CN106652514B

CN106652514B - System and method for improving vehicle traffic capacity in traffic network

Info

Publication number: CN106652514B
Application number: CN201710047667.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王英辉; 刘旺; 吴国彬; 艾惠灵; 郑晓鹏; 余蔚; 赵亮; 蔡路益; 陈龙
Original assignee: Banma Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Banma Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-01-22
Filing date: 2017-01-22
Publication date: 2021-08-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-01-22
Also published as: CN106652514A

Abstract

The invention provides a system and a method for improving the vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein the system comprises at least one processing module, a receiving module and an executing module which are mutually connected in a communication way. The receiving module and the executing module are respectively connected with the processing module in a communication way, wherein the receiving module receives a traffic signal related to the traffic state of an intersection in the traffic network, the processing module generates a starting signal according to the traffic signal, and the executing module executes the starting signal to start the vehicle at the intersection and subsequently pass through the intersection.

Description

System and method for improving vehicle traffic capacity in traffic network

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of traffic, in particular to a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network.

Background

In recent years, with the development of the automobile industry and the increasing of the economic income of people, private automobiles start to go into thousands of households, and daily travel modes and life modes of people are increasingly changed. However, the private car brings convenience to people's traveling, and causes problems of traffic pressure in cities to be higher and higher, so how to solve the problem of traffic pressure in cities is a difficult problem which must be faced by modern society.

In the current traffic system, in order to ensure the traffic safety, most intersections in the city are provided with traffic lights, so as to indicate the passing state of the vehicles by the traffic lights, for example, when the red and green lights are displayed in the red light state, all vehicles are prohibited from passing through the intersection, and when the red and green lights are displayed in the green light state, the vehicles are allowed to pass through the intersection. Currently, the driver of the vehicle determines whether the intersection is permitted to pass by observing the display state of the traffic lights or observing the state of the preceding vehicle. For example, when the driver observes that the traffic light is displayed in the red light state, the driver stops the vehicle behind the stop line of the intersection to wait for the traffic light to be switched to the green light state and then to pass through the intersection, and the driver of the following vehicle can arrange the vehicles behind the vehicle in the stop state in sequence. It can be understood that when the vehicle body of the front vehicle is high, the sight of the driver of the rear vehicle may be blocked, so that the driver of the rear vehicle cannot directly observe the display state of the traffic light, or the rear vehicle cannot clearly see the state of the traffic light because the rear vehicle is far away from the traffic light.

When a driver of a vehicle stopped at the forefront observes that the traffic light is switched from the red light state display to the green light state display, the vehicle can be driven to start (the vehicle is driven to move), and the rear vehicle cannot observe the display state of the traffic light, so that the rear vehicle can only perform starting action after observing the start of the front vehicle, so that the starting time of the front vehicle and the rear vehicle is delayed, and the starting time of the front vehicle and the rear vehicle is delayed longer at a position far away from a recording library, so that the traffic capacity of the intersection is poor.

In addition, when the vehicle waits for the display state switching of the traffic lights after stopping at the stop line of the intersection, the vehicle in the idling state also consumes energy (usually gasoline or diesel oil and the like), and in order to save energy and reduce the pressure on the environment, many vehicles at present are provided with an automatic start-stop module, so that the engine of the vehicle stopping behind the stop line of the intersection and waiting for the display state switching of the traffic lights can be stopped, and the consumption of energy and the exhaust emission are reduced. Although vehicles with automatic start stop modules have the advantages described above, configuring an automatic start stop module on a vehicle further reduces the throughput of the intersection. Specifically, the generator needs to be restarted before the vehicle takes a starting action, which is usually taken by a driver of the vehicle after observing the starting action of the vehicle ahead, and it can be understood that the restarting of the generator also takes a certain time, which further prolongs the delay of the starting time of the vehicles before and after, thereby further reducing the traffic capacity of the intersection.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the system can improve the traffic capacity of an intersection, so that the intersection can pass a larger number of vehicles in the same time period to relieve traffic pressure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for improving the vehicle throughput at an intersection in a traffic network, wherein the system can shorten the time delay for starting of vehicles before and after the intersection when the intersection is allowed to pass, so as to improve the throughput at the intersection.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for improving the vehicle throughput at an intersection in a traffic network, wherein when the intersection is allowed to pass, the system can start the vehicles behind and in front (drive the vehicles to move) at the same time, so as to eliminate the time delay of starting the vehicles behind and in front, thereby improving the throughput at the intersection.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a receiving module capable of receiving a traffic signal regarding the traffic state of the intersection.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the system can be communicatively connected with a traffic management server to receive the traffic signal from the traffic management server by the receiving module.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a detection module, the detection module can detect the surrounding environment of a vehicle to obtain an environment signal, and the receiving module receives the environment signal, so that the system can determine the traffic state of the intersection according to the environment signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a processing module and an executing module, the executing module is communicably connected to the processing module, wherein the processing module generates an actuating signal according to the traffic signal, and the executing module executes the actuating signal to control the vehicle to start.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a reminding module, the reminding module is communicably connected to the processing module, wherein the processing module generates a reminding signal according to the traffic signal, and the reminding module reminds the vehicle about the state according to the reminding signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the processing module generates the reminding signal according to the traffic signal, and the reminding module reminds the driver of the vehicle of the traffic state of the intersection according to the reminding signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the execution module can control the front and rear vehicles to start simultaneously when executing the starting signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a selection module capable of selecting at least a part of all vehicles waiting to be allowed to pass at the intersection to form a group of vehicles allowed to pass, and the other vehicles waiting to be allowed to pass at the intersection form a group of vehicles to be passed.

