Dynamic optimizing traffic planning method and system
First Claim
1. A method of generating optimized traffic movement plans for a region having a plurality of traffic and a plurality of traffic conditions, said method comprising:
- determining a first planning boundary for said traffic based upon the traffic conditions of said region;
employing said first planning boundary and repetitively generating a first plurality of traffic movement plans for the traffic of said region;
selecting one of said first plurality of traffic movement plans as a first optimized traffic movement plan for execution;
outputting said first optimized traffic movement plan for controlling traffic movement in said region;
determining current traffic conditions of said region;
updating said first planning boundary to provide a second planning boundary for said traffic based upon said current traffic conditions;
employing said second planning boundary and repetitively generating a second plurality of traffic movement plans for the traffic of said region;
selecting one of said first and second plurality of traffic movement plans as a second optimized traffic movement plan for execution; and
outputting said second optimized traffic movement plan for controlling traffic movement in said region.
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Abstract
A method generates optimized traffic movement plans. A plan monitor determines a first planning boundary for traffic based upon traffic conditions of a region. A plan generator employs the first planning boundary and repetitively generates first traffic movement plans for the traffic. The plan generator selects one of the first traffic movement plans as a first optimized traffic movement plan, and outputs the same for controlling traffic movement. The plan monitor determines current traffic conditions of the region for a planning window, and updates the first planning boundary to provide a second planning boundary for the traffic based upon the current traffic conditions. The plan generator employs the second planning boundary and repetitively generates second traffic movement plans for the traffic, selects one of the first and second traffic movement plans as a second optimized traffic movement plan, and outputs the same for controlling traffic movement.
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94 Claims
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1. A method of generating optimized traffic movement plans for a region having a plurality of traffic and a plurality of traffic conditions, said method comprising:
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determining a first planning boundary for said traffic based upon the traffic conditions of said region; employing said first planning boundary and repetitively generating a first plurality of traffic movement plans for the traffic of said region; selecting one of said first plurality of traffic movement plans as a first optimized traffic movement plan for execution; outputting said first optimized traffic movement plan for controlling traffic movement in said region; determining current traffic conditions of said region; updating said first planning boundary to provide a second planning boundary for said traffic based upon said current traffic conditions; employing said second planning boundary and repetitively generating a second plurality of traffic movement plans for the traffic of said region; selecting one of said first and second plurality of traffic movement plans as a second optimized traffic movement plan for execution; and outputting said second optimized traffic movement plan for controlling traffic movement in said region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A dynamic optimizing traffic planning apparatus for a region having a plurality of traffic and a plurality of traffic conditions of said traffic, said apparatus comprising:
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means for inputting information representing said traffic conditions; and means for executing a plurality of routines, said routines comprising; a plan monitor determining a first planning boundary for said traffic based upon the traffic conditions of said region, determining current traffic conditions of said region, and updating said first planning boundary to provide a second planning boundary for said traffic based upon said current traffic conditions, a plan generator successively employing said first planning boundary and said second planning boundary and repetitively generating a first plurality of traffic movement plans and a second plurality of traffic movement plans, respectively, for the traffic of said region, selecting one of said first plurality of traffic movement plans as a first optimized traffic movement plan for execution, selecting one of said first and second plurality of traffic movement plans as a second optimized traffic movement plan for execution; and
successively outputting said first and second optimized traffic movement plans, anda plan executive successively converting said first and said second optimized traffic movement plans into a plurality of commands for controlling traffic movement in said region. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A traffic management system for a region having a plurality of traffic and a plurality of traffic conditions of said traffic, said system comprising:
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means for inputting information representing said traffic conditions; means for executing a plurality of routines, said routines comprising; a plan monitor determining a first planning boundary for said traffic based upon the traffic conditions of said region, determining current traffic conditions of said region, and updating said first planning boundary to provide a second planning boundary for said traffic based upon said current traffic conditions, a plan generator successively employing said first planning boundary and said second planning boundary and repetitively generating a first plurality of traffic movement plans and a second plurality of traffic movement plans, respectively, for the traffic of said region, selecting one of said first plurality of traffic movement plans as a first optimized traffic movement plan for execution, selecting one of said first and second plurality of traffic movement plans as a second optimized traffic movement plan for execution; and
successively outputting said first and second optimized traffic movement plans, anda plan executive successively converting said first and said second optimized traffic movement plans into a plurality of commands for controlling traffic movement in said region; and means for executing said commands to control traffic movement in said region. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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