Passage possibility determination apparatus, passage possibility determination method, and computer program

A passage possibility determination method for determining whether or not platoon vehicles can pass through an intersection, the method comprising:

• calculating a first distance, a second distance, and a third distance, wherein the first distance is a distance from a stop line of the intersection to a position of a leading vehicle at a present time, the second distance is obtained by subtracting a platoon length from a distance of traveling for a remaining green interval at a vehicle speed at the present time, and the third distance is a distance required for the leading vehicle to safely stop before the stop line of the intersection, with the vehicle speed at the present time;
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• determining whether or not the platoon vehicles can pass through the intersection, based on a result of comparison of the first distance with the second and third distances.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to cause a computer to function as an apparatus for determining whether or not platoon vehicles can pass through an intersection, the computer program causing the computer to function as:

• a calculation unit configured to calculate a first distance, a second distance, and a third distance, wherein the first distance is a distance from a stop line of the intersection to a position of a leading vehicle at a present time, the second distance is a distance obtained by subtracting a platoon length from a distance of traveling for a remaining green interval at a vehicle speed at the present time, and the third distance is a distance required for the leading vehicle to safely stop before the stop line of the intersection, with the vehicle speed at the present time;
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• a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the platoon vehicles can pass through the intersection, based on a result of comparison of the first distance with the second and third distances.