The invention aims to provide a system and a method for improving the vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein a processing module generates a first starting signal and a second starting signal according to a traffic signal, an execution module executes the first starting signal to enable all vehicles in a vehicle group allowed to pass to start and pass through the intersection at the same time, and an execution module executes the second starting signal to enable all vehicles in the vehicle group to be passed to start and move to the intersection at the same time to wait.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving the vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein when the execution module executes the first start signal and the second start signal, all vehicles in the permitted traffic vehicle group and all vehicles in the to-be-passed vehicle group can start at the same time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for improving vehicle traffic capacity in a traffic network, wherein the system provides a prediction module, the prediction module is communicably connected to the processing module, the prediction module can predict the number of vehicles that can pass through the intersection in the time period that the intersection is allowed to pass through according to the time that the intersection is allowed to pass through, so as to obtain a prediction signal, and the selection module enables all vehicles waiting at the intersection to be allowed to pass through to form the allowed-to-pass vehicle group and the to-be-passed vehicle group according to the prediction signal.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a system for increasing vehicle throughput in a traffic network, comprising:

at least one processing module;

a receiving module; and

an execution module, wherein the receiving module and the execution module are respectively connected to the processing module in a communication manner, wherein the receiving module receives a traffic signal related to a traffic state of an intersection in the traffic network, the processing module generates a starting signal according to the traffic signal, and the execution module executes the starting signal to start the vehicle at the intersection and subsequently pass through the intersection.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a reminding module, wherein the reminding module is communicably connected to the processing module, wherein the processing module generates a reminding module according to the pass signal, and the reminding module reminds the state of the vehicle according to the reminding signal when the execution module executes the start signal.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a detection module, wherein the detection module is communicatively connected to the processing module, wherein the detection module detects the surroundings of the vehicle to generate an environment signal about the vehicle, and the processing module generates the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the environment signal.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a feedback module, wherein the feedback module is communicatively connected to the processing module, wherein the feedback module feeds back a feedback signal regarding a state of a vehicle in front of the vehicle, and the processing module generates the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the feedback signal.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a selection module and a prediction module, wherein the selection module, the prediction module, and the processing module are communicatively coupled to each other, wherein the prediction module predicts a number of the vehicles that the intersection may pass through during a time period that the intersection is allowed to pass through to generate a prediction signal, wherein the selection module divides the vehicles at the intersection into a group of vehicles allowed to pass and a group of vehicles to be passed according to the prediction module, wherein the processing module generates a first start signal and a second start signal according to the pass signal, the execution module executes the first initiation signal to initiate and pass the vehicle of the set of permitted vehicles through the intersection, and executing the second starting signal to enable the vehicles of the vehicle group to be passed to start and move to the intersection.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the execution module executes the first starting signal firstly to control the vehicles of the vehicle group allowed to pass to start and move to the intersection after controlling the vehicles of the vehicle group to pass to start and pass the intersection, and then executes the second starting signal to control the vehicles of the vehicle group to pass to start and move to the intersection.

According to one embodiment of the invention, said execution module executes said first start signal and said second start signal simultaneously to take off said vehicle of said group of vehicles allowed to pass and said vehicle of said group of vehicles to pass simultaneously, and to pass said vehicle of said group of vehicles allowed to pass through said intersection and to wait at said intersection for said vehicle of said group of vehicles to pass.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the system is communicably connected to a traffic management server to receive the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server through the receiving module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system further comprises a detection module and a determination module, wherein the detection module, the determination module and the processing module are communicably connected to each other, wherein the detection module detects the surroundings of the vehicle to generate an environment signal about the surroundings of the vehicle, and the determination module generates the traffic signal according to the environment signal.

In another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a system for increasing the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, comprising:

at least one processing module;

a receiving module; and

the receiving module and the reminding module are respectively connected with the processing module in a communication way, the receiving module receives a passing signal about the passing state of an intersection in the traffic network, the processing module generates a reminding signal according to the passing signal, and the reminding module reminds the passing state of the intersection according to the reminding signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a method for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

(A) receiving a traffic signal related to a traffic state of an intersection in the traffic network through a receiving module;

(B) generating a starting signal according to the pass signal through a processing module; and

(C) executing the starting signal through an execution module so as to start the vehicle at the intersection and subsequently pass through the intersection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step (B), the processing module generates a reminding signal according to the pass signal, so that in the step (C), when the execution module executes the start signal, a reminding module reminds the state of the vehicle according to the reminding signal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the step (B), further comprising the steps of:

detecting the surroundings of the vehicle by a detection module to generate an environment signal about the vehicle, whereby in step (B) the processing module generates the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the environment signal.

feeding back a feedback signal regarding a state of a vehicle ahead of the vehicle through a feedback module, such that in step (B), the processing module generates the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the feedback signal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the above method, further comprising the step of:

predicting the number of vehicles that the intersection may pass through during the time period that the intersection is allowed to pass through to generate a prediction signal;

dividing the vehicles at the intersection into a permitted vehicle group and a to-be-passed vehicle group according to the prediction signal;

in the step (B), the processing module generates a first start signal and a second start signal according to the pass signal; and

in said step (C), said executing module executes said first actuating signal to initiate and pass said vehicle of said set of vehicles allowed to pass through said intersection and executes said second actuating signal to initiate and move said vehicle of said set of vehicles to pass through to said intersection.

According to an embodiment of the invention, in the above method, the executing module executes the first starting signal first to control the vehicle of the group of vehicles allowed to pass to start and move to the intersection after controlling the vehicle of the group of vehicles allowed to pass to start and pass through the intersection, and then executes the second starting signal to control the vehicle of the group of vehicles to pass to start and move to the intersection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the above method, the executing module executes the first start signal and the second start signal simultaneously to take off the vehicle of the group of vehicles allowed to pass and the vehicle of the group of vehicles to be passed simultaneously, and to pass the vehicle of the group of vehicles allowed to pass through the intersection and wait at the intersection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the method, the receiving module is communicatively connected to a traffic management server, so as to receive the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server about the traffic state of the intersection by the receiving module.

detecting the surrounding environment of the vehicle through a detection module to generate an environment signal related to the vehicle;

judging whether the intersection is allowed to pass according to the environment signal; and

when the intersection is allowed to pass, the passing signal is generated.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the system according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3A to 3C are conceptual diagrams illustrating the system controlling the vehicle to pass through the intersection according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4A and 4B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a manner of obtaining a pass signal of the system according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a system for improving vehicle throughput in a traffic network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments in the following description are given by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation and thus are not to be considered limiting.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1 of the drawings, a system 10 for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in the following description, wherein the system 10 for improving the traffic capacity of vehicles in a traffic network is simply referred to as a system 10 in the following description for convenience of description and understanding of the present invention.

