TWM620559U - Smart pole - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart pole suitable for being installed at an road intersection between roads along a first direction and a second direction is provided. The smart pole includes a pole body, a reflector, a camera module, a distance ranging module, a first indicator module, a second indicator module, and a controller. When the controller senses that at least one object is close to the road intersection in at least one of the roads along the first direction and the second direction through the distance ranging module, the controller recognizes at least one object according to a captured image of the camera module and correspondingly operates at least one of the first indicator module and the second indicator module to emit an indication light when the at least one object is detected on at least one of the roads along the first direction and the second direction.

Description

Wisdom Rod

This new creation is about a kind of equipment with traffic command function, and especially about a kind of smart pole used for road junctions.

At present, circular mirrors are generally installed at road turns or roadsides at intersections with insufficient viewing angles or blind angles of view to remind drivers to pay attention to oncoming vehicles. However, the area of the traditional circular reflector is too small, so that the driver must be very close to the circular reflector in order to judge whether there is an oncoming car in the opposite direction. As a result, faster driving will not be able to effectively pay attention to oncoming vehicles and even pedestrians through the circular mirror.

This new creation provides a smart pole, which is suitable for being set at road intersections to provide automatic traffic indicator function.

The smart pole created by the present invention is suitable for being set at the road intersection between the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction. The smart pole includes a pole body, a reflector, a camera module, a distance measuring module, a first indicator light module, a second indicator light module, and a controller. The pole is set at the intersection of roads. The reflecting mirror is arranged on the rod body. The camera module is arranged on the reflector and used for shooting towards at least one of the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction. The distance measuring module is arranged on the rod body. The first indicator light module is arranged on one side of the reflector and faces the road in the first direction. The second indicator module is arranged on the other side of the reflector and faces the road in the second direction. The controller is communicatively connected with the photographing module, the distance measuring module, the first indicator module and the second indicator module. When the controller senses that at least one object of at least one of the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction is close to the road intersection through the ranging module, the controller recognizes the at least one object through the image captured by the camera module, and At least one of the first indicator module and the second indicator module emits an indicator signal corresponding to the operation of at least one object located in at least one of the first direction road and the second direction road.

Based on the above, the smart bar created by the new model can automatically detect and recognize objects to automatically determine whether there is an object going through a road intersection, and operate the corresponding indicator module to issue indicator lights to effectively indicate pedestrians or vehicles. Traffic conditions at the intersection of roads.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the new creation more obvious and understandable, the following specific examples are given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to describe in detail as follows.

In order to make the content of the creation of the present invention more comprehensible, the following embodiments are specifically cited as examples on which this disclosure can indeed be implemented. In addition, wherever possible, elements/components/steps with the same reference numbers in the drawings and embodiments represent the same or similar parts.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a smart pole according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the smart pole 100 includes a controller 110, a first camera module 121, a second camera module 122, a first indicator light module 131, a second indicator light module 132, a distance measuring module 140, and a motor module Group 150 and solar module 160. The controller 110 is communicatively connected to the first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the first indicator module 131, the second indicator module 132, the distance measuring module 140, the motor module 150, and the solar module 160 . The controller 110 may include, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a microprocessor (Microprocessor Control Unit, MCU), or a Field Programmable Gate Array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) and other processing circuits or control circuits, but the invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the controller 110 may execute artificial intelligence (AI) operations to perform operations such as image analysis and condition determination, and output corresponding control signals or instructions to related functional modules for related functional operations. Alternatively, in an embodiment, the controller 110 may also receive operation signals or instructions sent by the remote control center to perform related functional operations.

