Abstract: An Accident Avoiding System Using Magnetic Repulsion (AASUMR) involving installation of Electromagnets on all four sides of the cars and controller is configured to controlling current magnitude/battery pack for in response to the detection of Standard safety distance module (SSD) or as per presetting by the operator in Minimum Distance Module (MMD) creating the sufficient repulsive force by electromagnet to the approaching vehicle/ nearing the road edges configured with corresponding AASUMR system and is in integration of EMS (Emergency Messaging Service) wherein the system encompassing the capability to raise SOS in case of activation of AASUMR or collision/derailing of vehicle, accidental halt, the first message is sent to a registered user/ operator input of the system, and the second message may be sent to an alarm center. It will also avoid accidents that may occur in hilly areas due to the slipping of vehicles like buses, trucks and cars off the road.
The invention refers to road safety which is something important that has to be followed at all times to ensure the safety of the operator of a vehicle, passengers and pedestrians. In fact, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among people aged between 15 and 29 years. In today's world, maintaining safety on roads is one of the major issues as road accidents have become too common. This is because of many different reasons out of which some common ones are:-
1. Mechanical failure of brakes.
2. Sudden medical emergencies like heart attack.
3. Drinking and driving.
4. Engaging in road rash.
5. Slipping of vehicles off the road in hilly areas.
6. Road Rash etc.
Maximum of the above accidents can be avoided by deploying AASUMR it being not be affected by human error.
b) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:-
The main thrust of accident prevention and control across the world has been on 4 E's vis (i) Education; (ii) Enforcement; (iii) Engineering; and (iv) Environment and Emergency care of road accident victims.
Technology has soared in the car industry and has completely changed the way cars operate. There are so many accidents that happen every day due to a few seconds of distracted driving, or just human error.
There are many type of tech inventory embedded in vehicles that can help prevent accidents but all the tech gadgets are supplement to each other but AASUMR can be complete package in integration of other features to ensure full proof safety of the commuter of the vehicle.
There are gadgets assistance in imparting to the driver in some aspect and so on as Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB): It alerts a driver to an imminent crash, and assist the driver in using the maximum braking capacity of the car. Back up Camera: A 360-degree camera system is a combination of cameras on all sides of a car, sensors, and a display
inside the car. Auto-Steering: It will apply the brakes a steer around a potential pedestrian or object in the car's path, all while staying within the current lane of traffic. Lane Departure Warning/Lane Keeping System: Lane departure warning is designed to prevent distracted driving errors. It uses cameras to determine if a car has drifted across a lane. It sends an audible, vibration, or visual notification if your car has shifted too far. Rear Cross-Traffic Alert: Rear cross-traffic alert is similar to a backup camera, but alerts you to approaching objects, instead of stationary ones. Rear Automatic Emergency Braking (Rear AEB): Vehicles that have rear cross-traffic alert often have rear AEB. If an object is detected, brakes are automatically applied to prevent backing into it. Autonomous Cruise Control (ACC): ACC is a more advanced type of cruise control that automatically adjusts your cars speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead of you. Forward Collision Warning (FCW): It uses radar, laser, and camera to detect an imminent crash and GPS sensors can detect fixed objects like an approaching stop sign and also Safety measures that help to prevent crashes include collision-avoidance systems, stability control, improved road-vehicle interaction, automatic braking systems, air cushion technology, padded dashboards and airbags.
AASUMR, a complete Safe system is designed with the human being at its center, taking human fallibility and vulnerability into account, and accepting that even the most conscientious person will make a mistake at some point. The goal of AASUMR is to ensure that these mistakes do not lead to a crash; or, if a crash does occur, it is sufficiently controlled not to cause a death or a life-changing injury. So, alert today - Alive tomorrow.
(c) STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
ASSUMR is the very next step to avoid major number of accidents on our roads. It basically uses one of the four basic forces of nature the electromagnetic force as a defense mechanism. It also uses the principle of motion sensing for its functioning. We need to implement such safety measures as soon as possible, because a stitch in time saves nine. A safe systems approach also aligns road safety management with broader ethical, social, economic and environmental goals.
