Systems and methods for achieving road action consensus, for example among autonomous vehicles, in a network of moving things
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1. A system for determining road actions in a vehicle communication network, the system comprising:
- a fixed access point (FAP) of a vehicle communication network, the fixed access point comprising;
at least one FAP wireless transceiver; and
at least one FAP module, comprising at least a FAP processor and a FAP memory, operable to, at least;
receive, for each of a plurality of traffic intersections within communication range of the fixed access point, respective traffic intersection context information from a plurality of mobile access points that have passed through the traffic intersection;
determine a road action for vehicles traveling through each of the plurality of intersections based, at least in part, on the received traffic intersection context information; and
communicate information indicating the determined road actions to mobile access points of the vehicles; and
a mobile access point (MAP) of the vehicle communication network, the mobile access point comprising;
at least one MAP wireless transceiver; and
at least one MAP module, comprising at least a MAP processor and a MAP memory, operable to, at least;
utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with other mobile access points of the vehicle communication network;
utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with fixed access points of the vehicle communication network;
utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to provide wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity to client nodes of the mobile access point;
as the mobile access point travels toward a traffic intersection, receive traffic intersection context information for the traffic intersection from another mobile access point that has passed through the intersection; and
determine a road action for a vehicle associated with the mobile access point based, at least in part, on the traffic intersection context information received from the other mobile access point.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for achieving road action consensus in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for achieving road action consensus in vehicles (e.g., autonomous vehicles, manually controlled vehicles, etc.) of a network of moving things.
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1. A system for determining road actions in a vehicle communication network, the system comprising:
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a fixed access point (FAP) of a vehicle communication network, the fixed access point comprising; at least one FAP wireless transceiver; and at least one FAP module, comprising at least a FAP processor and a FAP memory, operable to, at least; receive, for each of a plurality of traffic intersections within communication range of the fixed access point, respective traffic intersection context information from a plurality of mobile access points that have passed through the traffic intersection; determine a road action for vehicles traveling through each of the plurality of intersections based, at least in part, on the received traffic intersection context information; and communicate information indicating the determined road actions to mobile access points of the vehicles; and a mobile access point (MAP) of the vehicle communication network, the mobile access point comprising; at least one MAP wireless transceiver; and at least one MAP module, comprising at least a MAP processor and a MAP memory, operable to, at least; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with other mobile access points of the vehicle communication network; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with fixed access points of the vehicle communication network; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to provide wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity to client nodes of the mobile access point; as the mobile access point travels toward a traffic intersection, receive traffic intersection context information for the traffic intersection from another mobile access point that has passed through the intersection; and determine a road action for a vehicle associated with the mobile access point based, at least in part, on the traffic intersection context information received from the other mobile access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile access point (MAP) of a vehicle communication network, the mobile access point comprising:
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at least one wireless transceiver; at least one module, comprising at least a processor and a memory, operable to at least; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with other mobile access points of the vehicle communication network; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate with fixed access points of the vehicle communication network; utilize the at least one wireless transceiver to provide wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity to client nodes of the mobile access point; as the mobile access point travels toward a traffic intersection, receive traffic intersection context information for the traffic intersection from another mobile access point that has passed through the intersection; and determine a road action for a vehicle associated with the mobile access point based, at least in part, on the traffic intersection context information received from the other mobile access point. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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