In this embodiment, the controller 110 can operate the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 to perform image capturing operations respectively to obtain real-time road images, and the controller 110 can analyze objects in the real-time road images. Image to realize the function of recognizing vehicles and pedestrians. In this embodiment, the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 can be a CMOS image sensor (CMOS Image Sensor, CIS) or a photosensitive coupled device (Charge Coupled Device, CCD), respectively, but the present invention It is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 can be implemented by a single camera module. The single camera module can be, for example, a panoramic camera with a 360-degree camera function. Simultaneously photograph the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction. In this embodiment, the controller 110 can operate the distance measurement module 140 to perform a distance measurement operation to obtain the distance between the vehicle or pedestrian on the road and the smart pole 100. In this embodiment, the ranging module 140 may be, for example, an optical radar (Lidar), but the invention is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the controller 110 can correspondingly operate the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to issue indicator lights according to the aforementioned vehicle and pedestrian identification results and distance measurement results, so as to achieve Remind vehicles and pedestrians that are about to meet at a road junction. In this embodiment, the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 may each include one or more light emitting units, and the light emitting units may be, for example, light emitting diodes (Light Emitting Diode, LED), etc. Other types of lighting units, but the creation of this new type is not limited.

In addition, the motor module 150 and the solar module 160 are optional functional modules. In other embodiments of the invention, the smart pole 100 may not include at least one of the motor module 150 and the solar module 160, and the traffic indication function of each embodiment of the invention can still be realized.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a smart pole according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the smart pole 100 further includes a pole body 101, a reflecting mirror 102, cleaning modules 151 and 152, and a water collecting module 153. As shown in FIG. 2, the reflecting mirror 102 can be arranged on the rod body 101, and the reflecting mirror 102 can be a long single convex mirror (Convex mirror). The first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 can be integrated in a long single convex mirror, and the indicator number can be displayed through the mirror surface of the long single convex mirror. The reflector 102 allows vehicles or pedestrians approaching the smart pole 100 from different directions to view road images from other angles or dead ends of the road through the reflector 102. In this embodiment, the first photographing module 121 may be disposed on the reflector 102, and may be used to photograph the road in the first direction. The second camera module 122 can be disposed on the reflector 102 and can be used to take photos facing the road in the second direction. In other embodiments, if the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 are implemented by a single camera module (for example, a 360-degree camera), the single camera module can be set in, for example, The upper edge and the lower edge of the reflector 102 may be separately provided on any part of the rod body 101 or on the top of the rod body, and the creation of the present invention is not limited.

In this embodiment, the distance measuring module 140 can be arranged on the rod body 101 to provide a wide range of object scanning functions. In this embodiment, the first indicator light module 131 may be arranged on one side of the reflector 102 and face the road in the first direction. The second indicator module 132 may be arranged on the other side of the reflector 102 and face the road in the second direction. In an embodiment, the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 may also be disposed on the reflector 102 or integrated in the reflector 102. The first indicator module 131 may include light-emitting units 131_1 to 131_3. The second indicator module 132 may include light-emitting units 132_1 to 132_3. The light-emitting units 131_1 and 132_1 can be respectively used for issuing pedestrian warning lights. The light-emitting units 131_2 and 132_2 can be respectively used to emit vehicle traffic lights (for example, green lights). The light-emitting units 131_3 and 132_3 can be used to respectively emit vehicle warning lights (for example, red lights) or flashing warning lights (for example, flashing red lights).

In this embodiment, the motor module 150, the cleaning modules 151, 152, and the water collection module 153 are arranged on the rod 101. The motor module 150 can be connected to the cleaning modules 151 and 152 through a linkage mechanism. The cleaning modules 151 and 152 may be adjacently arranged on both sides of the reflector 102, and the cleaning modules 151 and 152 are also connected to the water collecting module 153, respectively. The water collection module 153 is used to collect rainwater. In this embodiment, the controller 110 can control the motor module 150 to drive the cleaning modules 151 and 152 to automatically clean the mirror 102 by collecting rainwater provided by the water collecting module 153. In this embodiment, the solar module 160 can be arranged on the top of the pole. The solar module 160 can be used to receive solar energy to supply power to the first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the distance measuring module 140, the first indicator module 131, the second indicator module 132, and the motor module 150. In addition, the smart pole 100 can be additionally provided with a power management module and a storage battery, etc., and the creation of the present invention is not limited.

