KR20130042400A - A notification equipment for the blind - Google Patents

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KR20130042400A
KR20130042400A KR1020110106681A KR20110106681A KR20130042400A KR 20130042400 A KR20130042400 A KR 20130042400A KR 1020110106681 A KR1020110106681 A KR 1020110106681A KR 20110106681 A KR20110106681 A KR 20110106681A KR 20130042400 A KR20130042400 A KR 20130042400A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/604—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings
    • E01F9/608—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings for guiding, warning or controlling traffic, e.g. delineator posts or milestones
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/604—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings
    • E01F9/615—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings illuminated
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0442—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
    • F21V23/0471—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a person
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/008—Traffic signalling mirrors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B7/00—Signalling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00; Personal calling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00
    • G08B7/06—Signalling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00; Personal calling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00 using electric transmission, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • F21W2111/02—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 for roads, paths or the like
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    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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Abstract

According to the present invention, the vehicle driver can warn the visually impaired person through the warning light that the visually impaired person is walking in a direction to enter the vehicle, which is mounted on a roadway reflector installed at a large curved road or 'T'-shaped narrow alley. The present invention relates to a road reflector notification device for the visually impaired of the present invention as described above, which can be perceived by a blind person to protect the visually impaired who is exposed to the risk of a traffic accident.

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Road notification device for blind people {A notification equipment for the blind}

The present invention relates to a road reflector notification device for the visually impaired, more specifically, is installed on the road reflector installed on a large curved road or 'T'-shaped narrow alleys to inform the visually impaired and the state of entry of the vehicle The present invention relates to a notification device that can warn a vehicle driver that a blind person is walking.

With the increase in the number of vehicles owned by modern vehicles, traffic accidents increase every year, and one out of two deaths occurred while walking. Among them, more than 40% of those who died while walking were 6m wide. It was found that it occurred in bad living road.

In particular, pedestrians can't avoid being avoided by a vehicle such as a motorcycle or a car that suddenly protrudes from a large curved road or a 'T'-shaped alleyway, and it is spreading as a fatal accident due to the structure of the road. This is because driving and walking are performed when the field of view is not secured.

Therefore, the curved road or the 'T'-shaped alleyway with a large angle like this is provided with a concave mirror road reflector to check whether there is a vehicle or a person in an invisible blind spot.

However, such a road reflector may have an effect on general pedestrians, but in the case of blind people who cannot see in front of the vehicle, it is impossible to check whether the vehicle is entered through the road reflector. There was a problem that always be exposed to danger.

Therefore, the present invention is configured to solve the above problems, and is installed on a road reflector installed on a large curved road or 'T'-shaped narrow alleyway to inform the visually impaired who cannot see the front of the vehicle and at the same time An object of the present invention is to provide a notification device that can warn a vehicle driver that a blind person is walking.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

In the notification device for the visually impaired mounted on a road reflector installed in a curve road or T-shaped alleys,

Detecting the RFID tag attached to the handicapped hand of the visually impaired to detect the presence of the visually impaired walking and at the same time to detect whether the vehicle enters the road and generates a detection signal for the visually impaired and vehicle, respectively; ;

A control unit which reads the RFID tag and recognizes the entry of the vehicle, and checks whether the vehicle is accessible, and generates a control signal for the visually impaired and the vehicle, respectively;

A sound unit for generating a warning sound that requires attention to the visually impaired when the vehicle notification control signal is received from the control unit;

Road light mirror for visually impaired, comprising: a light emitting unit for operating a warning light that requires attention to a vehicle driver driving in all directions or in a road entrance direction when the notification control signal for the disabled is received from the control unit By providing a notification device.

As described above, the road reflector notification device for the visually impaired according to the present invention is mounted on a road reflector installed on a large curved road or a 'T'-shaped narrow alley. The warning lights can be used to alert the visually impaired vehicle to the visually impaired vehicle, which can protect the visually impaired from the danger of traffic accidents.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the operational relationship of the present invention of the road reflector notification device for the visually impaired according to the present invention
Figure 2 is a state diagram according to an embodiment of the road reflector notification device for the visually impaired in accordance with the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the operation of the present invention of the road reflector notification device for the visually impaired according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a road reflector notification device for the visually impaired according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a state of use.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention is mounted on a road reflector 10 installed on a curved road or a T-shaped alleyway to inform the visually impaired whether the vehicle is entering or not, and to the vehicle driver. It relates to a notification device that can recognize that there is,

Such a notification device includes a detection unit 11 capable of detecting whether a visually impaired person walks and enters a vehicle, and a control unit that transmits a detection signal of a visually impaired person and a vehicle detected through the detection unit 11 as a notification control signal ( 12), a sound unit 13 for generating a warning sound to the visually impaired according to the control signal received through the control unit 12 and a light emitting unit 14 for operating a warning light to the vehicle.

