Connected automated vehicle highway systems and methods related to heavy vehicles
US11842642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides designs and methods for a heavy vehicle operations and control system for heavy automated vehicles, which facilitates heavy vehicle operation and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. The heavy vehicle management system provides heavy vehicles with individually customized information and real-time vehicle control instructions to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, route guidance. The heavy vehicle management system also realizes heavy vehicle related lane design, transportation operations, and management services for both dedicated and non-dedicated lanes. The heavy vehicle management system consists of one or more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicles and onboard units (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud platform. The heavy vehicle management system realizes one or more of the following function categories: sensing, transportation behavior prediction and management, planning and decision making, and vehicle control. The heavy vehicle management system is supported …
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