A portion or all of the system 10 can be configured with a vehicle 20 to facilitate rapid transit of the vehicle 20 through a traffic network 30 by the system 10, and in particular to facilitate rapid transit of the vehicle 20 through an intersection 31 in the traffic network 30 by the system 10, for example the system 10 may be integrated with an autonomous or assisted driving system of the vehicle 20, to assist the vehicle 20 in quickly passing through the intersection 31 of the transportation network 30, either a portion or all of the autonomous or assisted driving systems of the vehicle 20 may form the system 10 of the present invention, either a portion or all of the autonomous or assisted driving systems of the vehicle 20 may provide the functionality of the system 10 of the present invention, to assist the vehicle 20 in quickly passing through the intersection 31 of the transportation network 30 by the system 10.

On the other hand, in the same time period, the system 10 can make a greater number of the vehicles 20 pass through the intersection 31 in the transportation network 30 to increase the capacity of the vehicles 20 in the transportation network 30, thereby reducing the pressure on the transportation network 30 caused by the continuous and rapid increase of the holding capacity of the vehicles 20.

Of course, in other examples, the system 10 may not be directly configured to the vehicle 20, for example, some or all of the system 10 may be configured to a portable electronic device, such that the system 10 may indirectly interact with the vehicle 20 when the portable electronic device is moved to the interior of the vehicle 20. It is noted that some or all of the system 10 may be configured in software or a combination of software and hardware on the vehicle 20 or the portable electronic device. For example, in one particular example, a portion of the system 10 may be configured as a combination of software and hardware for each of the vehicles 20, and another portion of the system 10 may be shared by two or more of the vehicles 20, although those skilled in the art will appreciate that the configuration of the system 10 and the vehicles 20 may be varied, and the system 10 of the present invention is not limited in this respect.

It is worth mentioning that the traffic network 30 according to the present invention comprises at least one traffic road 32 and at least one intersection 31. In some examples, the intersection 31 may be a starting point or an ending point of the traffic road 32, and in other examples, the intersection 31 may also be an intersection of two or more traffic roads 32.

In addition, the traffic road 32 may be provided with at least one lane 321 for the vehicle 20 to pass through. For example, the traffic road 32 may include two or more lanes 321 for the vehicle 20 to select the appropriate lane 321 for traffic, for example, when the vehicle 20 needs to go straight, the vehicle 20 may select the lane 321 allowed to go straight, when the vehicle 20 needs to turn left or turn around, the vehicle 20 may select the lane 321 allowed to turn left or turn around, and when the vehicle 20 needs to turn right or temporarily park, the vehicle 20 may select the lane 321 allowed to turn right or temporarily park.

In general (not all cases), the traffic state of the intersection 31 of the traffic network 30 is restricted to ensure traffic safety and to ensure the patency of the traffic network 30. It is a common way to limit the traffic state of the intersection 31 to set a traffic light 33 at the intersection 31, for example, when the traffic light 33 is displayed in a red light state, the intersection 31 prohibits the vehicle 20 from passing, and when the traffic light 33 is displayed in a green light state, the intersection 31 permits the vehicle 20 to pass. The system 10 of the present invention is primarily concerned with how to improve the passing ability of the intersection 31, i.e., how to increase the number of vehicles 20 passing through the intersection 31 in the same period of time, when the intersection 31 is allowed to pass. For example, but not limiting of, when the vehicle 20 waits at the intersection 31 for the traffic light 33 to switch from being displayed in the red light state to being displayed in the green light state, the switching of the display state of the traffic light 33 from being displayed in the red light state to being displayed in the green light state indicates that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, and the system 10 can pass a greater number of the vehicles 20 through the intersection 31 in the same period of time (the period of time that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass).

Specifically, in an example of the system 10 of the present invention, the system 10 includes at least a processing module 11, a receiving module 12 and an executing module 13, wherein the receiving module 12 and the executing module 13 are communicatively connected to the processing module 11, wherein the receiving module 12 is used for receiving a traffic signal related to a traffic state of the intersection 31, the processing module 11 generates a start signal according to the traffic signal, and the executing module 13 executes the start signal, so that the vehicle 20 waiting for being allowed to pass through the intersection 31 starts and can pass through the intersection 31.

In the specific example of the system 10 of the present invention, the execution module 13 may be communicably connected to a driving computer of the vehicle 20, or a part or all of the components of the driving computer of the vehicle 20 may form the execution module 13, or a part or all of the components of the driving computer of the vehicle 20 may provide the functions of the execution module 13, so that when the execution module 13 executes the start signal, the system 10 can control the vehicle 20 to automatically start and pass through the intersection 31.

For example, in a specific example, when the vehicle 20 waits to be allowed to pass through the corresponding lane 321 of the intersection 31, the engine of the vehicle 20 may be in an idle state, when the corresponding lane 321 is allowed to pass through, the receiving module 12 may receive the pass signal associated with the state that the lane 321 is allowed to pass through, the processing module 11 generates the start signal according to the pass signal, and the executing module 13, when executing the start signal, causes the clutch of the vehicle 20 to be applied by the driving computer of the vehicle 20 to start the vehicle 20, so that the vehicle 20 can pass through the intersection 31.

As another example, when the vehicle 20 waits to be allowed to pass through the corresponding vehicle 321 at the intersection 31, the engine of the vehicle 20 may be suspended to save energy, when the corresponding vehicle 321 is allowed to pass through, the receiving module 12 may receive the pass signal associated with the state that the lane 321 is allowed to pass through, the processing module 11 generates the start signal according to the pass signal, and the executing module 13 starts the engine of the vehicle 20 and activates the clutch of the vehicle 20 through the driving computer of the vehicle 20 to start the vehicle 20 when executing the start signal, so that the vehicle 20 can pass through the intersection 31.

