LiDAR-TRIGGERED BARRIERS (LTB) PRESENTATION FLOW

A. PROJECT CORE

 Project PROTOTYPE is focused on the barrier design and purpose.

 While not shown in the model, it is centralized on the “cord deployment modules.”
 For the entire stretch of a road, the barrier system can be constructed.
 The material of the cords is flexible.
 The length of the cords can be adjusted by vehicle forces and is controlled by a tension
wheel/pulley system inside the barriers with output modules.
 The module detects abnormal vehicle movements, speeds, and proximity changes. Upon
detection, it activates the cord of the barriers ahead. The distance of barriers that will activate
their cords depend on the calculation of the module.
 Light strips flash when nearby deployment of cords is activated to serve as a notification for
drivers.
 The placement of the barriers allows the adjustment of road sizes to separate specific
classes of vehicle sizes (as decided by the road management organization).
 Retractable LTBs (without cord deployment modules) can be used in front of traffic lights to
further ensure the safety of drivers in these specific road areas.

B. APPLICATION OF PROJECT’S PARTS EXAMPLES

 Cords deployed would behave like spider-man’s webs in the famous train scene.
 The wheel/pulley system works like a fishing rod reel. When a fish pulls on the rod, the
fisherman could let go of the handle to let the reel spool out fishing line. Similarly, when a car
applies force on the ropes, the pulley system could spool out more of the rope and even
release the rope completely in really high speeds.
 LiDAR can be found in the latest iPad models, wherein in is used to separate the foreground
from the background when using the camera.

C. ANSWERS TO POSSIBLE PROJECT LIMITATIONS

 Model was made to only show how LTBs could look in real life.
 The project was made to possibly save lives from accidents, not to cater irresponsible
driving.
 The barriers themselves provide compliance to mitigate abrupt changes in momentum during
a collision. It gives more time for a vehicle to change its momentum, thereby reducing the
force felt by passengers to stop the momentum. This works similarly to crumple zones in
vehicles.
 The cord and its wheel/pulley system allow at least three consecutive cords to be contacted
by a crashing vehicle. This gradually reduces a vehicle’s momentum and velocity.
 Collision with the cord and barriers should not conserve kinetic energy in a vehicle. Most of
the kinetic energy must be transferred to the cord and barriers themselves. This loss of
kinetic energy reduces the vehicle’s velocity, given that kinetic energy is directly proportional
to velocity.