(d) DETAILED DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
ASSUMR as per the name suggests works on the principle that like poles of magnets repel each other when brought close to each other. It shall be a safety mechanism that may be installed in all the cars, trucks and buses etc to avoid collisions with each other and the road's boundaries.
It will become active only when it will sense any object moving towards it and getting closer than the standard safe distance that will already be set in its system database.
It will also avoid accidents that may occur in hilly areas due to the slipping of vehicles like buses, trucks and cars off the road. It also has a lot of potential to further developed and integrated into upcoming technologies and resources. It can be a revolutionary system if in proper hands.
1.
The Heart of AASUMR
The formula beside shows how much current will be required to flow through the electromagnet to generate repulsive force of magnitude sufficient enough to act against the mass and acceleration of car to bring to halt. The variables as defined below:-
Ma=joJ2L 2nR
2nRMa = I2
HL
2nRMa v* jU_Li J Vz
Mass of car = M
Magnetic constant |x= 1.27x10-6
Acceleration of car = a
Radius of Magnetic field = R
Electric current = I
SSD = L
The expression below can be solved by taking average value of variables like car's mass etc.
ii. Examples for ASSUMR
Before the examples I would like to highlight that the current calculated through the formula should be passed through the electromagnet momentarily and not for a prolonged time as carrying a battery or the current source may affect the vehicles efficiency.
Following is the formula according to which the examples can be calculated:-
Radius of the cylindrical electromagnet = R
Length of the cylindrical electromagnet = L
Current flowing through cylindrical electro-magnet = I
Magnetic Field = B = uI/27iR
Force applied my accelerated body = Ma
Force experienced my a magnet in presence of another magnet = BILsinG
For the vehicle to stop the force applied must be equal to the magnetic force:
Ma = BILsinG
Ma = jiI2LsinG/27cR
Ma27tR/uLsinG = I
(Ma27iR/uLsinG)l/2 = I
Example 1
Mass of the car = 75.5 kg
Acceleration =10 m/sec
Length = 2m
Radius = 0.12m
11 = 3.14
|i=1.27X10-6
Current = 75.5*2*3.14*10*0.12/1.27*10-6*1*2
Current = 1.4967 X 10-4 Amps
Example 2
Mass of the car = 150 kg
Acceleration =10 m/sec
Length = 2m
Radius = 0.12m
n = 3.14
\i = 1.27X10-6
Current =150*2*3.14*10*0.12/1.27*10-6*1*2
Current = 2.1095 X 10-4 Amps
iii. Conceptual working of AASUMR
On roads
We will be placing electromagnets on all four sides of the cars integrated to a motion detector of desired sensing range. Whenever it would detect/sense something approaching the vehicle beyond the standard safety distance, the system would activate itself locally (only in that direction) in parallel to the system activation of the other vehicle's AASUMR, resulting in a magnetic repulsive force of the magnitude to the predestined limits. Hence, a physical collision can easily be avoided from taking place.
The system switch itself off soon on detecting the distance between the vehicles to be more than SSD (Standard Safety Distance). This way the system is also energy conserving and in complete control of the driver.
On hills and roads
The electromagnets on the road fencing/safety railing/boundaries of the roads equipped with motion sensor shall be installed. Soon on detection of any approaching vehicle near to road fencing/safety railing on the road sides, AASUMR system of the vehicle and on the railings are activated pushing the vehicle back on the road gradually due to repulsion. This would be great safety measure resulting in reducing accidents that occur due to vehicles falling off hills, colliding with road barriers and even on occasions penetrating to the opposite side of road.
iv. Feasible installation and Integration with third party equipments
AASUMR system may be configured in two variants, the basic pack and the advanced pack according to the need of the customer.
Basic Pack
It will be consisting of the basic AASUMR set up, sufficient enough to avoid direct collision /accidents ensuring the safety of vehicle and the commuter. It could be an economical version in compliance of basic need of human life safety.
Advanced Pack
It will include the basic AASUMR system as well as the extra safety mechanism integrated to the AASUMR system like:-
1. EMS: - Emergency Messaging Service, shall be integrated to the basic AASUMR system. In case of an collision/accident a prerecorded message is sent/transmitted to the registered user/ contact dairy in database of the system preset by the user and to the emergency services/alarm center with the vehicles current location in terms of latitude and longitude.