It is worth mentioning that for the vehicle 20 using other energy sources, for example for the vehicle 20 using electrical energy, the system 10 of the present invention may also enable the vehicle 20 to start and enable the vehicle 20 to pass through the intersection 31 in such a way as described above.

The system 10 of the present invention enables the vehicle 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be permitted to pass to take off and pass through the intersection 31 in a shorter time when the intersection 31 is permitted to pass, to save time. In addition, the system 10 of the present invention can make the delay of the starting time of the two vehicles 20 before and after waiting for the permitted passage at the intersection 31 shorter, and even make the two vehicles 20 before and after simultaneously starting, so as to make a greater number of vehicles 20 pass through the intersection 31 in the same time period, so as to improve the passing ability of the intersection 31, thereby relieving the pressure of the traffic network 30.

With continued reference to FIG. 1, the system 10 further includes a reminder module 14, wherein the reminder module 14 is communicatively coupled to the processing module 11.

In an embodiment of the system 10 of the present invention, the processing module 11 can generate the start signal and a reminding signal according to the traffic signal received by the receiving module 12 about the traffic state of the intersection 31, wherein the executing module 13 enables the vehicle 20 to start and to pass through the intersection 31 when executing the start signal, and the reminding module 14 sends out reminding information after receiving the reminding signal, for example, by but not limited to sound, vibration, light, etc. or any two or more of the above ways to remind the driver and/or passenger in the vehicle 20 about the state of the vehicle 20, for example, remind the driver and/or passenger in the vehicle 20 about the start and movement of the vehicle 20.

In another example of the system 10 of the present invention, the system 10 may also be without the executing module 13, specifically, the system 10 may include the processing module 11, and the receiving module 12 and the reminding module 14 respectively communicably connected to the processing module 11, wherein the receiving module 12 receives the pass signal about the pass status of the intersection 31, for example, the pass signal received by the receiving module 13 to indicate that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, the processing module 11 generates the reminding signal according to the pass signal, wherein the reminding module 14 reminds the driver of the vehicle 20 waiting for the passage permission at the intersection 31 of the information that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass according to the reminding signal, so that the driver of the vehicle 20 can operate the vehicle 20, to launch and pass the vehicle 20 through the intersection 31.

Referring to fig. 2, the system 10 of the present invention may be communicatively coupled to a traffic management server 40, to obtain the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31 through the traffic management server 40, wherein the traffic management server 40 is capable of managing the traffic status of the traffic network 30, in particular of the intersections 31 in the traffic network 30, for example the traffic management server 40 can manage the traffic lights 33 provided at the intersection 31, so that the traffic light 33 can be displayed in different display states and switched between different display states, for example, in one embodiment, the traffic management server 40 may issue the traffic signal to cause the traffic light 33 to switch between two display states, a red light state display and a green light state display.

It should be noted that the communication method between the system 10 and the traffic management server 40 is wireless, but in other systems, the communication method between the system 10 and the traffic management server 40 may be wired. The present invention will be described in the following description with the features and advantages of the present invention being primarily described in terms of the manner in which the system 10 and the traffic management server 40 communicate is wireless communication. For example, the system 10 and the traffic management server 40 may be communicatively connected via one or more networks 50, such as, but not limited to, bluetooth, WIFI, cellular networks, the internet, and any other manner capable of enabling communication between the system 10 and the traffic management server 40 may be implemented as the network 50 of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the traffic network 30 may include the traffic roads 32 numbered "a 1a 2" and "B1B 2", respectively, wherein for convenience of description, the traffic road 32 numbered "a 1a 2" is defined as a first road 32a, and the traffic road 32 numbered "B1B 2" is defined as a second road 32B, wherein the first road 32a and the second road 32B intersect with each other to form the intersection 31. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the traffic network 30 may also include a greater or lesser number of the traffic roads 32, and that the system 10 of the present invention is described and illustrated in the specification and drawings by way of example only with the traffic network 30 including only the first road 32a and the second road 32b, but this particular example should not be construed as limiting the scope and content of the system 10 of the present invention.

In addition, the first road 32a and the second road 32b may be implemented as a bidirectional four-lane road in a normal case, and of course, in other examples, the first road 32a and the second road 32b may have a greater number or a smaller number of the lanes 321. For example, the first lane 32a may include a first lane 321a, a second lane 321b, a third lane 321c, and a fourth lane 321d, wherein the first lane 321a and the second lane 321b may have the same direction, the third lane 321c and the fourth lane 321d may have the same square shape, and the first lane 321a and the second lane 321b may have the opposite direction to the third lane 321c and the fourth lane 321d, and thus, the first lane 32a is implemented as a bidirectional four-lane road. Similarly, the second road 32b coincides with the first road 32 a.

It is understood that the first lane 321a of the first road 32a is generally a straight lane or a right-turn lane, and for convenience of description, the system 10 of the present invention defines the first lane 321a as a straight lane, and the second lane 321b of the first road 32a is generally a straight lane or a left-turn lane or a u-turn lane, and for convenience of description, the system 10 of the present invention defines the second lane 321b as a left-turn lane. That is, in this particular example of the system 10 of the present invention, the first lane 321a of the first road 32a only allows the vehicle 20 to go straight, and the second lane 321b of the first road 32a only allows the vehicle 20 to turn left.

In the following description of the system 10 of the present invention, the system 10 of the present invention will be further illustrated and described with reference to the example of the vehicle 20 being straight on the first road 321a of the first road 32 a.

