METHOD FOR CREATING SPEED PROFILES FOR DIGITAL MAPS
First Claim
1. A method for creating longitudinally distributed speed data, said method comprising the steps of:
- collecting probe data from a plurality of probes traversing a road segment in the form of vehicular traffic flow, each probe developing a respective probe trace comprising a sequence of discrete time-stamped probe positions;
identifying a time span for the road segment with free flow traffic conditions;
selecting probe data for the road segment collected during the identified time span;
statistically deriving longitudinally distributed average speeds at positions along the road segment from the selected probe, the longitudinally distributed average speeds being representative of a free flow speed of vehicular traffic flow along the road segment;
associating the longitudinally distributed average speeds with the road segment; and
storing the longitudinally distributed average speeds in a digital medium.
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Abstract
Probe data collected at times of low traffic density is analyzed to derive a Raw Road Design Speed Limit (RRDSL, 16) for each road segment or group of segments in a digital map. The RRDSL (16), comprised of longitudinally distributed Pt speeds, is associated with the road segment and stored in a digital medium to indicate the limits of the road section in free flow traffic. The longitudinally distributed speeds may be limited by local speed limits or other business logic to establish a Legal Raw Road Design Speed Limit (LRRDSL, 17). Either the RRDSL (16) or the LRRDSL (17) can be further modified to smooth acceleration and deceleration rates between changes in the longitudinally distributed speeds to create an Optimal Longitudinal Speed Profile (OLSP, 18), which represents optimized energy consumption. A signal can be produced if a driver'"'"'s current speed rises unacceptably above a longitudinally distributed speed in real time. The signal can be audible, visible and/or haptic. Real-time traffic density information can be inferred by comparing current speed data to the longitudinally distributed speed for that position. If the current speed is consistently lower than the longitudinally distributed speed for that position, an inference is drawn that the road section is inefficient. Road efficiency assessments can be transmitted to a service center and/or other vehicles, and used by navigation software.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for creating longitudinally distributed speed data, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting probe data from a plurality of probes traversing a road segment in the form of vehicular traffic flow, each probe developing a respective probe trace comprising a sequence of discrete time-stamped probe positions; identifying a time span for the road segment with free flow traffic conditions; selecting probe data for the road segment collected during the identified time span; statistically deriving longitudinally distributed average speeds at positions along the road segment from the selected probe, the longitudinally distributed average speeds being representative of a free flow speed of vehicular traffic flow along the road segment; associating the longitudinally distributed average speeds with the road segment; and storing the longitudinally distributed average speeds in a digital medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
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18. A navigation device configured to be carried in a vehicle, comprising:
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a position reading device configured to determine the current longitudinal position and speed of a navigation device along a road segment; and a digital storage medium comprising a digital map having a plurality of links corresponding to road segments traversable by the navigation device, the digital map having a data layer comprising longitudinally distributed speed data representative of the fastest or free flow speed of vehicular traffic flow at a plurality of positions along each road segment; the navigation device being configured to compare the determined current speed to a speed derived from the longitudinally distributed speed data for;
(i) the determined current position;
or (ii) a position ahead of the determined current position, and to produce a sensory signal when the determined current speed exceeds the speed derived from the longitudinally distributed speed data by a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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