2. MDM:- Minimum Distance Module will allow the user to change the SSD according to his/her will in a predefined range which would be in accordance to the safety guidelines.
Further features may be catered in due process of development of the Prototype model of the system.
e) ESSENTIALITY CAUSE OF THE INVENTION:
Human life is one of the most precious gifts of nature. It should be conserved and safeguarded under all circumstances, and the best way to do that is finding solutions to the very causes of danger to it.
The concept of AASUMR on execution/commercialization shall be boon to the automobile technology industry and in turn save the priceless human lives of many. ASSUMR shall avoid every single accident due increased vehicles on road, rash driving or lack of suffice technology safety measurements.
We developed AASUMR because we all have loved ones and want them to be safe while they are away from us or travelling. In country like India, automobile accidents have increased at a tremendous rate and so are deaths. Safety must become the principle feature, with human error compensated for at all points. We can avoid these accidents using safety measures such as AASUMR. Integration of the AASUMR concept with the existing automobile technology shall optimize it to the fullest.
f) Further Potential
The following can be the further scope for development of the project AASUMR:-
i. AASUMR can be used in avoiding many more accidents like accidents on hilly areas. We can place the AASUMR system in the steel railings/Safety Barricades/road fencing on the boundary of the hilly roads so whenever a car or a vehicle comes too near to the road boundary the system becomes active and pushes it back to the road.
ii. AASUMR can also be integrated with a messaging application (AASUMR app)/or some competent service provider so that in case of any accident/collision , a message is sent to registered user/selected contacts in database of the system inclusive of the statutory concerned authorities like police and medical help or alarm center etc. The message pack shall consists of current location, time etc. This will enable the requisite assistance to the victim at the earliest.
AASUMR if implemented, utilized correctly or efficiently, can help save lives, prevent accidents and injuries, and keep a society functioning in the most optimal way. I have taken an aspirational vision of road safety as AASUMR.
REFERENCES
1. https://www.fravneaccideiitinjurylaw.com/blog/prevent-car-accidents-tecli/
Types of new Car tech that Help prevent accidents- by Donna Clark Frayne
2. Electromagnetism principles from multiple text books.
WE claim:-
1. An Accident Avoiding System Using Magnetic Repulsion (AASUMR) involving installation of Electromagnets on all four sides of the cars and controller is configured to controlling current magnitude/battery pack for in response to the detection of Standard safety distance module (SSD) or as per presetting by the operator in Minimum Distance Module (MMD) creating the sufficient repulsive force by electromagnet to the approaching vehicle/ nearing the road edges configured with corresponding AASUMR system and is in integration EMS (Emergency Messaging Service) wherein the system encompassing the capability to raise SOS in case of activation of AASUMR or collision/derailing of vehicle, accidental halt, the first message is sent to a registered user/ operator input of the system, and the second message may be sent to an alarm center.
1. As claimed in claim 1, a system for avoiding a vehicular collision by detecting an object in proximity to a vehicle at Standard safe distance (SSD)/Minimum Distance module (MMD) involving a detect mechanism which rides along the periphery of each side electromagnet plates and produces electrical signals relating to an exact location of the vehicle if threshold of SSD/MMD is approached; an alarm for each side on display panel and if the distance is less than an operator programmed distance within the microcomputer, causes visualization of activation of AASUMR on that particular side on an appropriate display as well as causing an audible alarm to sound.
2. As claimed in claim 1 to 2 and further involving integration to third party sensor systems of determining a position of the vehicle, and providing the position in the message to the remote device in case of collision, accidental halt or activation of AASUMR and further involving storing data relating to edges of roadways on which the vehicle may travel, determining the location of the vehicle relative to the edges of the roadway by comparing the absolute position of the vehicle as determined upon the reception of the position data and the wide-area differential GPS correction data by the receiver to the edges of the roadways.
3. As claimed in claim 1 to 3 and also wherein involving a mechanism in case of activation of AASUMR, the said mechanism is engaged on a rotatable shaft, to bring the system to parallel halt.
4. As claimed in claim 1 to 4 and wherein one vehicle has one AASUMR system mounted thereon, with controller on a driver side of the vehicle.
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