EP0992964A3 - Signal indicator and traffic signal device equipped therewith - Google Patents

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EP0992964A3
EP0992964A3 EP99119128A EP99119128A EP0992964A3 EP 0992964 A3 EP0992964 A3 EP 0992964A3 EP 99119128 A EP99119128 A EP 99119128A EP 99119128 A EP99119128 A EP 99119128A EP 0992964 A3 EP0992964 A3 EP 0992964A3
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/07—Controlling traffic signals
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
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    • G08G1/095—Traffic lights

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Konventionellen Signalgebern, in deren Gehäuse Lichtzeichengeber sowie eine diese steuernde Signalansteuerung eingebaut sind, ist eine davon räumlich getrennt aufgestellte Gerätesteuerung zugeordnet, die gemeinsam die Signalgeber einer Verkehrssignalanlage nach einem bestimmten Signalprogramm steuert.Conventional signaling devices, in their housing light signaling devices as well as a signal control controlling this device control assigned, which together the signal generator one Traffic signal system according to a certain signal program controls.

In Abkehr davon wird vorgeschlagen, in das Gehäuse (2) des Signalgebers eine Steuereinheit (7, 8) dafür sowie eine Datenübertragungseinrichtung (11) zur Kommunikation mit den davon räumlich getrennten Einheiten der Verkehrssignalanlage, insbesondere weiteren Signalgebern zu integrieren. Diese Steuereinheit umfaßt vorzugsweise eine Prozessoreinheit (8), die bei einem der Signalgeber der Verkehrssignalanlage als Hauptsteuerung (

Figure 80000001
Master") für die übrigen damit vernetzten Signalgeber ( Slaves") ausgebildet ist. Mehrere Verkehrssignalanlagen mit jeweils untereinander vernetzten Signalgebern lassen sich zu einem umfassenderen Verkehrslenkungsssystem zusammenfassen. In diesem bildet ein zentraler Verkehrsrechner den Führungsrechner für die mit ihm in Datenverbindung stehenden Hauptsteuerungen der lokalen Verkehrssignalanlagen. Besonders vorteilhaft ist es dabei, wenn die Signalgeber selbst ferner mit Fahrzeugdetektoren (4, 5, 9, 10) ausgestattet sind, um damit Verkehrsdaten lokal und/oder zentral zu erfassen, aus denen an den Verkehr angepaßte Signalprogramme abgeleitet werden.
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In a departure from this, it is proposed to integrate a control unit (7, 8) therefor and a data transmission device (11) for communication with the spatially separate units of the traffic signal system, in particular further signal transmitters, into the housing (2) of the signal transmitter. This control unit preferably comprises a processor unit (8), which acts as the main control for one of the signal transmitters of the traffic signal system (
Figure 80000001
Master ") for the other connected signal transmitters ( Slaves "). Several traffic signal systems, each with signal transmitters networked with one another, can be combined to form a more comprehensive traffic control system. In this, a central traffic computer forms the control computer for the main controls of the local traffic signal systems that are connected to it. It is particularly advantageous if the signal transmitters themselves are also equipped with vehicle detectors (4, 5, 9, 10) in order to collect traffic data locally and / or centrally, from which signal programs adapted to the traffic are derived.
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EP99119128A 1998-10-07 1999-10-05 Signal indicator and traffic signal device equipped therewith Expired - Lifetime EP0992964B1 (en)

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DE102009015120B4 (en) 2009-03-31 2011-06-16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device for emitting light signals and for recording video images in traffic
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US4908615A (en) * 1987-06-26 1990-03-13 Texas Instruments Incorporated Traffic light control system and method
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