It is worth noting that in this embodiment, the controller 110 can be disposed on the pole 101 and directly electrically connected to the first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the distance measuring module 140, and the first indicator The lamp module 131, the second indicator module 132, the motor module 150, and the solar module 160 to directly control the first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the distance measuring module 140, and the first indicator light The module 131, the second indicator module 132, the motor module 150, and the solar module 160. Or, in an embodiment, the controller 110 may be set in a computing device outside the smart pole 100, and may communicate with the first camera module 121 and the second camera module through wireless communication and edge computing. 122. The ranging module 140, the first indicator module 131, the second indicator module 132, the motor module 150, and the solar module 160 perform remote control and transmit data, signals, and/or commands. The controller 110 can also be communicatively connected to other smart poles or electronic functional devices of one or more junction poles to achieve a coordinated operation function.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the operation of the smart bar according to an embodiment of the creation of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a situation in which a smart pole is set at a road intersection according to an embodiment of the creation of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the smart pole 100 may be set at the road intersection 403 of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402 in the road scenario 400 of FIG. 4. It is worth noting that the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402 can refer to two non-straight roads forming a road turn, or two bifurcated roads forming a fork road, and the creation of this new type is not limited . In this embodiment, the smart pole 100 can perform the following steps S310 to S340 to realize the automatic traffic indication function.

In step S310, the controller 110 can sense through the distance measuring device 140 that at least one object of at least one of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402 is close to the road intersection 403. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the distance measuring device 140 can sense that the object B1 and the object B2 are close to the road intersection 403 (near the smart pole 100) along the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402, respectively.

In step S320, the controller 110 can activate at least one of the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 (or activate a single camera module). In step S330, the controller 110 can recognize at least one object through at least one of the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 (or recognize at least one object through a single camera module). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 110 can activate the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 to respectively photograph the object B1 and the object B2, and obtain the real-time object image of the object B1 and the real-time object image of the object B2. The controller 110 can perform image analysis on the real-time object images of the object B1 and the object B2 to respectively identify the object B1 and the object B2 as vehicles or pedestrians.

In step S340, the controller 110 can correspondingly operate at least one of the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to emit an indicator signal. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the controller 110 recognizes that the object B1 is a pedestrian and the object B2 is a vehicle, the controller 110 can operate the light-emitting unit 131_1 of the first indicator light module 131 and the light-emitting unit 132_1 of the second indicator light module 132 Pedestrian warning lights are issued to indicate that pedestrians are about to pass the road junction 403. In this regard, the driver of the vehicle (object B2) can observe the pedestrian warning signal emitted by the smart pole 100 and drive the vehicle cautiously through the road junction 403. The controller 110 can operate the light-emitting unit 131_3 of the first indicator module 131 to emit a vehicle warning light signal to indicate that a vehicle is about to pass the road junction 403. In this regard, the pedestrian (object B1) can observe the vehicle warning light emitted by the smart pole 100 and pass the road junction 403 cautiously. Therefore, the smart pole 100 of this embodiment can provide an automated and highly reliable traffic indication function, so as to effectively increase the degree of traffic safety at the road intersection 403.

Fig. 5 is a system architecture diagram of an automatic traffic indication system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the automatic traffic indication system 500 of this embodiment includes a first intersection electric pole 104, a smart pole 100, and a second intersection electric pole 105. The first junction pole 104 may include a third camera module 123 and a communication module 173, wherein the third camera module 123 is electrically connected to the communication module 173. The second intersection pole 105 may include a fourth camera module 124 and a communication module 174, wherein the fourth camera module 124 is electrically connected to the communication module 174. In this embodiment, the controller 110 can be provided on the computing host 103 outside the rod body 101. The computing host 103 further includes a communication module 172. The controller 110 is electrically connected to the communication module 172, and the controller 110 uses the communication module 172. ~174 is communicatively connected to the third camera module 123 and the fourth camera module 124. In this regard, the controller 110 can perform road image monitoring through the third camera module 123 and the fourth camera module 124.