First, the detection unit 11 detects whether the visually impaired radio identification (RFID) tag attached to the portable object to detect the presence of the visually impaired walking and at the same time to detect whether the vehicle enters the road, respectively, The detection signal is generated.

The RFID tag to be carried by the visually impaired may be carried in a wallet or a bag as a card type, and may be attached to a wand for the visually impaired and used in various forms for the convenience of the user. Can be.

In addition, as a means for detecting whether the vehicle enters the road, various methods may be utilized. For example, a vehicle radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 30 that is distinguished from a blind person may be manufactured and attached to the front of the vehicle. Vehicle information distinguished from the RFID tag 20 for the disabled may be recognized and transmitted to the control unit 12.

In addition, it can be applied as a means for detecting the entry of the vehicle by using a speed sensor that can detect a certain speed of the vehicle or an approach sensor using infrared rays.

The controller 12 reads the information recognized by the RFID 11 for the disabled in the sensing unit 11, and checks whether the vehicle is entered using the RFID 30. Each of the visually impaired and vehicle notification control signals are generated.

The controller 12 is set to detect the blind and the vehicle at an appropriate proximity distance according to the road environment, and compares and analyzes the signal value received from the detector 11 based on a preset signal value. Only when it reaches this close distance receives the detection signal to transmit a signal to the sound unit 13 and the light emitting unit (14).

When the vehicle control signal is received from the control unit 12, the sound unit 13 generates a warning sound to call attention to the visually impaired, and when receiving the notification control signal for the disabled, enters all directions or roads. The warning light is operated in the light emitting unit 14 to call attention to the vehicle driver traveling in the direction.

On the other hand, the power supply device for the alarm device of the present invention can be used because the power consumption is not large, such as a portable battery, public electricity, but more preferably, using solar heat to take advantage of the facilities installed outside It is effective to allow semi-permanent operation by installing a battery.

Referring back to the operating relationship of the present invention based on the above components, when the visually impaired person walking on a curve road or T-shaped alleys carry a radio identification (RFID) tag (20) signal for the handicapped road reflection mirror ( The sensing unit 11 installed at 10) detects and enters the warning light on the light emitting unit 14 through the control unit 12 to warn the driver of the vehicle that the blind person is walking.

In addition, the visually impaired sensing unit 11 that detects whether the vehicle has entered or not through the control unit 12 also generates a warning sound from the sound unit 13 to inform that the vehicle is entering in the direction to walk.

The road reflector notification device for the visually impaired of the present invention having such a working relationship is mounted on a road reflector installed on a large curved road or a 'T'-shaped narrow alleyway that the blind person walks in a direction to enter. The vehicle driver can warn the driver through a warning light, and the blind person can recognize the vehicle's entry status through a beeping sound to protect the blind person who is exposed to the risk of a traffic accident.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings as described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications from these descriptions. And variations are possible.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Road Reflector
11 detection unit 12 control unit
13: sound unit 14: light emitting unit
20: Wireless identification tag for the disabled
30: Car Radio Identification Tag

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In the notification device for the visually impaired mounted on a road reflector installed in a curve road or T-shaped alleys,
Detecting the RFID tag attached to the handicapped hand of the visually impaired to detect the presence of the visually impaired walking and at the same time to detect whether the vehicle enters the road and generates a detection signal for the visually impaired and vehicle, respectively; ;
A control unit which reads the RFID tag information for the disabled, checks whether the vehicle is entered, and generates a notification control signal for the visually impaired and the vehicle, respectively:
A sound unit for generating a warning sound that requires attention to the visually impaired when the vehicle notification control signal is received from the control unit;
Road light mirror for visually impaired, comprising: a light emitting unit for operating a warning light that requires attention to a vehicle driver driving in all directions or in a road entrance direction when the notification control signal for the disabled is received from the control unit Notification device.
The roadway for the visually impaired according to claim 1, wherein the means for detecting whether the vehicle is entered is selected from a proximity signal sensor using a RFID tag, a speed sensor, and an approach sensor using infrared rays. Reflector notification device.
The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alarm device is a solar cell using solar heat as a power supply device.
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