Logo Drafts

Hi everyone,

I also made up my mind for some logo ideas. From top to bottom is teh actual working flow, so I don´t really like the first sketches. The ones in the red circles are my favourites. What do u think?

@ Jenny: Your logo reminds very much to "itunes" - It´s not like their logo but the way it is written in only small letters...

greetz

First Logo Ideas

We also tought about »The Right Turn« / »Turn Right«/ »Clever Turn« and still »The Intelligent Intersection«.

Answering Monica/Rob's Group

cameras are observing the intersection (position doesn't matter)

like in this video http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=b88yD-02ANY
a software can track the position of cars and pedestrians.

with an infrared camera this also works at night:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=bQPUzPXKRuU

different temperatures let the system know wether it's a car or human

the software calculates the exact position of all road users and decides on a lighting scenario

Terminology

Hi,

I just started to sum up our last results and giving names to all our three light solutions. With those terms it will be easier to make clear argumentation all refeering to the same names.

greetz

Monica/Rob's Group

Hi Lauren,

As we are approaching the end I think it is important that we clarify
the interaction between our two projects. I remember your group
having a "pedestrian finder" sensor for the pedestrians. How does
this work? Were you planning to embed existing structures with this
technology? Is it supposed to be in the signal?
-What types of symbols are you using, if any at all?

And anything else you can think of that would interact with our signal
lighting. If you can't explain in email then me you and Rob can talk
about it at school this week before Friday.

-Hope your break was good

Skype Conclusions

We concluded that zebra stripes are not in every intersection in Europe and therefore is more of a device that gives the pedestrian a permanent-right-of-way where ever they are placed.  Therefore, after discussion, we think they should only appear when the Pedestrian is crossing on a green light, and are triggered by the pedestrian.  No pedestrian, no crosswalk.

The zebra stripes will function as a sudden visual warning to the driver as they will appear only the moment a pedestrian is about to cross.

We decided to keep the tracking sensors from about 100-150ft of the intersection.

There are some ethical issues with our current Phase 3 solution of red zebra stripes facilitating the pedestrian across. We are thinking of ways that will prevent the pedestrian from crossing the street when it is no his right of way.

For this Sundays meeting, proposals of :

1.  how the Phase 1 works, ie. sensor placement, how fast they blink...

2. Phase 3 solutions that discourage the pedestrian from crossing when it is not his/her right

3. Phase 2 details of how the overhead lights are fixed.  Directional lights, spotlights, lights that follow pedestrians... etc.

Next Skype Meeting

Sunday Nov 30 at 4:00 pm (22:00)