Facebook PixelLow bridge or overpass hazard warning system on truck dashboards
Brainstorming
Tour
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Create newCreate new
EverythingEverything
ChallengesChallenges
IdeasIdeas
Guide
TourRulesAbout
Idea

Low bridge or overpass hazard warning system on truck dashboards

Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske from Pexels

Loading...
Contrived _voice
Contrived _voice Mar 17, 2022
Please leave the feedback on this idea
Originality

Is it original or innovative?

Feasibility

Is it feasible?

Necessity

Is it targeting an unsolved problem?

Conciseness

Is it concisely described?

Bounty for the best solution

Provide a bounty for the best solution

Bounties attract serious brainpower to the challenge.

Currency *
Bitcoin
Who gets the Bounty *
Distribution
An alert on truck dashboards that tells the driver the vehicle won't be able to go under a bridge or overpass without crashing into it
Why
  • It's a pretty common problem in most parts of the world and this could mitigate it.
  • The property damage is significant enough to warrant it's own solution
How it works
A camera sits on top of the trailer. It's connected to a computing system that is able to judge distances from a distance. one such algorithm is the Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi algorithm .The document is mostly vector matrixes and hard to understand so this video might be of help. By using that in conjunction with SOLID ,which is a software library on Github that helps run intersection and proximity querries, It is possible to compute if or not the truck will make it through the overpass without getting clipped. I am sure this system is in use somewhere so this idea is more of an alternate use for It.
If the math says the truck won't get through a warning flashes and the driver has enough time to slow down and figure another route
Extra resources
Since this is a video based input system the Autoregressive–moving-average model (ARMA model) is another approach worth investigating

[1]https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/12/06/trucks-vs-bridges-dangerous-and-costly

[2]PHILIP J. SCHNEIDER, DAVID H. EBERLY, in Geometric Tools for Computer Graphics, 2003

[3]Rama Chellappa, Pavan Turaga, in Advances in Computers, 2011 (the 3rd chapter mostly)

traffic safetytraffic
Creative contributions
Know someone who can contribute to this idea? Share it with them on , , or

Add your creative contribution

0 / 200

Added via the text editor

Sign up or

or

Guest sign up

* Indicates a required field

By using this platform you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy.

General comments

Loading...
Goran Radanovic
Goran Radanovic3 years ago
The issue on highways is that the driver struggles to find an alternative route when encountering such a problem. To avoid going in that direction, I recommend a navigation system that's connected to each bridge/overpass via a sensor. The driver inputs his destination and height of the truck. The navigation system immediately alerts him of low obstacles and offers an alternative route.
Please leave the feedback on this idea
Loading...
Contrived _voice
Contrived _voice3 years ago
Goran RadanovicThat would be great, plus it transfers over to when self driving cars take over
Please leave the feedback on this idea
Loading...
Darko Savic
Darko Savic3 years ago
Tesla Semi (truck) will eventually run on autopilot. It should be able to prevent the truck from hitting an overpass. Other manufacturers will have to catch on if they want to stay in business
Please leave the feedback on this idea
Loading...
Contrived _voice
Contrived _voice3 years ago
Darko Savic Yeah, might need something to hold on till then though
Please leave the feedback on this idea