The present invention relates to a traffic management system. More
particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing traffic at the sharp turn of road.
BACKGROUND
[002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the present invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[003] In the present scenario, technology in vehicles is growing at a very fast pace,
correspondingly traffic accidents are also on exponential increase leading to loss in people lives and property. With growing vehicles in market, improved technology in road safety is one of major concern for every nation. Especially, in cases of sharp turn of roads, a blind spot occurs in which incoming vehicle driver can't see outgoing vehicle driver, both drivers at their own pace don't have any idea of vehicle coming from opposite side, resulting in accident of vehicles causing great damage to property and life of people. Underestimation of speed or speed adjustment on a sharp curve road causes fatal and serious accidents for light as well as heavy vehicles. As a result, without realising high speed at the sharp curve or blind spots, driver surprisingly sees vehicle coming from opposite side, this leads to tensed moment for the driver. In this circumstance, driver fails to decelerate due to tension and lack of time, causing a dangerous accident of vehicles coming from opposite side.
[004] In prior art technique, a first lane is designed for incoming vehicles and a
second lane designed for outgoing vehicles such that the first lane and the second lane intersect to form a sharp turn of the road. A mirror is arranged such that outgoing vehicle driver can see a reflection of incoming driver vehicle and vice-versa from far end in the mirror. The major disadvantage is requirement of human intervention in the present disclosed technique, sometimes driver forgets to see in the mirror and can cause major accident with the corresponding vehicle coming from opposite side.
[005] In another prior art technique, a set of sensors is placed at the sidewall of two
intersecting lanes forming a sharp curve. The set sensors operatively coupled with processing unit, and the processing unit is configured with honking horn. The set of sensors senses the

incoming vehicle, and a control signal is generated. The generated alert signal can be transmitted to honking horns positioned at sidewalls of outgoing vehicle lane to alert outgoing vehicle. Many a time, driver of the vehicles gets confused on sudden honking of horn, thereby dis-balancing vehicle that can further cause accident.
[006] There is, therefore a need in the art to provide a system for managing traffic at
sharp turn of road that can be concluded from the above that in spite of all the efforts made, the solutions previously proposed and known in the prior art do not meet all the essential requirements which are taken into consideration in the present invention, that provides a traffic apparatus for managing traffic at sharp turns.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for managing traffic
at the sharp turn of the road.
[008] It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for managing
traffic at sharp turn of the road to prevent road accidents and save lives.
[009] It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for managing
traffic at sharp turn of road does not require any human intervention.
[0010] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a system for
managing traffic at sharp turn of road that is cost-effective and easy to implement.
SUMMARY
[0011] The present invention relates to a traffic management system. More
particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road.
[0012] According to an aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for managing
traffic at sharp turn of road. The system includes at least two lanes intersecting with each other to make a sharp turn, wherein the at least two lanes includes a first lane and a second lane such that the first lane and the second lane overlap one another to make the sharp turn, at least two traffic controlling apparatuses configured at the at least two lanes, wherein a first traffic controlling apparatus is configured with the first lane and a second traffic controlling apparatus is configured with the second lane, at least two set of sensors disposed on the at least two lanes such that a first set of sensors are disposed on the first lane at first predefined position from the intersection, and a second set of sensors are disposed on the second lane at second predefined position from the intersection to sense attributes associated with pressure,

a control unit operatively coupled with the at least two sets of sensors, the control unit to
determine real time pressure based on sense attributes, and compare the determined real time
pressure with a pre-defined or configurable threshold pressure, wherein based on comparison
when the monitored pressure is more than or equal to threshold pressure, the control unit
generates a control signal for corresponding at least two traffic controlling apparatuses for
predefined time period, and wherein when the control signal is generated based on the
comparison of the set of sensed attributes by the first set of sensors with predefined threshold
then transmits control signal to second traffic controlling apparatus, wherein when the control
signal is generated based on the comparison of the sensed attributes by the second set of
sensors with predefined threshold then transmits control signal to first traffic controlling
apparatus.
[0013] In an embodiment, at least two traffic controlling apparatuses comprises
yellow light and green light.
[0014] In an embodiment, when control signals are transmitted to the first traffic
controlling apparatus then the yellow light of the first traffic controlling apparatus is flashed
for predefined time period.
[0015] In an embodiment, when control signals are transmitted to the second traffic
controlling apparatus then the yellow light of the second traffic controlling apparatus is
flashed for predefined time period.
[0016] In an embodiment, pre-defined time period is determined based on distance of
the first set of sensors and second set of sensors, and average speed of the vehicles at the
sharp turn of road.
[0017] In an embodiment, at least two set of sensors are any or combination of
piezoelectric pressure sensor, strain gauge sensor.
[0018] In an embodiment, system comprises speed breakers strips configured at the
first lane and at the second lane such that the speed breakers strips enable deceleration of
vehicles.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding
of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 1 illustrates functional components of a control unit for managing traffic
at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0021] FIG. 2A illustrates an exemplary schematic representation of a system for
managing traffic at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0022] FIG. 2B illustrates an exemplary representation of alert signal in a second
traffic controlling apparatus of a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road in
accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 2C illustrates an exemplary representation of alert signal in a first traffic
controlling apparatus of a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road in accordance
with an embodiment of the disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure
depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0025] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to
provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0026] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be
described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
[0027] If the specification states a component or feature "may", "can", "could", or
"might" be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0028] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the
meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates

otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on"
unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0029] Each of the appended claims defines a separate invention, which for
infringement purposes is recognized as including equivalents to the various elements or
limitations specified in the claims. Depending on the context, all references below to the
"invention" may in some cases refer to certain specific embodiments only. In other cases, it
will be recognized that references to the "invention" will refer to subject matter recited in one
or more, but not necessarily all, of the claims.
[0030] All methods described herein may be performed in any suitable order unless
otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and
all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., "such as") provided with respect to certain
embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a
limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification
should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the
invention.
[0031] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used in a
claim is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent
art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of
filing.
[0032] The present invention relates to a traffic management system. More
particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of
road.
[0033] According to an aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for managing
traffic at sharp turn of road. The system includes at least two lanes intersecting with each
other to make a sharp turn, wherein the at least two lanes includes a first lane and a second
lane such that the first lane and the second lane overlap one another to make the sharp turn, at
least two traffic controlling apparatuses configured at the at least two lanes, wherein a first
traffic controlling apparatus is configured with the first lane and a second traffic controlling
apparatus is configured with the second lane, at least two set of sensors disposed on the at
least two lanes such that a first set of sensors are disposed on the first lane at first predefined
position from the intersection, and a second set of sensors are disposed on the second lane at
second predefined position from the intersection to sense attributes associated with pressure,
a control unit operatively coupled with the at least two set of sensors, the control unit to
determine real time pressure based on sense attributes, and compare the determined real time

pressure with a pre-defined or configurable threshold pressure, wherein based on comparison
when the monitored pressure is more than or equal to threshold pressure, the control unit
generates a control signal for corresponding at least two traffic controlling apparatuses for
predefined time period, and wherein when the control signal is generated based on the
comparison of the set of sensed attributes by the first set of sensors with predefined threshold
then transmits control signal to second traffic controlling apparatus, wherein when the control
signal is generated based on the comparison of the sensed attributes by the second set of
sensors with predefined threshold then transmits control signal to first traffic controlling
apparatus.
[0034] In an embodiment, at least two traffic controlling apparatuses comprises
yellow light and green light.
[0035] In an embodiment, when control signals are transmitted to the first traffic
controlling apparatus then the yellow light of the first traffic controlling apparatus is flashed
for predefined time period.
[0036] In an embodiment, when control signals are transmitted to the second traffic
controlling apparatus, then the yellow light of the second traffic controlling apparatus is
flashed for predefined time period.
[0037] In an embodiment, pre-defined time period is determined based on distance of
the first set of sensors and second set of sensors, and average speed of the vehicles at the
sharp turn of road.
[0038] In an embodiment, at least two set of sensors are any or combination of
piezoelectric pressure sensor, strain gauge sensor.
[0039] In an embodiment, system comprises speed breakers strips configured at the
first lane and at the second lane such that the speed breakers strips enable deceleration of
vehicles.
[0040] FIG. 1 illustrates functional components of a control unit for managing traffic
at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0041] In an aspect, the control unit 100 may comprise one or more processor(s) 102.
The one or more processor(s) 102 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors,
microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic
circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among
other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) 102 are configured to fetch and execute
computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 106 of the control unit 100. The memory
106 may store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched

and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory 106 may
comprise any non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as
RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0042] The control unit 100 may also comprise an interface(s) 104. The interface(s)
104 may comprise a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output
devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) 104 may
facilitate communication of control unit 100 with various devices coupled to the control unit
100 such as the input unit and the output unit. The interface(s) 104 may also provide a
communication pathway for one or more components of the control unit 100. Examples of
such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) 108 and data 110.
[0043] The processing engine(s) 108 may be implemented as a combination of
hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s) 108. In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) 108 may be processor-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) 108 may comprise a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) 108. In such examples, the control unit 100 may comprise the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to control unit 100 and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) 108 may be implemented by electronic circuitry.
[0044] The data 110 may comprise data that is either stored or generated as a result of
functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 108.
[0045] In an exemplary embodiment, the processing engine(s) 108 may comprise a
vehicle recognition engine 112, a traffic controlling engine 114, and other engine (s) 116.
[0046] In an embodiment, a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road can
include set of sensors, vehicle recognition engine 112, and traffic controlling engine 114. Vehicle recognition engine 112 can be configured with set of sensors, said set of sensors senses pressure and transmits signals to vehicle recognition engine 112 to determine real time pressure based on sensed attributes, and compare the determined real time pressure with a pre-defined or configurable threshold pressure, such that when pressure is more than or equal

