A traffic preemption system comprising a vehicle preemption unit configured to mount to a vehicle and transmit a signal comprising one or more identifying pulses, a detection unit configured to, receive the signal transmitted by the vehicle preemption unit, identify a characteristic of the vehicle preemption unit using the one or more identifying pulses, and calculate a timing delay based on the identified characteristic of the vehicle preemption unit, and an intersection preemption unit configured to receive the timing delay from the detection unit and change a traffic light in response to the timing delay.
System and method for traffic preemption emitter type detection and response
18.07.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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