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Title: Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for passive pavement-mounted acoustical alert of the occupants of a vehicle. A method of notifying a vehicle occupant includes providing a driving medium upon which a vehicle is to be driven; and texturing a portion of the driving medium such that the textured portion interacts with the vehicle to produce audible signals, the textured portion pattern such that a linguistic message is encoded into the audible signals. The systems and methods provide advantages because information can be conveyed to the occupants of the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle relative to the textured surface.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Knoxville, TN
  2. Oak Ridge, TN
  3. Cookeville, TN
  4. Clinton, TN
  5. Harriman, TN
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873851
Patent Number(s):
US 6259374
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
passive; pavement-mounted; acoustical; linguistic; drive; alert; method; systems; methods; described; occupants; vehicle; notifying; occupant; providing; driving; medium; driven; texturing; portion; textured; interacts; produce; audible; signals; pattern; message; encoded; provide; advantages; information; conveyed; based; location; relative; surface; textured surface; provide advantages; methods provide; audible signal; pavement-mounted acoustical; passive pavement-mounted; vehicle based; /340/

Citation Formats

Kisner, Roger A, Anderson, Richard L, Carnal, Charles L, Hylton, James O, and Stevens, Samuel S. Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Kisner, Roger A, Anderson, Richard L, Carnal, Charles L, Hylton, James O, & Stevens, Samuel S. Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method. United States.
Kisner, Roger A, Anderson, Richard L, Carnal, Charles L, Hylton, James O, and Stevens, Samuel S. 2001. "Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873851.
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title = {Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method},
author = {Kisner, Roger A and Anderson, Richard L and Carnal, Charles L and Hylton, James O and Stevens, Samuel S},
abstractNote = {Systems and methods are described for passive pavement-mounted acoustical alert of the occupants of a vehicle. A method of notifying a vehicle occupant includes providing a driving medium upon which a vehicle is to be driven; and texturing a portion of the driving medium such that the textured portion interacts with the vehicle to produce audible signals, the textured portion pattern such that a linguistic message is encoded into the audible signals. The systems and methods provide advantages because information can be conveyed to the occupants of the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle relative to the textured surface.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}
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