Infrastructure Traffic Assistance for Faster Control Decisions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators face challenges in determining suitable traffic control measures to support motor vehicles in dynamic traffic situations, requiring time and effort to assess and implement appropriate measures.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that analyze surroundings signals to suggest traffic-directing traffic control measures to operators, enabling infrastructure-supported assistance of motor vehicles, with the option for automatic triggering of these measures based on determined priorities and criticalities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If operators manually assess and determine traffic control measures based on video monitoring, then they can make informed decisions, but it requires significant time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-assessment of traffic situations through the assessment unit, which automatically evaluates traffic flow data and generates control measure suggestions without requiring manual operator intervention for the assessment process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical assessment process with an automated electronic assessment system that processes traffic data and generates suggestions through computer-based algorithms, eliminating the need for operators to manually analyze video footage
2Adaptability or versatility
If operators manually determine traffic control measures, then they can exercise judgment, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The suggestion unit acts as an intermediary between traffic data and operator decisions, automatically processing complex traffic situations and presenting simplified control measure suggestions that maintain adaptability while reducing process complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where traffic control measures are executed and their effects are monitored, allowing the assessment unit to continuously refine suggestions based on actual outcomes, maintaining adaptability through data-driven adjustments
3Ease of operation
If automated suggestions are provided to operators, then operator workload is reduced, but the system requires sophisticated analysis capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the complex traffic control task into separate functional modules: data reception, traffic situation assessment, control measure suggestion generation, and execution monitoring, allowing each component to be optimized independently while reducing overall operator burden
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AI summary
A method for the infrastructure-supported assistance of a motor vehicle. The method includes: receiving surroundings signals which are representative of surroundings of the motor vehicle; analyzing the surroundings in order to determine a traffic situation, in which the motor vehicle is located; determining a suggestion for a traffic-directing traffic control measure for the infrastructure-supported assistance of the motor vehicle for an operator based on the determined traffic situation; outputting suggestion signals which are representative of the determined suggestion. A device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.