PACKET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A packet traffic control system including:
- a vehicle detection means disposed along a road for detecting a vehicle on the road;
a traveling speed command indication means disposed along the road for indicating a traveling speed command to the vehicle on the road;
a vehicle train detection means for detecting a vehicle train in which vehicles detected by the vehicle detection sensor range with each other within a predetermined length; and
a packet formation control means for indicating a traveling speed command so that the vehicle train detected by the vehicle train detection means forms a vehicle train having a predetermined vehicle train length and a predetermined inter-vehicle train distance (hereinafter referred to as “
packet”
) to the vehicle on the road by the traveling speed command indication means.
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Abstract
A traffic control system includes: a vehicle detection sensor (CS) for detecting a vehicle on a road; a traveling speed command indicator (VI) for indicating a traveling speed command to the vehicle on the road; a vehicle train detection means (104) for detecting a vehicle train in which vehicles range with each other within a predetermined inter-vehicle distance; a packet formation control means (106) for indicating a traveling speed command to form a packet having predetermined vehicle train length and inter-vehicle train distance for the vehicle on the road; a packet traveling control means (108) for indicating a traveling speed command so that the packets from respective direction can pass an intersection efficiently; and a traffic signal control means (114) for controlling a traffic signal in conjunction with a packet arriving at the intersection under control of the packet traveling control means. Since the system indicates a speed command to vehicles on the road to make the vehicles travel while forming a packet having the predetermined vehicle train length and the inter-vehicle train distance, unnecessary acceleration/deceleration can be suppressed to thereby not only achieve improvement of fuel consumption and suppression of environmental pollution, but also suppress occurrence of natural traffic jam.
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10 Claims
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1. A packet traffic control system including:
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a vehicle detection means disposed along a road for detecting a vehicle on the road; a traveling speed command indication means disposed along the road for indicating a traveling speed command to the vehicle on the road; a vehicle train detection means for detecting a vehicle train in which vehicles detected by the vehicle detection sensor range with each other within a predetermined length; and a packet formation control means for indicating a traveling speed command so that the vehicle train detected by the vehicle train detection means forms a vehicle train having a predetermined vehicle train length and a predetermined inter-vehicle train distance (hereinafter referred to as “
packet”
) to the vehicle on the road by the traveling speed command indication means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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