the bend is detected which is provided as an input to the microcontroller. The microcontroller which works on a power supply of 9V runs a Priority algorithm which triggers the warning LEDs to glow (led1 in Downhill or led2 in Uphill) and thereby intelligently controlling the movement of vehicles at the bend.
[0018] The present subject matter relates to development and implementation of crash prevention systems can be divided into two categories. The first category deals with in-vehicle crash avoidance systems like adaptive cruise control, forward and backward collision avoidance systems, run off-road driver assist systems, as well as the larger intelligent vehicle highway system program aimed at removing the driver from the equation. Most of these systems depend on instruments in the vehicle which measure speed, headway, acceleration/deceleration, and distances from the surrounding vehicles and use these to influence the vehicles trajectory and avoid a collision or running off the road. In general, none of these systems depend on information concerning the general traffic flow conditions or even what happens 2-3 vehicles ahead. Although a number of these systems have reached the market, very few vehicles in the road are currently equipped with such systems.
[0019] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0021] Fig. 1 illustrates diagrammatic view of typical block diagram connection of various possible out connections of sensors connected with main safety system with MCU. The voltage and current variation can be adjusted according to the load type and applications. The first figure illustrates the basic building block of either one of the side sensing unit. The device is configured to cater various modules without physical contact, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter;
[0022] Fig. 2 illustrates workflow diagram of the soft-computing system with in the main preventive module to instruct the various alarm modes. This shows case application flow, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter;
[0023] Fig. 3 illustrates experimental setup and functioning of hardware setup through host processor, connected sensing equipment and warning display output devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0024] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
[0025] While the embodiments of the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof have been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.
[0026] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a device, system, assembly that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system, or assembly, or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.
[0027] The present subject matter relates to some preventions through this invention that is we can stop the vehicles from accidents and unwanted incidents. When, we drive on hill roads the vehicles will automatically get information about the presence of another vehicle and any collision that appears. Driver alert system is the decades old Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system. Automated driver warning and crash prevention systems based on dynamic weather and pavement information have been deployed in the field during the last ten years. These systems depend on sensor information on rain, fog, and pavement ice formation to trigger warning mechanisms like VMS, variable speed limit signs, entrance ramp gates, and de-icing systems. None of the deployed systems consider the prevailing traffic conditions. In most studies related to the estimation of crash probability, the information comes from historical records.
[0028] These and other advantages of the present subject matter would be described the information about the crash event is based on the available police records, it is not always accurate or complete and this introduces uncertainty and errors into the analysis. Additionally, the detail contained in the records is limited and does not always allow the observer to understand the sequence of events leading to the actual collision. In this invention, a system development is focussed to avoid blind turn accidents, specifically on mountainous roads.
[0029] Reference may be made to Figure 1 illustrating block diagram view of design layout of main controller circuit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The present subject matter relates to microcontroller based main controlling unit with IR sensor transmission and switching modules. The circuit diagram represents the main control unit and connected applications with Arduino MCU. This a unique and cost-effective model to elaborate building and large-scale accident preventive models.
[0030] Reference may be made to Figure 2 illustrating diagrammatic view flow chart of soft-computing scheme of process of prevention and device operations. The model layout consists of open source IDE and computer-based applications, main process unit as MCU, external circuitry sensors & LEDs to connect various real time applications-based appliances.
[0031] Reference may be made to Figure 3 illustrating block diagram view of Arduino based MCU connection to implant on both side of the turns. When all sensors (IR) are connected to MCU responses are recorded on signaling applications when any obstacle come across the sensing domain. This has been experimented and tested for applications applicable for common resources with possible range and height of the obstacles coming from opposite side on the blind turns.
[0032] Arduino based application and some extent Windows Application, but also about all handling procedure related with Smart road safety and vehicle accident prevention system for mountain roads. It also provides knowledge about the latest technology used in developing new technology that will be great demand in future. This will provide better opportunities and guidance in future in developing inventions independently.
[0033] An attempt is made in all its earliest towards the successful completion of the invention. This invention is user friendly since it has been developed in Arduino. The control will be more powerful of this invention. Connecting it to any type of accidents prevention application extends the development control. Upgrading the system if may be able to be done without affecting the proper functioning of system.
[0034] In accordance with advantages of the present subject matter relates to decrease the number of accidents occurring on hilly and curved roads. This is done by keeping an ir sensor in one side of the road before the curve and keeping a LED light after the curve, so that if vehicle comes from one end of the curve sensor senses and LED light glows at the opposite side. By this we can save thousands of lives including animals.
[0035] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0036] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present invention contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the invention, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. In addition, while a feature of the present invention may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present invention. The present invention also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature.
[0037] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter. Numerous modifications and adaptations of the system/component of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such modifications and adaptations which fall within the scope of the present subject matter.
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| 2 | 202011033274-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 2 | 202011033274-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 3 | 202011033274-REQUEST FOR EARLY PUBLICATION(FORM-9) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 3 | 202011033274-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 4 | 202011033274-FORM-9 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 4 | 202011033274-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
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| 6 | 202011033274-FORM 1 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 7 | 202011033274-DRAWINGS [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 7 | 202011033274-FORM 18 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 8 | 202011033274-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 8 | 202011033274-FORM-9 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 9 | 202011033274-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 9 | 202011033274-REQUEST FOR EARLY PUBLICATION(FORM-9) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 10 | 202011033274-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 10 | 202011033274-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 11 | 202011033274-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [03-08-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-08-03 |
| 11 | 202011033274-FER.pdf | 2021-10-18 |
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