The first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the first indicator module 131, the second indicator module 132, the distance measuring module 140, the motor module 150, and the solar module 160 of the smart pole 100 can be Set on the rod body 101. The rod body 101 may further include a communication module 171, and a reflector 102, cleaning modules 151, 152, and a water collection module 153 as shown in the above embodiment in FIG. 2. The communication module 171 is electrically connected to the first camera module 121, the second camera module 122, the first indicator module 131, the second indicator module 132, the distance measuring module 140, the motor module 150, and the solar module Group 160. In this regard, the relevant modules and technical features of the smart pole 100 can refer to the description of the embodiments in FIGS. 1 to 4 to obtain sufficient teachings, suggestions, and implementation descriptions, and therefore will not be repeated here.

In an embodiment, the pole body 101, the computing host 103, the first intersection electric pole 104, and the second intersection electric pole 105 may be additionally provided with a power management module and a battery, respectively, but the invention is not limited.

It is worth noting that the automatic traffic indication system 500 created by the present invention does not limit the number of intersection electric poles 104 and 105 that can be operated in conjunction with the smart pole 100. In addition, the communication modules 171 to 174 of this embodiment may, for example, adopt Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IOT, Narrowband Internet of Things), Machine to Machine (M2M), and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RSTP, Real Time). Streaming Protocol) and other communication protocols to realize the wireless communication function, but the creation of the present invention is not limited.

6A to 6C are another operation flowchart of the smart stick according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4 to 6C, the arrangement relationship of the smart pole 100, the first intersection electric pole 104, and the second intersection electric pole 105 of FIG. 5 may be a road scenario 400 as shown in FIG. 4. The smart pole 100 can be set at the road intersection 403 of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402 in the road scenario 400 of FIG. 4. The first intersection electric pole 104 can be arranged on the road path of the road 401 in the first direction, and a distance from the smart pole 100 (for example, greater than 20 meters (m)). The third camera module 123 can shoot toward the road 401 in the first direction. The second intersection electric pole 105 can be arranged on the road path of the second direction road 402 and a distance from the smart pole 100 (for example, greater than 20 meters (m)). The fourth camera module 124 can shoot toward the road 402 in the second direction.

In this embodiment, the smart pole 100 can perform the following steps S601 to S615 to realize the automatic traffic indication function. In step S601, the controller 110 can monitor the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402 through the third camera module 123 and the fourth camera module 124, respectively. In step S602, the controller 110 can recognize whether an object appears on at least one of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402. If not, the controller 110 re-executes step S601 to continue monitoring. If yes, the controller 110 wakes up or activates the smart stick 100 to execute step S603.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the object B1 moves into the photographing range R3 of the third photographing module 123, the controller 110 can effectively recognize the presence of the road 401 in the first direction through the real-time road image provided by the third photographing module 123 Object B1. Moreover, when the object B2 moves into the photographing range R4 of the fourth photographing module 124, the controller 110 can effectively recognize the presence of the object B2 on the road 402 in the second direction through the real-time road image provided by the fourth photographing module 124. It is worth noting that the object B1 and the object B2 can respectively represent one or more vehicles or pedestrians.

In step S603, the controller 110 can activate the distance measuring device 140 to sense whether at least one of the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction is close to the road intersection 403. If not, the controller 110 re-executes step S603 to continue monitoring. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S604. In step S604, the controller 110 can activate at least one of the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122 to recognize the object.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, since the object B1 and the object B2 may be far away from the rod body 101, the distance measuring device 140 has not been detected yet. Moreover, when the object B1 and the object B2 respectively enter the detection range of the distance measuring device 140, the controller 110 can activate the first camera module 121 and the second camera module 122, and use the captured images to perform image recognition . In this regard, when the object B1 moves into the photographing range R1 of the first photographing module 121, the controller 110 can effectively recognize the presence of the object B1 on the road 401 in the first direction through the real-time road image provided by the first photographing module 121. Moreover, when the object B2 moves into the photographing range R2 of the second photographing module 122, the controller 110 can effectively recognize the presence of the object B2 on the road 402 in the second direction through the real-time road image provided by the second photographing module 122.

