Traffic violation detection system

摘要

The traffic violation detection system includes a series of smart road studs embedded in the roadway acting as sensors for vehicles moving in the prohibited manner. The road studs have a refraction surface on their upper surfaces for reflecting light to a solar panel, or may have the solar panel without the refraction surface. When the road studs initially sense a violating moving vehicle, an alert is sounded to warn the driver. If the vehicle continues to move in violation, a camera system is activated. The camera system includes solar panels, a camera lens, a light emitting flash mechanism, a distance IR sensor, and controls, all positioned on top of a vertically movable, hydraulic cylinder. The camera assembly is normally hidden underground but will rise to record images when activated by the road stud system. The images are sent to a central monitoring unit in a traffic monitoring building.

主权项

1. A traffic violation detection system for monitoring and recording traffic violations of vehicles, the system comprising:
a plurality of structures disposed in a road to delineate a boundary in the road; a transmitter housed inside each one of the plurality of structures: a distance sensor housed inside each one of the plurality of structures, each distance sensor being in operable communication with the transmitter in the respective structure; a rechargeable battery housed inside each one of the plurality of structures for supplying power to the respective transmitter and the respective distance sensor; wherein the distance sensor generates a triggering signal to the transmitter when a vehicle is within a pre-selected distance from the at least one structure; wherein the transmitter transmits a proximity signal indicating that the vehicle is within the pre-selected distance from the each one of the plurality of structures; a hydraulic cylinder housing; a hydraulic cylinder extendably and retractably disposed inside the hydraulic cylinder housing; a camera assembly housing disposed on top of the hydraulic cylinder; a transmit/receive (TX/RX) unit disposed in the camera assembly housing; a camera lens disposed in the camera assembly housing; a charge coupled device (CCD) disposed in the camera assembly housing and being in operable communication with the camera lens; a processor disposed in the camera assembly housing; a memory storage unit disposed in the camera assembly housing and connected to the CCD; a camera flash unit disposed in the camera assembly housing; a processor disposed in the camera assembly housing, the processor being connected to the camera flash unit, TX/RX unit, and memory storage unit; a rechargeable battery disposed in the bottom of the hydraulic cylinder housing; a flexible conductor connected to the rechargeable battery and connected to the camera assembly housing to power the camera flash unit TX/RX unit, memory storage unit, CCD, and processor.