APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AT AUTONOMOUS INTERSECTION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling traffic at an autonomous intersection, the apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring unit for monitoring vehicles located within a predetermined service radius of an intersection;
a collision zone information management unit for classifying a region within the service radius into a plurality of zones depending on a set reference based on the result provided by the monitoring unit, and managing information about collision zones corresponding to the plurality of classified zones;
a collision prediction unit for predicting a possibility of colliding of a target vehicle in a zone in which the target vehicle is located, based on vehicle information transmitted from the target vehicle located within the service radius, and calculating an estimated time of collision corresponding to the predicted result;
a priority determination unit for predetermining a priority of the target vehicle based on the estimated time of collision and calculating an expected entering time corresponding to the priority; and
a communication unit for transmitting control information about the target vehicle, including identifications, the expected entering time, a warning or a control mode corresponding to the expected entering time, to the target vehicle to control the target vehicle.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling traffic at an autonomous intersection. A monitoring unit monitoring vehicles located within a predetermined service radius of an intersection. A collision zone information management unit classifies the service radius into a plurality of zones based on the results from the monitoring unit, and manages information about collision zones. A collision prediction unit predicts the possibility of collision of a target vehicle in the zone in which the target vehicle is located, based on vehicle information transmitted from the target vehicle, and calculates an estimated time of collision. A priority determination unit predetermines a priority of the target vehicle based on the estimated time of collision and calculates an expected entering time corresponding to the priority. A communication unit transmits control information about the target vehicle to the corresponding vehicles to control respective vehicles.
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1. An apparatus for controlling traffic at an autonomous intersection, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring unit for monitoring vehicles located within a predetermined service radius of an intersection; a collision zone information management unit for classifying a region within the service radius into a plurality of zones depending on a set reference based on the result provided by the monitoring unit, and managing information about collision zones corresponding to the plurality of classified zones; a collision prediction unit for predicting a possibility of colliding of a target vehicle in a zone in which the target vehicle is located, based on vehicle information transmitted from the target vehicle located within the service radius, and calculating an estimated time of collision corresponding to the predicted result; a priority determination unit for predetermining a priority of the target vehicle based on the estimated time of collision and calculating an expected entering time corresponding to the priority; and a communication unit for transmitting control information about the target vehicle, including identifications, the expected entering time, a warning or a control mode corresponding to the expected entering time, to the target vehicle to control the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling traffic at an autonomous intersection, the method comprising:
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monitoring vehicles located within a predetermined service radius of an intersection; classifying the service radius into a plurality of zones depending on a set reference based on the monitoring results, and managing information about collision zones corresponding to the plurality of classified zones; predicting a possibility of colliding of a target vehicle in the zone in which the target vehicle is located, based on vehicle information transmitted from the target vehicle located within the service radius, and calculating an estimated time of collision corresponding to the predicted result; predetermining a priority of the target vehicle based on the estimated time of collision and calculating an expected entering time corresponding to the priority; and controlling the vehicles based on control information about the target vehicle, including identifications, the expected entering time, and a warning or a control mode corresponding to the expected entering time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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