System and methods for partially instrumented connected automated vehicle highway systems

A vehicle operations and control system for a connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) network, said system comprising an intelligent road infrastructure system (IRIS) comprising:

• a roadside unit (RSU) network;
• and
• a Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, wherein the CAVH network comprises RSU coverage and functionality and/or TCU/TCC coverage and functionality;
• wherein the CAVH network is configured to:
• provide control among system entities;
• provide road users with customized information and control vehicles with vehicle specific control instructions including vehicle longitudinal acceleration and speed, lateral acceleration and speed, and vehicle orientation and direction;
• and
• provide operations and maintenance services for system entities
• wherein said RSUs comprise a communications module, a sensing module, and a data processing module, and generate and provide vehicle specific control instructions including vehicle longitudinal acceleration and speed, lateral acceleration and speed, and vehicle orientation and direction;
• and
• wherein said TCC and TCU are automatic or semi-automated computational modules that provide data gathering, information processing, network optimization, and/or traffic control;
• and generate and provide vehicle specific control instructions including longitudinal acceleration and speed, lateral acceleration and speed, and vehicle orientation and direction.