Intelligent road barrier system
Implementations for an intelligent road barrier (IRB) system can include a plurality of road barriers located along a roadway, and a plurality of IRB kits, each IRB kit being including a set of sensors configured to obtain sensor data representative of at least a portion of a road state of the roadway proximate to the respective road barrier, a data processing unit configured to process at least a portion of the sensor data, a communication unit configured to send at least a portion of the sensor data and to receive sensor data from the one or more other IRB kits, and a state conveyance system configured to convey at least a portion of road state data to one or more vehicles associated with the roadway, the at least a portion of road state data being determined based on the at least a portion of the sensor data.
1 . An intelligent road barrier (IRB) system, comprising:
a plurality of road barriers located along a roadway;
a plurality of IRB kits, each IRB kit being removably attached to a respective road barrier and comprising:
a set of sensors configured to obtain sensor data representative of at least a portion of a road state of the roadway proximate to the respective road barrier,
one or more processors configured to process at least a portion of the sensor data,
a communication unit configured to send the at least a portion of the sensor data to one or more other IRB kits and to receive sensor data from the one or more other IRB kits, and
a state conveyance system configured to convey at least a portion of road state data to one or more vehicles associated with the roadway, the at least a portion of road state data being determined based on the at least a portion of the sensor data; and
a control and orchestration system configured to:
determine that a likelihood score of a first road state determined based on first sensor data of the roadway obtained by a first IRB kit of the plurality of IRB kits is less than a threshold, and
in response to determining that the likelihood score of the first road state is less than the threshold, send an instruction to a second IRB kit of the plurality of IRB kits, wherein the second IRB kit obtains second sensor data of the roadway in response to receiving the instruction, a second road state is determined based on at least the second sensor data obtained by the second IRB kit, and a likelihood score of the second road state is equal to or higher than the threshold.
2 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the set of sensors comprises one or more of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system, a microphone, a camera, a hyper-spectrum camera, a radar, a Bluetooth system, a Wi-Fi system, a thermometer, a barometer, and a precipitation sensor.
3 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the road state data is representative of the road state of the roadway and comprises respective states of agents on the roadway.
4 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the road state data is representative of the road state of the roadway and comprises a state of the roadway.
5 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine at least a portion of the road state based on the sensor data within a predetermined period of time.
6 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the control and orchestration system is provisioned as a cloud-based system and is configured to:
coordinate temporal-spatial sensor information of the sensor data obtained by sensors of the plurality of IRB kits;
determine second data representative of a road state determined based on the sensor data; and
sending the second data to the communication unit of a particular IRB kit of the plurality of IRB kits.
7 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein at least one IRB kit comprises a power unit configured to supply power for the at least one IRB kit.
8 . The IRB system of claim 7 , wherein the power unit comprises a power cable and the communication unit comprises a wired communication device, and the power cable and the wired communication device are microtrenched below or within the respective road barrier.
9 . The IRB system of claim 7 , wherein the power unit comprises a solar panel and a battery.
10 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein two or more of the IRB kits communicate with one another to form a mesh network.
11 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the state conveyance system comprises a short-range communication device configured to transmit the at least a portion of road state data to a vehicle on the roadway.
12 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the communication unit is configured to receive information from a vehicle traveling on the roadway.
13 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the road state comprises two or more different configurations of the roadway, comprising: a first configuration designating a lane of the roadway during a first time as a dedicated lane, the dedicated lane for travel of one or more of autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous vehicles, and a second configuration designating the lane of the roadway as a general-purpose lane during a second time.
14 . The IRB system of claim 1 , wherein the second road state is determined based on both the first sensor data obtained by the first IRB kit and the second sensor data obtained by the second IRB kit.
15 . An intelligent road barrier (IRB) system, comprising:
a plurality of road barriers located along a roadway;
a set of IRB kits, each IRB kit being removably attached to a respective road barrier and comprising:
a set of sensors configured to obtain sensor data representative of at least a portion of a road state of the roadway proximate to the respective road barrier, the at least a portion of a road state comprising states of respective vehicles traveling on the roadway,
one or more processors configured to process at least a portion of the sensor data,
a communication unit configured to send the at least a portion of the sensor data to one or more other IRB kits and to receive sensor data from the one or more other IRB kits, and
a state conveyance system configured to convey at least a portion of road state data to one or more vehicles associated with the roadway, the at least a portion of road state data being determined based on the at least a portion of the sensor data; and
a control and orchestration system configured to:
determine that a likelihood score of a first road state determined based on first sensor data of the roadway obtained by a first IRB kit of the set of IRB kits is less than a threshold, and
in response to determining that the likelihood score of the first road state is less than the threshold, send an instruction to a second IRB kit of the set of IRB kits, wherein the second IRB kit obtains second sensor data of the roadway in response to receiving the instruction, a second road state is determined based on at least the second sensor data obtained by the second IRB kit, and a likelihood score of the second road state is equal to or higher than the threshold.
16 . The IRB system of claim 15 , wherein each IRB kit further comprises a fastening system that enables the IRB kit to be removably fastened to the respective road barrier.
17 . The IRB system of claim 15 , wherein two or more of the IRB kits communicate with one another to form a mesh network, only one IRB kit in the mesh network conveying the at least a portion of road state data to the one or more vehicles.
18 . The IRB system of claim 15 , wherein a first IRB kit in the set of IRB kits has capabilities that are different from capabilities of a second IRB kit in the set of IRB kits.
19 . The IRB system of claim 18 , wherein the first IRB kit has greater computer processing capacity than the second IRB kit.
20 . The IRB system of claim 15 , wherein the state conveyance system comprises a short-range communication device configured to transmit the at least a portion of road state data to a vehicle on the roadway.