The traffic management server 40 may cause the traffic light 33 of the first lane 321a corresponding to the first road 32a to be displayed in a red light state, thereby prohibiting the vehicles 20 traveling on the first lane 321a from passing through the intersection 31, and at least one of the vehicles 20 may stop at the intersection 31 due to the intersection 31 being prohibited from traveling and wait for the display state of the traffic light 33 to be switched. For example, when only one of the vehicles 20 stops at the intersection 31 due to the intersection 31 being prohibited from passing and waits for the display state switching of the traffic light 33, the vehicle 20 may stop behind the stop line of the intersection 31, and when more than one of the vehicles 20 stops at the intersection 31 due to the intersection 31 being prohibited from passing and waits for the display state switching of the traffic light 33, the vehicles 20 which are prohibited from passing are arranged in a row along the first lane 321a, and for convenience of description, the system 10 of the present invention defines the vehicles 20 which are arranged at the first lane 231a and wait for the intersection 31 to be permitted to pass as a first vehicle 21, a second vehicle 22, a third vehicle 23, and a fourth vehicle 24 … … in sequence from the intersection 31, so that when the vehicles are permitted to pass at the intersection 31, the first vehicle 21, the second vehicle 22, the third vehicle 33, and the fourth vehicle 24, and the subsequent vehicles 20 can start and pass through the intersection 31 in sequence.

In one example, the traffic management server 40 may provide the traffic signal to the traffic light 33 disposed at the intersection 31 to switch the traffic light 33 from being displayed in a red light state to being displayed in a green light state, so that when a driver stopping the first vehicle 21 at the intersection 31 waiting for the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass switches the traffic light 33 to be displayed in a green light state, the driver of the first vehicle 21 can get information about the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass and drive the first vehicle 21 to start and pass the first vehicle 21 through the intersection 31.

In another example, the traffic management server 40 may not limit the vehicle 20 from passing through the intersection 31 by displaying the traffic light 33 at the intersection 31 in a red light state or in a green light state. For example, in this example, the inside of the vehicle 20 may be provided with the reminding module 14 capable of indicating the traffic state of the intersection 31, so as to remind the driver of the vehicle 20 about the traffic state of the intersection 31 by the reminding module 14.

The reminder module 14 can be implemented in hardware as, but not limited to, an indicator light, a speaker, a digital display or a combination of the above 141. The traffic management server 40 can directly provide the traffic signal to the system 10, the receiving module 12 of the system 10 can receive the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server 40 about the traffic state of the intersection 31, the processing module 11 generates the reminding signal according to the traffic signal received by the receiving module 12, the reminding module 14 reminds the driver of the vehicle 20 about the traffic state of the intersection 31 according to the reminding signal, for example, when the reminding module 14 receives and executes the reminding signal, the combination 141 of the mechanisms such as an indicator light, a loudspeaker, a digital display and the like configured on the vehicle 20 can remind the driver of the vehicle 20, and in addition, it is also possible that the reminding module 14 reminds the driver of the vehicle 20 about the traffic state of the intersection 31 through an intelligent electronic device carried by the driver of the vehicle 20, for example, a mobile phone. For example, when the driver of the first vehicle 21 obtains the information about the permission of the passage at the intersection 31 in such a manner as described above, the driver of the first vehicle 21 can drive the first vehicle 21 to take off and can cause the first vehicle 21 to pass through the intersection 31.

It will be appreciated that this is done even when the line of sight of the driver of the vehicle 20 is obstructed by the vehicle 20 in front, for example, when the line of sight of the driver of the second vehicle 22 is blocked by the first vehicle 21, the driver of the second vehicle 22 can also get information on the traffic state of the intersection 31 in time, so that the driver of the second vehicle 22 can prepare for starting in good time, in this way, the starting time delay of the front and rear two vehicles 20 can be shortened, so that the intersection 31 can pass a greater number of the vehicles 20 in the same time period, which is unexpected in the prior art, and is particularly effective for improving the trafficability of the vehicles 20 in the traffic network 30, particularly for increasing the number of the vehicles 20 that can pass at the intersection 31.

In other examples, the traffic management server 40 may not provide the traffic signal to the traffic light 33 disposed at the intersection 31, but directly provide the traffic signal to the system 10, for example, the system 10 can receive the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31. Alternatively, the traffic management server 40 supplies the traffic signal to the system 10 while supplying the traffic signal to the traffic light 33 provided at the intersection 31.

The receiving module 12 of the system 10 can receive the traffic signal, and the processing module 11 generates the starting signal according to the traffic signal received by the receiving module 12, so that when the executing module 13 executes the starting signal subsequently, the vehicle 20 is controlled by the system 10 to start and can pass through the intersection 31, and in this way, the vehicle 20 can be controlled by the system 10 to rapidly pass through the intersection 31.

Specifically, when the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server 40, the processing module 11 generates the starting signal according to the traffic signal received by the receiving module 12, and the executing module 13 executes the starting signal to control the first vehicle 21 to start and make the first vehicle 21 quickly pass through the intersection 31.

Similarly, when the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server 40, the processing module 11 generates the starting signal according to the traffic signal received by the receiving module 12, and the executing module 13 executes the starting signal to control the second vehicle 22 to start and make the second vehicle 22 quickly pass through the intersection 31.

It will be appreciated that the system 10 can control the third and

fourth vehicles

23, 24 and subsequent vehicles to start and pass through the intersection 31 in the same manner.

Therefore, the system 10 can shorten the delay of the starting time of the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22, the system 10 can even start the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 simultaneously, for example, when the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal and the processing module 11 generates the starting signal according to the traffic signal, the executing module 13 can execute the starting signal to simultaneously control the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 to synchronously start by the system 10, so that the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 can be started without delay in the starting time, in this way, the number of the vehicles 20 passing through the intersection 31 can be greatly increased to improve the traffic capacity of the vehicles 20 in the traffic network 30, thereby relieving traffic pressure. Of course, the system 10 may also launch more of the vehicles 20 simultaneously, so that these vehicles 20, which are being controlled by the system 10 to launch simultaneously, may be launched without delay in the launch time.

Preferably, the processing module 11 is further configured to generate the reminding signal according to the pass signal received by the receiving module 12, so that when the executing module 13 executes the start signal to control the vehicle 20 to start, the reminding module 14 is further configured to remind a driver or a passenger of the vehicle 20 of the state of the vehicle 20 according to the reminding signal, that is, the reminding module 14 is configured to remind the driver or the passenger of the state of the vehicle 20.

Further, the system 10 may further comprise a detection module 15, wherein the detection module 15 is communicatively connected to the processing module 11. The detection module 15 can detect the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20 to obtain an environment signal about the vehicle 20, so that subsequently, the processing module 11 can generate the starting signal according to the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31 and the environment signal about the vehicle 20 received by the receiving module 12.

