Animal detecting and notification method and system

摘要

Driving condition monitoring system and method includes animal detecting components that detect presence of an animal, each located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface, and a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each animal detecting component and that is activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance therefrom only when the animal detecting component coupled to the vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component. A communication system is coupled to each animal detecting component and communicates directly to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component when the vehicle detecting sensor coupled to the animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from the vehicle detecting sensor.

主权项

1. A driving condition monitoring system for vehicles on a travel surface, comprising:
a plurality of animal detecting components, each of said animal detecting components being configured to detect presence of an animal in its vicinity, each of said animal detecting components being located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each of said animal detecting components, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance from said detecting sensor only when said animal detecting component coupled to said vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being embedded in the travel surface or located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; and a communication system coupled to each of said animal detecting components and that communicates to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component when said vehicle detecting sensor coupled to said animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from said vehicle detecting sensor.