BLUETOOTH BEACON SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINE SAFETY

摘要

The present invention provides a system and method for increasing construction site safety. The present invention reduces the risk of a construction or similar large vehicle or piece of mobile machinery hitting a construction worker. The system uses low-power wireless beacons embedded in a construction worker's hardhat or otherwise on the construction worker's person. The low-power wireless beacon interacts with sensor modules around the construction site, on construction vehicles, on construction equipment, or any other suitable placement known to or conceivable by one of skill in the art. The sensor modules send alert signals to a display accessible to a driver of the vehicle, and/or a foreman on the construction site. While the present invention is discussed herein in the context of construction safety, it should be noted that such a system can be applied to any situation where tracking and alert generation would be beneficial.

主权项

1. A system for tracking proximity of a tracking module to a sensing module comprising:
a sensor module having a short-range radio frequency emitter/receiver and a microcontroller; a tracking module having a short-range frequency emitter and an LED light, wherein the LED light is configured to be lit when the tracking module is operating and off when the tracking module is not operating; wherein the tracking module emits a signal received by the sensor module and triangulation is used to determine proximity of the tracking module to the sensor module; and a display, wherein the display is in communication with the sensor module, such that the sensor module transmits data for display related to the proximity of the tracking module to the sensor module.