It will be appreciated that even if the system 10 receives information that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, it is not possible for the system 10 to actually control the vehicle 20 to take off and pass through the intersection 31. For example, when the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, the system 10 needs to detect the surrounding environment of the second vehicle 22 by the detection module 15 when controlling the second vehicle 22 to start, for example, needs to detect whether the first vehicle 21 starts or is ready to start by the detection module 15 to obtain the environment signal, it is understood that the second vehicle 22 can pass through the intersection 31 only when the first vehicle 21 starts or is ready to start, and the second vehicle 22 cannot start and is not allowed to pass through the intersection 31 if the first vehicle 21 does not start or is not ready to start because of the blockage of the first vehicle 21. Thus, the environmental signal relating to the second vehicle 22 can be obtained when the detection module 15 detects that the first vehicle 21 is taking off or is ready to take off, and the processing module 11 can generate the start signal from the traffic signal and the environmental signal, so that the execution module 13 controls the second vehicle 22 to take off and be able to pass through the intersection 31 when executing the start signal.

In one example, the detection module 15 may obtain the environment signal related to the second vehicle 22 in a manner of detecting the state of the first vehicle 21 outside the first vehicle 21, for example, the detection module 15 may be implemented in hardware as, but not limited to, a radar, a sensor, a camera, or a combination thereof disposed at the second vehicle 22, so that when the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal related to the traffic state of the intersection 31, the detection module 15 can detect whether the first vehicle 21 moves or not to obtain the environment signal related to the second vehicle 22, and when the first vehicle 21 moves, the processing module 11 can generate the start signal according to the traffic signal and the environment signal, so that the execution module 13 controls the second vehicle 22 to start and pass through the intersection 31 when executing the start signal, when the first vehicle 21 is not moving, the processing module 11 does not generate the activation signal.

In another example, the system 10 may further provide a feedback module 16, wherein the feedback module 16 is communicatively coupled to the processing module 11, wherein the feedback module 16 is capable of providing a feedback signal when the execution module 13 executes the activation signal to control the vehicle 20 to start or prepare to start. For example, when the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, and the system 10 controls the first vehicle 21 to take off, the feedback module 16 can generate the feedback signal, to indicate that the first vehicle 21 is starting or is about to start, the receiving module 12 may also be communicatively connected to the feedback module 16, to receive the feedback signal by the receiving module 12, whereby said processing module 12 generates said activation signal based on said traffic signal received by said receiving module 12 regarding the traffic status of said intersection 31 and said feedback signal regarding said first vehicle 21, to control the second vehicle 22 to start when the actuation module 13 actuates the actuation signal, in this way, the delay in the starting time of the first vehicle 21 and the geothermal vehicle 22 can be shortened, the system 10 even enables the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 to be launched simultaneously.

With further reference to fig. 1, 3A, 3B and 3C, the system 10 of the present invention further includes a selection module 17, wherein said selection module 17 is capable of selecting at least a portion of said vehicles 20 of all of said vehicles 20 waiting at said intersection 31 to be allowed to pass, so that the vehicle 20 selected by the selection module 17 forms a group 20a of vehicles allowed to pass, the other vehicles 20 form a group 20b of vehicles to be passed, wherein the execution module 13, upon execution of the activation signal, causes all of the vehicles 20 of the set of permitted to pass vehicles 20a to launch and pass through the intersection 31, and all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles to be passed 20b are started and moved to the intersection 31 to wait, in this way, it is possible to avoid the vehicle 20 from being jammed at the intersection 31 and affecting the passage at the intersection 31.

Specifically, when the vehicles 20 on the first lane 321a of the first road 32a are too many, the selection module 17 may select a part of the vehicles 20 to form the permitted-to-pass vehicle group 20a, and make the vehicles 20 not selected by the selection module 17 form the to-be-passed vehicle group 20 b. For example, in this particular example, the selection module 17 may select the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 to form the group of allowed-to-pass vehicles 20a, and cause the third vehicle 23 and the fourth vehicle 24 to form the group of to-be-passed vehicles 20 b. It is understood that, in an actual implementation, the intersection 31 may also allow more vehicles 20 to pass through, not limited to the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22, and therefore, the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 are divided into the permitted-to-pass vehicle group 20a by way of example, so as to allow only the first vehicle 21 and the second vehicle 22 to pass through the intersection 31 when the intersection 31 is permitted to pass through, which is for convenience of describing the content and scope of the system 10 of the present invention and should not be considered as limiting the content and scope of the system 10 of the present invention.

It will also be appreciated that the selection module 17 may actually group the vehicles 20 waiting at the first lane 321a for permitted passage into groups, wherein the vehicles 20 near the intersection 31 can be permitted to pass through, so the vehicles 20 near the intersection 31 are divided into the permitted passage vehicle group 20a, and the vehicles 20 far from the intersection 31 are divided into the to-be-passed vehicle group 20 b. It is worth mentioning that the specific number of vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass and the group of vehicles 20b to be passed is not limited, for example, when the number of vehicles 20 waiting to be allowed to pass on the first lane 321a is small, the group of vehicles 20b to be passed may not be available.

The processing module 11 can generate a first start signal and a second start signal according to the passing signal about the passing state of the intersection 31, wherein the executing module 13 executes the first start signal to control all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass to start and to be able to pass through the intersection 31, and executes the second start signal to control all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b to be passed to start and move to the intersection 31 to continue waiting, so as to start and pass through the intersection 31 again when the intersection 31 is allowed to pass next time. It is understood that when all of the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a are taking off and passing through the intersection 31 and all of the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b are taking off and moving to the intersection 31 to continue waiting, at least a portion of the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b can subsequently form the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20 a. Preferably, when the executing module 13 executes the first start signal and the second start signal, all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass and all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b to be passed may be started at the same time, and all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass can move to the intersection 31 to continue waiting after starting through the intersection 31 and all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b to be passed.

