Robert C Godsy

20060279629, Dec 14, 2006

Jun 10, 2005

11/150402

Steven Hocker - Olathe KS, US
Robert Godsy - Chanute KS, US

H04N 7/18
H04N 9/47

348143000

A method is disclosed for enforcing a speed limit in a zone of a roadway, such as a construction zone, where the ability of an officer to stop a speeding vehicle may be limited. A Doppler traffic radar unit and a video camera are set up at an off-road surveillance site typically adjacent the zone, and aimed at a common target area in the zone through which vehicles will sequentially pass. The speed information, Doppler audio and video are transmitted from the surveillance site to a more distant off-road location (remote site) that is accessible from the roadway, where a patrol car is located. The patrol car at the remote site receives the transmission and is equipped with an in-car video/audio system having a video buffer and a record mode. When the officer witnesses a speeding target vehicle on the video screen and hears the corresponding Doppler tone, the officer activates the video/audio system to the record mode to provide a video record of the violation including the period prior to activation stored in the history buffer. The officer may then apprehend the violator after the target vehicle leaves the restricted zone.

20040227661, Nov 18, 2004

May 12, 2003

10/435994

Robert Godsy - Chanute KS, US

G01S013/58

342/070000, 342/109000, 342/114000, 342/115000, 342/135000, 342/145000, 342/189000, 342/194000, 342/195000

A ranging Doppler radar system for identifying, and measuring range, velocity, direction of movement of a vehicle with minimal interference from surrounding environs and with low probability of intercept by the vehicle. The transmitted radar signal is modulated with pseudorandom code which acts as a frequency spreading agent and which allows a radar system to resolve range to targets into discrete “range cells”. Range cells can be grouped to yield a “range segment” which defines a region of roadway, such as a school zone. Traffic can be monitored in all range cells, or only in a predetermined range segment. Maps of traffic flow and vehicle parameters are generated and displayed using radar output parameters. Images representing vehicles violating posted speed limits are identified and highlighted on the traffic flow maps. Output from the radar system can be combined with supplemental data such as video and audio communication to yield an even more extensive presentation of traffic flow.