Title:
TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM, TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL PROGRAM, TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL METHOD, AND TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021033582
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To solve the problem that a high performance computer is required in a conventional method since it is necessary for a ground-side apparatus to speedily and highly frequently acquire, from mounted devices of all vehicles traveling in an intersection, detailed location information, velocity information, information of courses intended to travel, etc., of all the vehicles and calculate appropriate entry timing to the intersection, an appropriate entry speeds, etc.SOLUTION: One of traffic flow control systems is a traffic flow control system configured to control a traffic flow of a traffic route by communicating with a travel control apparatus of a mobile body passing the traffic route, and comprises an entry authority management unit and a communication unit. The entry authority management unit manages an entry authority for each area in the traffic route divided into virtual areas, manages tokens as many as the number corresponding to the area and gives the entry authority to the travel control apparatus together with the token, thereby guiding the entry of the mobile body into the area. The communication unit communicates the entry authority and the token with the travel control apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
KATSUTA KEIICHI
TAKAHASHI JUNYA
OGATA TAKETO
TANAKA KO
MIZUOCHI MARIKO
MAKI KENTARO
TAKAHASHI JUNYA
OGATA TAKETO
TANAKA KO
MIZUOCHI MARIKO
MAKI KENTARO
Application Number:
JP2019152240A
Publication Date:
March 01, 2021
Filing Date:
August 22, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
G08G1/09; G08G1/16
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| JP2017027175A | 2017-02-02 | |||
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Foreign References:
| WO2011119788A1 | 2011-09-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Business Corporation Daiichi International Patent Office