In step S605, the controller 110 can identify whether there is at least one first vehicle and at least one second vehicle near the road intersection in the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402, respectively. If not, the controller 110 executes step S606. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S610.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if an object B1 or an object B2 appears on the road (for example, there are only pedestrians on the road, only vehicles on the road, or vehicles and pedestrians on the road at the same time), the controller 110 executes step S606.

In step S606, the controller 110 can identify whether there is an object near the road intersection 403 in one of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402. If so, the controller 110 executes step S607, and the controller 110 recognizes whether the object is a pedestrian. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S608, and the controller 110 can operate the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to issue pedestrian warning lights. If not, the controller 110 executes step S609, and the controller 110 can operate one of the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to emit a vehicle traffic light signal. And, after step S608 and step S609, the controller 110 executes step S615. In step S615, the controller 110 may determine that the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction are respectively free of vehicles. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S601 again. If not, the controller 110 continues to perform step S615 until both vehicles and pedestrians pass the road intersection 403, and re-execute step S601 to continue to monitor the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if only the object B1 or the object B2 appears on the road, the controller 110 recognizes whether the object B1 or the object B2 is Vehicles or pedestrians. If the object B1 or the object B2 is a pedestrian, the controller 110 can operate the light-emitting unit 131_1 of the first indicator light module 131 and the light-emitting unit 132_1 of the second indicator light module 132 to move toward the road 401 in the first direction and in the second direction The road 402 emits pedestrian warning lights at the same time. The pedestrian warning light signal may indicate that a pedestrian will pass the road junction 403 soon. If the object B1 or the object B2 is a vehicle, the controller 110 can operate the light-emitting unit 131_2 (for example, a green light) of the first indicator module 131 or the light-emitting unit 132_2 (for example, a green light) of the second indicator module 132 to The road 401 in the first direction or the road 402 in the second direction emits a vehicle traffic signal to the vehicle. The vehicle traffic light signal may indicate that the vehicle can quickly pass the road junction 403.

In step S610, the controller 110 may determine whether the distance between the at least one first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle and the rod body 101 is less than a first preset distance threshold D1. The first predetermined distance threshold D1 may be, for example, 20 meters (m). If not, the controller 110 re-executes step S605 to continue monitoring. If yes, the controller 110 executes S611. In step S611, the controller 110 can identify the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume of the first direction road 401 and the second direction road 402, respectively. In step S612, the controller 110 may operate one of the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to signal vehicle traffic according to the larger one of the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume. According to the smaller one of the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume, the other of the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 is operated to emit a vehicle warning signal.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the object B1 and the object B2 are multiple vehicles and appear on the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction driving toward the road intersection 403, the controller 110 can pass through the camera module Images are taken to identify multiple vehicles on the road 401 in the first direction and multiple vehicles on the road 402 in the second direction to calculate a first traffic volume and a second traffic volume, respectively. In this regard, for the party with more traffic, the controller 110 can operate the corresponding indicator module to issue a vehicle traffic light signal (for example, a green light) to instruct the party with more traffic to pass the road junction 403. In addition, for the party with less traffic, the controller 110 can operate the corresponding indicator module to issue a vehicle warning light (for example, a red light) to instruct the party with less traffic to stop and allow the other party to pass the road. Junction 403.

However, in an embodiment, the controller 110 can also sense the distances of the object B1 and the object B2 through the distance measuring module 140 respectively. In this regard, for the closer party, the controller 110 can operate the corresponding indicator module to emit a vehicle traffic light signal (for example, a green light) to instruct the closer party to pass the road junction 403 first. In addition, for the farther party, the controller 110 can operate the corresponding indicator module to issue a vehicle warning light (for example, a red light) to indicate that the farther party is waiting to pass the road junction 403.

