Method for traffic control in a parking environment

US10490077B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Harald Altinger · Gerolfing, DE
• Florian Schuller · Ismaning, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 26, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/12
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling traffic in a parking environment comprising at least one parking space and used by at least a first group of manually operated traffic participants and a second group of automatically operated traffic participants. A central control device by considering current status information of traffic participants as determined by sensors and/or transmitted by the traffic participants, determines instruction information for each traffic participant. The instruction information describes the future operation of each traffic participant in a common route planning for all traffic participants using the parking environment. The central control device transmits the instruction information, via a communication link, to at least one part of the traffic participants. The instruction information is used for outputting information and/or automatically controlling each traffic participant.