to threshold pressure, the vehicle recognition engine 112 sends signal to traffic controlling engine 114. The traffic controlling apparatus can include traffic controlling apparatus, said traffic controlling apparatus sends signal to corresponding traffic controlling apparatus enables flashes corresponding light.
[0047] It would be appreciated that functional components being described are only
exemplary functional components and any other functional component or sub-functional
component(s) may be included as part of the system or the control unit 100. These modules
too may be merged or divided into super-modules or sub-modules as may be configured.
[0048] FIG. 2A illustrates an exemplary schematic representation of a system for
managing traffic at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0049] In an embodiment, first lane 202 and second lane204 can intersect with each
other to make a sharp turn 210 of road. A first set of sensors 214 are configurable with speed
breakers of first lane 202 at predefined position with respect to intersection and a second set
of sensors 212 are configured with speed breakers of the second lane 204 at predefined
position with respect to intersection. A first traffic controlling apparatus 208 is positioned at
the first lane 202 and a second traffic controlling apparatus 206 is positioned at the second
lane 204 with intersecting sharp turn 210 of road. In another embodiment, set of sensors
sends signals to control unit. The control unit compares the received signal with predefined
signal and transmits control signals to corresponding traffic controlling apparatus.
[0050] FIG. 2B illustrates an exemplary representation of alert signal in a second
traffic controlling apparatus of a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0051] In an exemplary embodiment, when vehicle drives in a first lane 202, said
vehicle 216 comes in contact with speed breaker configured with first set of sensors 214. The first set of sensors 214 senses pressure of vehicle, the first set of sensors214 sends signals to control unit, the control unit compares the sensed pressure with predefined or threshold pressure. If sensed pressure is equal or more than configurable pressure, the control unit sends control signals to the second traffic control apparatus 206 positioned at second lane 204, the second traffic control apparatus 206 flashes yellow light 220 for a predefined time period which indicates an alert to the vehicle coming in second lane 204, to slow down its speed. In another embodiment, predefined time period can be determined based on distance between speed breakers 212, 214 and average speed of vehicle on the sharp turn of the road.

[0052] FIG. 2C illustrates an exemplary representation of alert signal in a first traffic
controlling apparatus of a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0053] In an exemplary embodiment, when driver of vehicle drives in second lane
204, said vehicle comes in contact with speed breaker configured with second set of sensors
212. The second set of sensors 212 senses pressure of vehicle, the second set of sensor 212
sends signals to the control unit compares the sensed pressure with predefined or threshold
pressure. If sensed pressure is equal or more than configurable pressure, the control unit
sends control signals to the second traffic control apparatus 208 positioned at the first lane
202, first traffic control apparatus 208 flashes yellow light 222 for a predefined time period
which indicates an alert to the vehicle coming in the first lane 202 to slow down its speed.
[0054] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and
further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0055] The present disclosure provides a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of
road.
[0056] The present disclosure provides a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of
road to prevent road accidents and save lives.
[0057] The present disclosure provides a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of
road does not require any human intervene.
[0058] The present disclosure provides a system for managing traffic at sharp turn of
road that is cost-effective and easy to implement.

We Claim:

1.A system for managing traffic at sharp turn of road, said system comprises:
atleast two lanes intersecting with each other to make a sharp turn, wherein the atleast two lanes comprise a first lane and a second lane such that the first lane and the second lane overlap one another to make the sharp turn;
atleast two traffic controlling apparatuses configured at the atleast two lanes, wherein a first traffic controlling apparatus is configured with the first lane and a second traffic controlling apparatus is configured with the second lane;
atleast two set of sensors disposed on the atleast two lanes such that a first set of sensors are disposed on the first lane at first predefined position from the intersection, and a second set of sensors are disposed on the second lane at second predefined position from the intersection to sense attributes associated with pressure;
a control unit operatively coupled with the atleast two set of sensors, the control unit to determine real time pressure based on sense attributes, and compare the determined real time pressure with a pre-defined or configurable threshold pressure,
wherein based on comparison when the monitored pressure is more than or equal to threshold pressure, the control unit generates a control signal for corresponding atleast two traffic controlling apparatuses for predefined time period, and
wherein when the control signal is generated based on the comparison of the set of sensed attributes by the first set of sensors with predefined threshold then transmits control signal to second traffic controlling apparatus,
wherein when the control signal is generated based on the comparison of the sensed attributes by the second set of sensors with predefined threshold then transmits control signal to first traffic controlling apparatus.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the atleast two traffic controlling apparatuses comprises yellow light and green light.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when control signals are transmitted to the first traffic controlling apparatus then the yellow light of the first traffic controlling apparatus is flashed for predefined time period.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when control signals are transmitted to the second traffic controlling apparatus then the yellow light of the second traffic controlling apparatus is flashed for predefined time period.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-defined time period is determined
based on distance of the first set of sensors and second set of sensors, and average
speed of the vehicles at the sharp turn of road.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the atleast two set of sensors are any or combination of piezoelectric pressure sensor, strain gauge sensor.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises speed breakers strips configured at the first lane and at the second lane such that the speed breakers strips enable deceleration of vehicles.