In step S613, the controller 110 may determine whether the distance between at least one of the at least one first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle and the rod body 101 is less than a second preset distance threshold D2, wherein the second preset distance threshold D2 is less than the first preset distance threshold D1. The second predetermined distance threshold D2 may be, for example, 5 meters (m). If not, the controller 110 re-executes step S613 to continue monitoring. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S614. In step S614, the controller 110 can operate the first indicator module 131 and the second indicator module 132 to respectively emit flashing warning lights. In step S615, the controller 110 may determine that the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction are respectively free of vehicles. If yes, the controller 110 executes step S601 again. If not, the controller 110 continues to perform step S615 until both vehicles and pedestrians pass the road intersection 403, and re-execute step S601 to continue to monitor the road 401 in the first direction and the road 402 in the second direction.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 110 can sense whether at least one of the object B1 and the object B2 is about to pass the road junction 403 through the distance measuring module 140, so as to operate the light-emitting unit 131_3 of the first indicator module 131 ( For example, a flashing red light) and the light-emitting unit 132_3 (for example, a flashing red light) of the second indicator module 132 respectively emit flashing warning lights. The flashing warning light can indicate that there is currently a vehicle passing through the road junction 403 to remind all nearby vehicles to drive cautiously.

To sum up, the controller of the smart pole created by the present invention performs automatic object detection and recognition through the camera module and the distance measuring module to automatically determine whether there is an object passing the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction. Junction. In addition, the smart pole created by the present invention can respond to the operation of at least one of the first indicator module and the second indicator module to issue an indicator number according to the traffic conditions of the vehicle or pedestrian, so as to effectively remind the current pedestrian or vehicle Current traffic conditions and traffic instructions at the road junction. In addition, the smart bar created by the new model can also realize the automatic cleaning function. Therefore, the smart pole created in the present invention can realize automatic vehicle and pedestrian identification functions, and can realize a highly reliable traffic indication function, so as to effectively increase the degree of traffic safety at road junctions. The smart pole of the present invention provides a rectangular reflector with integrated indicator light. In addition to effectively solving the problem of insufficient viewing angle of the conventional circular reflector, the indicator light is used for warning to improve the traffic safety of pedestrians and vehicles at bends.

Although the creation of this new type has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the creation of this new type. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the creation of this new type. Retouching, therefore, the scope of protection for the creation of this new model shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100: Wisdom Rod 101: Rod body 102: mirror 103: Computing host 104: The first intersection electric pole 105: The second junction pole 110: Controller 121: The first camera module 122: The second camera module 123: The third camera module 124: The fourth camera module 131: The first indicator module 132: The second indicator module 131_1~131_3, 132_1~132_3: light-emitting unit 140: Ranging module 150: Motor module 151, 152: Cleaning module 153: Catchment Module 171~174: Communication module 160: Solar Module 400: Road Situation 401: First Direction Road 402: second direction road 403: Road Intersection 500: Automatic traffic indication system B1, B2: Object D1: The first preset distance threshold D2: The second preset distance threshold R1~R4: Photography range S310~S340, S601~S615: steps

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a smart pole according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a smart pole according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the operation of the smart bar according to an embodiment of the creation of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a situation in which a smart pole is set at a road intersection according to an embodiment of the creation of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a system architecture diagram of an automatic traffic indication system according to an embodiment of the invention. 6A to 6C are another operation flowchart of the smart stick according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100: Wisdom Rod

110: Controller

121: The first camera module

122: The second camera module

131: The first indicator module

132: The second indicator module

140: Ranging module

150: Motor module

160: Solar Module

Claims (10)