Further, with continued reference to FIG. 1, the system 10 may also include a prediction module 18, wherein the prediction module 18 is communicatively coupled to the processing module 11. Of course, in other examples, the prediction module 18 and the selection module 17 may also be communicatively connected.

The prediction module 18 can predict the number of the vehicles 20 that can pass through the intersection 31 in the time period that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass through according to the time that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass through, so as to generate a prediction signal, and the selection module 17 can divide all the vehicles 20 waiting for being allowed to pass through at the intersection 31 into the allowed vehicle group 20a and the to-be-passed vehicle group 20b according to the prediction signal.

In other examples of the system 10 of the present invention, the traffic management server 40 may not be required to provide the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31, for example, the detection module 15 of the system 10 can detect the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20 to obtain the environment signal about the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20, and the system 10 can judge the traffic state of the intersection 31 according to the environment signal.

Further, the system 10 further comprises a judging module 19, wherein the judging module 19 is respectively communicably connected to the detecting module 15 and the processing module 11, wherein the judging module 19 judges the traffic state of the intersection 31 to obtain the traffic signal according to the environment signal about the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20 obtained by detecting the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20 by the detecting module 15, and the processing module 11 generates the starting signal according to the traffic signal obtained by the judging result of the judging module 19.

In one example, the detection module 15 can detect the display state of the traffic light 33 disposed at the intersection 31 to obtain the environment signal, for example, the detection module 15 can obtain the environment signal by, but not limited to, capturing an image of the traffic light 33, the determination module 19 determines the traffic state of the intersection 31 according to the data of the traffic light 33 included in the environment signal, and when the traffic light 33 is displayed in the green light state, the determination module 19 can determine that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, so that the determination module 19 generates the traffic signal and subsequently causes the processing module 11 to generate the start signal according to the traffic signal to control the vehicle 20 to pass through the intersection 31 when the execution module 13 executes the start signal. Accordingly, when the traffic light 33 is displayed in the red light state, the determination module 19 can determine that the intersection 31 is prohibited from passing, so that the vehicle 20 needs to continue waiting for the information of permission of passage at the intersection 31, as shown in fig. 4A.

In another example, the detection module 15 can also detect the state of other vehicles in front of the vehicle 20, to derive the environmental signal, for example the detection module 15 may derive the environmental signal by but not limited to capturing images of other vehicles in front of the vehicle 20, the judging module 19 judges the traffic state of the intersection 31 according to the data of other vehicles in front included in the environment signal, when other vehicles in front of the vehicle 20 move, the determination module 19 can determine that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, so that said decision module 19 generates said pass signal and subsequently causes said processing module 11 to generate said activation signal on the basis of said pass signal, to control the vehicle 20 to pass through the intersection 31 when the execution module 13 executes the start signal. Accordingly, when the other vehicle in front of the vehicle 20 is not moving, the processing module 11 can determine that the intersection 31 is prohibited from passing, so that the vehicle 20 needs to continue waiting for the information that the passage is permitted at the intersection 31, as shown in fig. 4B. It can be understood that the accuracy of this way is slightly poor, and especially when the intersection 31 is from being allowed to pass to being forbidden to pass, the system 10 can judge the passing state of the intersection 31 by this way only, so the detection module 15 can detect the state of other vehicles in front of the vehicle 20 and the state of the traffic light 33 arranged at the intersection 31 at the same time to judge the passing state of the intersection 31, so as to ensure the safety and to ensure the intersection 31 is clear.

The process of the system 10 according to an aspect of the invention may be embodied as, but is not limited to, the following stages.

In the phase a, the traffic management server 40 provides the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31 to the traffic light 33 and the system 10 which are arranged at the intersection 31, wherein the traffic light 33 is switched from the display in the red light state to the display in the green light state after receiving the traffic signal, and at this time, the intersection 31 is indicated to be allowed to pass, and the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal.

In an alternative example, the traffic management server 40 may also provide only the traffic signal regarding the traffic state of the intersection 31 to the system 10 to be received by the receiving module 12 of the system 10. For example, the traffic light 33 may not be provided at the intersection 31.

It should be noted that the manner in which the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server 40 is not limited, and may be, for example, the network 50 or any other possible manner.

In the phase B, the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server 40 about the traffic state of the intersection 31 contains the information of the time at which the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, wherein the prediction module 18 can predict the number of the vehicles 20 passing in the time period at which the intersection 31 is allowed to pass, so as to obtain the prediction signal. The selection module 17 is capable of dividing the vehicles 20 waiting for permission to pass at the intersection 31 into the permitted-to-pass vehicle group 20a and the to-be-passed vehicle group 20b according to the prediction signal.

It is worth mentioning that the selection module 17 may not need to group the vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass when the number of the vehicles 20 passing within the time period of the intersection 31 predicted by the prediction module 18 to be equal to or greater than the number of the vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass.

In phase C, the processing module 11 of the system 10 is able to generate the activation signal according to the pass signal received by the receiving module 12. In a specific example, if the number of vehicles 20 passing through the intersection 31 in the time period that is predicted by the prediction module 18 to be allowed to pass through is equal to or greater than the number of vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass through, the processing module 11 may generate one of the start signals only according to the pass signals received by the receiving module 12, so that all the vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass through can be controlled by the system 10 to start and pass through the intersection 31 when the subsequent execution module 13 executes the start signal. If the number of vehicles 20 passing through the time period that the intersection 31 is allowed to pass predicted by the prediction module 18 is less than the number of vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass, the selection module 17 divides the vehicles 20 waiting at the intersection 31 to be allowed to pass into the allowed vehicle group 20a and the to-be-passed vehicle group 20 b. It is worth mentioning that the number of vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass may be one or more than one, and correspondingly, the number of vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b to pass may also be one or more than one.

At this time, the processing module 11 of the system 10 can generate the first start signal and the second start signal according to the pass signal received by the receiving module 12.

In phase D, the execution module 13 executes the first start signal to control all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a allowed to pass to start and to be able to pass through the intersection 31 by the system 10, and executes the second start signal to control all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20b to be passed to start and move to the intersection 31 to continue waiting by the system 10.

