Method and a device for stabilization control of a vehicle traffic volume
First Claim
1. A stabilization control method of a vehicle traffic volume in a group of subject vehicles, comprising:
- a receiving step in one vehicle in said group of subject vehicles for receiving a quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration that has been required in another vehicle immediately ahead of said one vehicle to control a distance between vehicles and a speed;
a measuring step in said one vehicle for measuring a quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to be applied by a driver of said one vehicle to control the distance between vehicles and the speed;
an addition step for adding said quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration to said quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to determine a quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration;
a supply step for supplying said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to a driving section of said one vehicle to drive said one vehicle based on said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; and
a transmission step for transmitting said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to another vehicle immediately after said one vehicle so that said other vehicle immediately after said one vehicle can receive said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration as the quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration, whereinall of said steps subject to said one vehicle are executed in respective vehicles in said group of subject vehicles.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and a device, which is in one hand implemented as a man-machine system in which the operations are shared such that a driver takes in charge of an inter-vehicle distance and speed control, while on the other hand a quantity of controls for stabilizing the inter-vehicle distance sequence is calculated automatically and additionally incorporated by the addition in respective vehicles. The stabilization of the inter-vehicle distance can be realized by employing the distributed control method in which a set of acceleration and deceleration information from a vehicle traveling ahead is appropriately integrated and transmitted in relay to a following vehicle. This enables the stabilization of the inter-vehicle distance sequence without requiring the inter-vehicle distance measurement in itself and the easy installation of equipment, and realizes a method in which safety is ensured by allowing the driver to still take charge of a local control.
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12 Claims
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1. A stabilization control method of a vehicle traffic volume in a group of subject vehicles, comprising:
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a receiving step in one vehicle in said group of subject vehicles for receiving a quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration that has been required in another vehicle immediately ahead of said one vehicle to control a distance between vehicles and a speed; a measuring step in said one vehicle for measuring a quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to be applied by a driver of said one vehicle to control the distance between vehicles and the speed; an addition step for adding said quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration to said quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to determine a quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; a supply step for supplying said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to a driving section of said one vehicle to drive said one vehicle based on said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; and a transmission step for transmitting said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to another vehicle immediately after said one vehicle so that said other vehicle immediately after said one vehicle can receive said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration as the quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration, wherein all of said steps subject to said one vehicle are executed in respective vehicles in said group of subject vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for controlling an acceleration or deceleration of a subject vehicle in a semi-automatic manner by using a set of acceleration or deceleration information in a group of vehicles traveling ahead of said subject vehicle in order to provide a stabilization control of a vehicle traffic volume, said device comprising:
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a reception means in said subject vehicle for receiving a quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration that has been required in other vehicle immediately ahead of said subject vehicle to control a distance between vehicles and a speed; a measuring means in said subject vehicle for measuring a quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to be applied by a driver of said subject vehicle to control the distance between vehicles and the speed; an addition means for adding said quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration to said quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to determine a quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; a supply means for supplying said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to a driving section of said subject vehicle to drive said subject vehicle based on said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; and a transmission means for transmitting said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to another vehicle immediately after said subject vehicle so that said other vehicle immediately after said subject vehicle can receive said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration as the quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A stabilization control system of a vehicle traffic volume in a group of subject vehicles, comprising:
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a reception means in one vehicle in said group of subject vehicles for receiving a quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration that has been required in another vehicle immediately ahead of said one vehicle to control a distance between vehicles and a speed; a measuring means in said one vehicle for measuring a quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to be applied by a driver of said one vehicle to control the distance between vehicles and the speed; an addition means for adding said quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration to said quantity of operations for acceleration or deceleration to determine a quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; a supply means for supplying said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to a driving section of said one vehicle to drive said one vehicle based on said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration; and a transmission means for transmitting said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration to another vehicle immediately after said one vehicle so that said other vehicle immediately after said one vehicle can receive said quantity of requirements for vehicle acceleration or deceleration as the quantity of input requirements for acceleration or deceleration, wherein all of said means for said one vehicle are implemented in respective vehicles in said group of subject vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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