A smart pole, suitable for being set at a road intersection between a road in a first direction and a road in a second direction, including: A pole, set at the intersection of the road; A reflector, set on the pole; A photographing module set on the reflector and used for shooting at least one of the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction; A distance measuring module is set on the pole; A first indicator light module set on a first side of the reflector and facing the road in the first direction; A second indicator light module arranged on a second side of the reflector opposite to the first side and facing the road in the second direction; and A controller communicatively connected with the photographing module, the distance measuring module, the first indicator module and the second indicator module, Wherein, when the controller senses through the distance measuring module that at least one object of at least one of the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction is close to the road intersection, the controller uses the photographing module to capture images The image is used to identify the at least one object, and corresponds to the operation of the at least one object in at least one of the first direction road and the second direction road, at least one of the first indicator module and the second indicator module One emits an indicator light. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is an elongated single convex mirror, and the first indicator module and the second indicator module are integrated in the elongated single convex mirror and pass through A mirror surface of the elongated single convex mirror displays the indicator light. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein when the controller recognizes that the at least one object is a vehicle or a pedestrian through the camera module, the controller operates the first indicator light module and the second indicator light At least one of the modules emits the indicator light, and the indicator light includes a vehicle warning light, a vehicle traffic light, or a pedestrian warning light. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein the at least one object is a first vehicle and a second vehicle, and when the controller recognizes through the camera module that the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction are respectively The first vehicle and the second vehicle are close to the road intersection, and the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle and the pole is determined through the ranging module to be less than a first preset distance threshold When the time, the controller operates the first indicator light module and the second indicator light module to respectively emit the indicator lights, and the indicator lights include a vehicle traffic light and a vehicle warning light. The smart pole according to claim 4, wherein the at least one object includes a plurality of first vehicles and a plurality of second vehicles, and the controller recognizes the plurality of first vehicles on the road in the first direction through the camera module And the plurality of second vehicles on the road in the second direction to respectively calculate a first traffic flow and a second traffic flow, The controller operates one of the first indicator module and the second indicator module to emit the indicator light according to the larger one of the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume A vehicle traffic light signal of the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume, and the controller operates the first indicator module and the second indicator module according to the lesser of the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume One of them is a vehicle warning light that emits the indicator light. The smart pole according to claim 5, wherein the controller determines through the ranging module that the distance between at least one of the plurality of first vehicles and the plurality of second vehicles and the pole body is less than a second preset When the distance critical value is set, the controller operates the first indicator module and the second indicator module to respectively emit the indicator light, and the indicator light is a flashing warning light. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein the controller is disposed outside the pole body, and communicates with the photographing module, the distance measuring module, the first indicator light module, and the second indicator module through wireless communication. The indicator module communicates with each other. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein the photographing module further includes a first photographing module and a second photographing module, and the first photographing module is disposed on the reflector and used to face the first The second camera module is arranged on the reflector and used for shooting the road toward the second direction. The smart pole according to claim 1, wherein the controller is also communicatively connected with a third camera module and a fourth camera module, The third camera module is arranged on a first intersection electric pole, and the first intersection electric pole is arranged on the road in the first direction, and the third camera module is used to take pictures toward the road in the first direction, Wherein the fourth camera module is arranged on a second intersection electric pole, and the second intersection electric pole is arranged on the second direction road, and the fourth camera module is used to take pictures toward the second direction road, The controller monitors the road in the first direction and the road in the second direction through the third camera module and the fourth camera module, respectively, so that when the controller passes through the third camera module and the fourth camera module When the at least one object appears in at least one of the first direction road and the second direction road, the distance measurement module is activated. The smart pole as described in claim 1, further including: A motor module set on the rod body and communicatively connected to the controller; A water collection module is arranged on the pole and used to collect a rainwater; A cleaning module is arranged on the rod body and adjacent to the reflector, and connected to the motor module and the water collection module, wherein the controller controls the motor module to drive the cleaning module to clean the reflection by the rainwater Mirror; and A solar module is arranged on the pole and is communicatively connected to the controller, wherein the solar module is used for receiving a solar energy and used for powering the camera module, the distance measuring module, and the first indicator module , The second indicator module and the motor module.

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