Vehicle speed monitoring device
View Patent ↗A vehicle speed monitoring device including a housing assembly and a sensing assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing having a fastening member protruding thefrom. The sensing assembly includes an speed sensor. The speed sensor is located within the housing. The fastening member is used to fix the housing next to wheel hubs to permit measuring speed of the vehicle. A central processing unit can be used to process speed data from the speed sensor to determine erratic driving events and alert an external device, the erratic driving events include reaching predetermined speed, a predetermined acceleration in a predetermined time, a predetermined speed reduction in a predetermined time, a reduction of speed and no movement of the vehicle.
1 . A vehicle speed monitoring device, comprising:
a housing assembly including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion, said top portion having a cylindrical shape, said bottom portion having a truncated cone shape extending from said top portion, and a fastening member protruding perpendicularly outwardly from said top portion of said housing, said fastening member having a triangular bottom profile and a circular opening on a distal end thereof, said housing assembly further including a wire extending from said top portion, said wire being adapted to connect with a central processing unit of a vehicle; and
a sensing assembly disposed within said housing, said sensing assembly including a speed sensor and a tracking device, said speed sensor being an induction sensor having an induction winding therein, said tracking device being configured to determine a position of said vehicle and a speed limit established for said position, wherein said fastening member is configured to fix said housing next to wheel hubs of said vehicle near brake rotors with a distal end of said bottom portion placed parallel to said wheel hub to permit measuring a speed of gears in a transmission system of said vehicle, wherein a central processing unit is configured to receive speed data from said speed sensor via said wire and location data from said tracking device, said central processing unit further configured to apply reinforcement learning to learn driving patterns of said vehicle and compare said driving patterns with previous driving data to determine erratic driving events, said erratic driving events including at least one of reaching a predetermined speed, a predetermined acceleration in a predetermined time, a predetermined speed reduction in a predetermined time, a reduction of speed and no movement of the vehicle, and a speed of the vehicle exceeding the speed limit established for said GPS-indicated position, wherein a transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit an alert signal to an external device located within said vehicle when said erratic driving events are detected, said external device being configured to relay said alert signal to a parent or caregiver.
2 . The vehicle speed monitoring device set forth in claim 1 , wherein said housing is made of at least one of stainless steel, aluminum, or a metal alloy.
3 . The vehicle speed monitoring device set forth in claim 1 , wherein said erratic driving events further include a medical emergency alert.
4 . The vehicle speed monitoring device set forth in claim 1 , wherein said central processing unit is at least one of a CPU of said vehicle, an external processor, or an additional processor within said vehicle.
5 . The vehicle speed monitoring device set forth in claim 1 , wherein said tracking device uses GPS technologies to determine said position of said vehicle and said speed limit established for said position.
6 . The vehicle speed monitoring device set forth in claim 1 , wherein said wire is a power cord and a data transmission wire.
7 . A vehicle speed monitoring device, consisting of:
a housing assembly including a housing having a top portion with a cylindrical shape and a bottom portion with a truncated cone shape extending from said top portion, a fastening member protruding perpendicularly outwardly from said top portion, said fastening member having a triangular bottom profile and a circular opening on a distal end thereof, and a wire extending from said top portion adapted to connect with a central processing unit of a vehicle; and
a sensing assembly disposed within said housing, said sensing assembly including a speed sensor and a tracking device, said speed sensor being an induction sensor having an induction winding therein, said tracking device being configured to use GPS technologies to determine a position of said vehicle and a speed limit established for said position, wherein said fastening member is configured to fix said housing next to wheel hubs of said vehicle near brake rotors with a distal end of said bottom portion placed parallel to said wheel hub to permit measuring a speed of gears in a transmission system of said vehicle, wherein a central processing unit is configured to receive speed data from said speed sensor via said wire and location data from said tracking device, said central processing unit further configured to apply reinforcement learning to learn driving patterns of said vehicle and compare said driving patterns with previous driving data to determine erratic driving events, said erratic driving events including at least one of reaching a predetermined speed, a predetermined acceleration in a predetermined time, a predetermined speed reduction in a predetermined time, a reduction of speed and no movement of the vehicle, and a speed of the vehicle exceeding the speed limit established for said GPS-indicated position, wherein a transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit an alert signal to an external device located within said vehicle when said erratic driving events are detected, said external device being configured to relay said alert signal to a parent or caregiver, and wherein said housing is made of at least one of stainless steel, aluminum, or a metal alloy.