Patent ID: 11887475
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A traffic light control system configured to provide instructions to at least one traffic light for testing performance of an autonomous vehicle as it approaches the at least one traffic light, the system comprising:
at least one controller comprising a transceiver in communication with the at least one traffic light and a computer-readable memory comprising a plurality of operation routines for the at least one traffic light, the controller being configured to:
select at least one operation routine of the plurality of operation routines on the computer-readable memory; and
provide a control signal via the transceiver to the at least one traffic light to control operation of the at least one traffic light according to the selected at least one operation routine, wherein controlling operation of the at least one traffic light comprises turning on or off at least one of a plurality of light emitters of the at least one traffic light and/or changing a brightness, frequency, or intensity of at least one of the plurality of light emitters of the at least one traffic light; and
a motorized winch in electronic communication with the controller for extending or retracting a cable supporting the at least one traffic light to cause the at least one traffic light to swing,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to provide instructions to the motorized winch to cause the motorized winch to extend and/or retract the cable.