In one example, the executing module 13 may execute the first starting signal to control all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a to be passed to start and move to the intersection 31 to continue waiting by the system after the system 10 controls all the vehicles 20 of the group of vehicles 20a to be passed to start and pass through the intersection 31.

In an alternative example, the execution module 13 may also execute the first start signal and the second start signal simultaneously to control the vehicles 20 of all of the permitted-to-pass vehicles 20a and the vehicles 20 of all of the to-be-passed vehicles 20b to start simultaneously by the system 10, and make all of the vehicles 20 of the permitted-to-pass vehicles 20a pass through the intersection 31 and make all of the vehicles 20 of the to-be-passed vehicles 20b move to the intersection 31 to continue waiting.

In addition, after the receiving module 12 of the system 10 receives the traffic signal about the traffic state of the intersection 31, the detecting module 15 of the system 10 may further detect the surrounding environment of the vehicle 20 to obtain the environment signal about the vehicle 20, for example, the environment signal may also include whether the vehicle 20 in front of the vehicle 20 is started or is ready to be started, when the vehicle 20 in front of the vehicle 20 is started or is ready to be started, the executing module 13 of the system 10 executes the start signal to control the vehicle 20 to be started or is ready to be started, and if the environment signal includes that the vehicle 20 in front of the vehicle 20 is not started or is not ready to be started, the system 10 does not start the vehicle 20 to ensure safety.

Preferably, the processing module 11 may further generate the reminding signal according to the traffic status, so that when the executing module 13 executes the starting signal to control the vehicle 20 to start, the reminding module 14 may also remind the driver and/or the passenger of the vehicle 20 of the status of the vehicle 20 according to the reminding signal.

Referring to fig. 5, in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a method 500 for improving vehicle trafficability in a traffic network, wherein the method 500 comprises the steps of:

step 510, (a) receiving a traffic signal related to a traffic state of a road junction 31 in the traffic network 30 through a receiving module 12;

step 520, (B) generating a start signal according to the pass signal by a processing module 11; and

step 530, (C) executes the activation signal via an execution module 13 to initiate the vehicle 20 at the intersection 31 and subsequently pass through the intersection 31.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention.

The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. A system for increasing vehicle throughput in a transportation network, comprising:

at least one processing module;

a receiving module; and

an execution module, wherein the receiving module and the execution module are respectively communicably connected to the processing module, wherein the receiving module receives a traffic signal related to a traffic state of an intersection in the traffic network, the processing module generates a start signal according to the traffic signal, and the execution module executes the start signal to start the vehicle at the intersection and subsequently pass through the intersection;

a selection module and a prediction module, wherein the selection module, the prediction module and the processing module are communicatively connected to each other, wherein the prediction module predicts the number of vehicles that can pass through the intersection in a time period in which the intersection is allowed to pass through to generate a prediction signal, wherein the selection module divides the vehicles at the intersection into a group of vehicles that are allowed to pass through and a group of vehicles to be passed through according to the prediction module, wherein the processing module generates a first start signal and a second start signal according to the pass signals, the execution module executes the first start signal to take the vehicles of the group of vehicles that are allowed to pass through and pass through the intersection, and executes the second start signal to take the vehicles of the group of vehicles to be passed through and move to the intersection.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a reminder module, wherein the reminder module is communicatively coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module generates a reminder module based on the pass signal, the reminder module reminding the vehicle of the status based on the reminder signal when the execution module executes the activation signal.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a detection module, wherein the detection module is communicatively coupled to the processing module, wherein the detection module detects an environment surrounding the vehicle to generate an environmental signal about the vehicle, the processing module generating the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the environmental signal.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a feedback module, wherein the feedback module is communicatively coupled to the processing module, wherein the feedback module feeds back a feedback signal regarding a state of a vehicle in front of the vehicle, the processing module generating the activation signal based on the traffic signal and the feedback signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the execution module executes the first initiation signal first to control the vehicles of the group of vehicles to be passed to initiate and move to the intersection after controlling the vehicles of the group of vehicles to be allowed to pass to initiate and pass through the intersection.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said execution module executes said first activation signal and said second activation signal simultaneously to simultaneously launch said vehicle of said set of allowed to pass and said vehicle of said set of pending vehicles and pass said vehicle of said set of allowed to pass through said intersection and wait for said vehicle of said set of pending vehicles at said intersection.

7. The system of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the system is communicatively connected to a traffic management server to receive the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server via the receiving module.

8. The system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a detection module and a determination module, wherein the detection module, the determination module and the processing module are communicably connected to each other, wherein the detection module detects the surroundings of the vehicle to generate an environment signal about the surroundings of the vehicle, and the determination module generates the traffic signal based on the environment signal.

9. A method of improving vehicle trafficability in a traffic network, the method comprising the steps of:

(C) executing the starting signal through an execution module so as to start the vehicle at the intersection and subsequently pass through the intersection;

in the above method, further comprising the step of:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein in step (B) the processing module generates a warning signal based on the pass signal, such that in step (C) a warning module alerts the vehicle of the status of the vehicle based on the warning signal when the execution module executes the start signal.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein prior to said step (B), further comprising the step of:

12. The method of claim 9, wherein prior to said step (B), further comprising the step of:

13. The method of claim 9, wherein in the method, the executing module first executes the first start signal to control the vehicle of the group of vehicles to be passed to start and move to the intersection after controlling the vehicle of the group of vehicles to be passed to start and pass the intersection.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein in the method the execution module executes the first and second activation signals simultaneously to simultaneously launch the vehicle of the set of allowed to pass vehicles and the vehicle of the set of pending vehicles and to pass the vehicle of the set of allowed to pass vehicles through the intersection and to wait at the intersection.

15. The method according to any one of claims 9-14, wherein in the method, the receiving module is communicatively connected to a traffic management server, so as to receive the traffic signal provided by the traffic management server about the traffic state of the intersection.

16. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein in the above method, further comprising the step of:

when the intersection is allowed to pass, the passing signal is generated.