Heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsTIMOTHY M. LYNAR, KENT C. STEER
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Abstract
There is provided a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization. The method includes determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles. The method further includes modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information. Each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold.
Claims20
A method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization, comprising:
- determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles;
- and
- modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information,
- wherein each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold, and wherein the one or more traffic signal sequences are modified to optimize the traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles while minimizing a total pavement damage caused by the qualifying heavy vehicles using a minimization function that considers a vehicle position, a vehicle velocity, and a vehicle acceleration.
A computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the following:
- receive location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles;
- and
- modify one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information,
- wherein each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold, and wherein the one or more traffic signal sequences are modified to optimize the traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles while minimizing a total pavement damage caused by the qualifying heavy vehicles using a minimization function that considers a vehicle position, a vehicle velocity, and a vehicle acceleration.
A system having at least a processor and a memory device for implementing a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles;
- and
- a controller, operatively coupled to the receiver, for modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information,
- wherein each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold, and wherein the one or more traffic signal sequences are modified to optimize the traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles while minimizing a total pavement damage caused by the qualifying heavy vehicles using a minimization function that considers a vehicle position, a vehicle velocity, and a vehicle acceleration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.