Vehicle On-Board Unit for Traffic Management via Multi-Network Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current traffic management systems are inefficient and fail to leverage the vast array of information available, particularly in utilizing the Internet of Moving Things, leading to suboptimal traffic control and management.
Innovation Solution
A communication network system that utilizes vehicles as Wi-Fi hotspots, employing a multi-network on-board unit (OBU) with long-range communication protocols and sensors to collect and process data, providing real-time traffic management and optimization by connecting vehicles and infrastructure, and enabling efficient data transmission and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If current traffic management systems are used, then infrastructure cost is reduced, but traffic management efficiency and information utilization are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Vehicles equipped with OBUs autonomously collect, process, and transmit their own traffic data (position, speed, acceleration) to the traffic management system, eliminating the need for extensive fixed infrastructure sensors and enabling self-organizing traffic optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The OBU serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a communication device for traffic management, a sensor platform for collecting vehicle dynamics data, a positioning system, and a wireless access point for providing internet connectivity to pedestrians and other vehicles
2Loss of information
If vehicle-based networks are deployed for traffic management, then data collection capability and wireless coverage are improved, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The traffic management system is segmented into distributed OBU units in each vehicle, with each unit independently collecting and processing local traffic information, rather than relying on a centralized infrastructure with fixed sensors throughout the city
Solution Approach 2:
The OBU merges multiple functions into a single device: traffic data collection, wireless communication, internet access provision, and vehicle telemetry, thereby reducing the need for separate infrastructure components
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for traffic management in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for utilizing vehicles, vehicle sensors, and/or vehicle-based networks of the Internet of moving things for traffic control optimization.