Traffic management based on basic safety message data
First Claim
1. A method of managing traffic lanes, including a first lane having traffic flowing towards a first heading, a second lane having traffic flowing towards a second heading, and a third lane that is configurable to have traffic flowing towards either the first heading or the second heading, wherein the first heading is different from the second heading, the method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, by a dedicated short range communication (“
DSRC”
) antenna, messages from vehicles traveling on the first lane, the second lane, or the third lane, wherein each message includes data describing a particular lane of travel for a specific vehicle, a speed of travel for the specific vehicle, and a heading of travel for the specific vehicle;
determining, by a processor, based on the messages, that traffic in the first lane flowing towards the first heading and traffic in the second lane flowing towards the second heading are imbalanced; and
controlling, by the DSRC antenna, a traffic light to reconfigure the traffic light to allow traffic in the third lane to change flow towards a different heading from an initial heading.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for managing traffic in a roadway system based on Basic Safety Message data (“BSM data”) included in a set of Basic Safety Messages (“BSMs”). The method may include wirelessly receiving a set of BSMs describing a set of vehicles traveling along the roadway system. Each BSM included in the set of BSMs may describe a specific vehicle included in the set of vehicles, including that vehicle'"'"'s lane, speed and heading of travel. The method may include analyzing the BSM data to determine whether there is an imbalance of traffic flow among a first set of vehicles traveling towards a first heading and a second set of vehicles traveling towards a second heading. The method may include determining that the bidirectional lane will be reconfigured so that traffic in the bidirectional lane flows towards the second heading based on the imbalance of traffic flow.
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1. A method of managing traffic lanes, including a first lane having traffic flowing towards a first heading, a second lane having traffic flowing towards a second heading, and a third lane that is configurable to have traffic flowing towards either the first heading or the second heading, wherein the first heading is different from the second heading, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a dedicated short range communication (“
DSRC”
) antenna, messages from vehicles traveling on the first lane, the second lane, or the third lane, wherein each message includes data describing a particular lane of travel for a specific vehicle, a speed of travel for the specific vehicle, and a heading of travel for the specific vehicle;determining, by a processor, based on the messages, that traffic in the first lane flowing towards the first heading and traffic in the second lane flowing towards the second heading are imbalanced; and controlling, by the DSRC antenna, a traffic light to reconfigure the traffic light to allow traffic in the third lane to change flow towards a different heading from an initial heading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of managing traffic lanes, including a first lane having traffic flowing towards a first heading, a second lane having traffic flowing towards a second heading, and a third lane that is configurable to have traffic flowing towards either the first heading or the second heading, wherein the first heading is different from the second heading, the computer-readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processing device to perform or control performance of steps comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a dedicated short range communication (“
DSRC”
) antenna, messages from vehicles traveling on the first lane, the second lane, or the third lane, wherein each message includes data describing a particular lane of travel for a specific vehicle, a speed of travel for the specific vehicle, and a heading of travel for the specific vehicle;determining, by a processor, based on the messages, that traffic in the first lane flowing towards the first heading and traffic in the second lane flowing towards the second heading are imbalanced; and controlling, by the DSRC antenna, a traffic light to reconfigure the traffic light to allow traffic in the third lane to change flow towards a different heading from an initial heading. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of managing traffic lanes, including a first lane having traffic flowing towards a first heading, a second lane having traffic flowing towards a second heading, and a third lane that is configurable to have traffic flowing towards either the first heading or the second heading, wherein the first heading is different from the second heading, the system comprising:
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the system to; wirelessly receive, by a dedicated short range communication (“
DSRC”
) antenna, messages from vehicles traveling on the first lane, the second lane, or the third lane, wherein each message includes data describing a particular lane of travel for a specific vehicle, a speed of travel for the specific vehicle, and a heading of travel for the specific vehicle;determine based on the messages, that traffic in the first lane flowing towards the first heading and traffic in the second lane flowing towards the second heading are imbalanced; and control, by the DSRC antenna, a traffic light to reconfigure the traffic light to allow traffic in the third lane to change flow towards a different heading from an initial heading. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. The system 17, wherein the third lane is reconfigured if doing so would result in the second value being substantially zero.
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