Real-time pollution control at a traffic junction
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1. A method for real-time pollution control at a traffic junction by a processor, comprising:
- determining a pollution level at the traffic junction according to a combination of weather, traffic volume, traffic type, pollution measurements, and topology;
determining a traffic volume threshold for the traffic junction estimated to maintain the pollution level below a pollution threshold while simultaneously being equal or less than a known capacity of the traffic junction; and
setting one or more parameters of the traffic junction to maintain traffic volume below the traffic volume threshold, wherein setting the one or more parameters of the traffic junction includes setting a pricing strategy for alternative means of transportation.
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Abstract
A system and method for real-time pollution control at a traffic junction are presented. A pollution level may be determined at the traffic junction according to weather, traffic volume, traffic type, pollution measurements, topology, or a combination thereof. A traffic volume threshold may be determined for the traffic junction to maintain the pollution level below a pollution threshold. One or more parameters of the traffic junction may be set to maintain traffic volume below the traffic volume threshold.
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1. A method for real-time pollution control at a traffic junction by a processor, comprising:
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determining a pollution level at the traffic junction according to a combination of weather, traffic volume, traffic type, pollution measurements, and topology; determining a traffic volume threshold for the traffic junction estimated to maintain the pollution level below a pollution threshold while simultaneously being equal or less than a known capacity of the traffic junction; and setting one or more parameters of the traffic junction to maintain traffic volume below the traffic volume threshold, wherein setting the one or more parameters of the traffic junction includes setting a pricing strategy for alternative means of transportation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for real-time pollution control at a traffic junction, comprising:
one or more computers with executable instructions that when executed cause the system to; determine a pollution level at the traffic junction according to a combination of weather, traffic volume, traffic type, pollution measurements, and topology; determine a traffic volume threshold for the traffic junction estimated to maintain the pollution level below a pollution threshold while simultaneously being equal or less than a known capacity of the traffic junction; and set one or more parameters of the traffic junction to maintain traffic volume below the traffic volume threshold, wherein setting the one or more parameters of the traffic junction includes setting a pricing strategy for alternative means of transportation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for, by a processor, real-time pollution control at a traffic junction, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion that determines a pollution level at the traffic junction according to a combination of weather, traffic volume, traffic type, pollution measurements, and topology; an executable portion that determines a traffic volume threshold for the traffic junction estimated to maintain the pollution level below a pollution threshold while simultaneously being equal or less than a known capacity of the traffic junction; and an executable portion that sets one or more parameters of the traffic junction to maintain traffic volume below the traffic volume threshold, wherein setting the one or more parameters of the traffic junction includes setting a pricing strategy for alternative means of transportation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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