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Definitions

• Embodiments relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for providing congestion information via a vehicle-to-vehicle interface.
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication also known as Car2Car, C2C, or Vehicle2Vehicle, V2V
• vehicle-to-infrastructure communication also known as Car2lnfrastructure, C2I, or Vehicle2Roadside, V2R
• the communication between vehicles or between vehicles or traffic infrastructure allows a variety of new possibilities, such as a coordination of vehicles with each other or a communication of vehicles with the transport infrastructure, for example, to provide the vehicles congestion warnings.
• vehicles which are designed for C2C or C2I have a transmitting and receiving unit in order to be able to communicate with other vehicles, for example via direct radio links or mobile networks.
• the communication can be limited, for example, between vehicles or between vehicles and transport infrastructure within a radius of a few hundred meters.
• the communication between vehicles via C2C or C2I can be encrypted and can be secured by certificates, for example long-term certificates (LTTC) or limited-term pseudonym certificates (also pseudonym certificates, PC).
• Driving a vehicle on the road depends on many factors - such as the road, traffic lights, obstacles, but above all on other road users who travel the same, often multi-lane road. This often leads to dangerous driving situations, for example because a dangerous situation occurs at a location that is difficult to see.
• Embodiments may achieve this by determining and providing congestion information.
• An apparatus for a vehicle may be configured in accordance with embodiments to determine whether the vehicle is in a traffic jam based on traffic jam indicators.
• the traffic jam indicators may be based, for example, on a speed of the vehicle (is the vehicle standing? Is stagnant traffic?) At a speed of other vehicles in the vicinity (are there any vehicles in an environment?
• congestion warnings of other vehicles or central systems such as traffic jam warning systems.
• These congestion indicators may be combined to increase the likelihood that the analysis will detect congestion, and the congestion information may then be provided to other vehicles via, for example, a vehicle-to-vehicle interface, such as periodically as part of a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM).
• CAM Cooperative Awareness Message
• cooperative knowledge message, periodic message provided via vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and other vehicle transmits a status of the vehicle) or event based as so-called Decentralized Environmental Notification Message, for example, from the other vehicles as a warning.
• Embodiments provide a device for a vehicle.
• the apparatus includes means for obtaining congestion indicators.
• the traffic jam indicators include at least one of the group of speed of the vehicle or vehicles in an environment of the vehicle and congestion warning.
• the apparatus further comprises means for determining congestion information based on congestion indicators.
• the congestion information indicates whether the vehicle is in a traffic jam.
• the apparatus further comprises a vehicle-to-vehicle interface configured to provide the congestion information to one or more other vehicles via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link.
• Other vehicles that have received the congestion information via a vehicle-to-vehicle interface for example, can use the congestion information to increase driving safety, for example by displaying warnings.
• congestion indicators to determine may increase a probability or accuracy of the determination, and may allow for cross-model and manufacturer-independent standards for determining whether a vehicle is in a traffic jam. For example, providing the congestion information via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface may further delay the transmission of the Reduce congestion information compared to a centralized solution. The provision of congestion information can also increase driving safety.
• the means for obtaining the congestion indicators may be configured to receive the congestion warning via a vehicle-to-infrastructure communication link, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link, or via a mobile communication system.
• Obtaining the congestion warning via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link or vehicle-to-vehicle communication link may reduce a delay in the transmission of the congestion alert or may increase timeliness over a mobile communications system.
• Receiving the congestion warning via the mobile communication system may allow further use of centrally collected or processed data, which may be based on many different indicators, for example.
• the means for obtaining the congestion indicators may be the congestion warning via a Decentralized Environmental Notification
• Stowage indicators are configured to obtain the speed of the vehicles in an environment of the vehicle via a video sensor or a travel time sensor.
• the use of a local sensor may allow for detecting the speed of vehicles that do not have a vehicle-to-vehicle interface.
• the means for obtaining congestion indicators may be configured to maintain the speed of the vehicles in an environment of the vehicle via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface. Receiving the speed via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface may allow for a higher accuracy of the obtained speed.
• Traffic jam indicators are configured to receive the speed of the vehicles in an environment of the vehicle via Cooperative Awareness Messages, CAM, via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface. Receiving the speed via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface may allow for a higher accuracy of the obtained speed. The Use of the CAM may allow speed to be received without additional expense to the transmitting vehicles.
• the means for determining the congestion information may be configured to determine that the vehicle is in a traffic jam if an average speed of the vehicle is above a lower threshold during a measurement period and is below an upper threshold.
• the means for determining the congestion information may be configured to determine that the vehicle is in a traffic jam if the vehicle is stationary during a measurement period and another congestion indicator indicates congestion. As a result, for example, a standstill in the traffic jam can be detected, wherein due to the further traffic jam indicator, a traffic light or crossing situation, which can also generate a standstill, is not recognized as a jam in some embodiments.
• the means for determining the congestion information may be configured to determine that the vehicle is in a traffic jam if the vehicle is stationary during a measurement period, and wherein the device has received a congestion warning via the device for obtaining congestion indicators and / or wherein a
• Average speed of vehicles in an environment of the vehicle (100) is below an upper threshold.
• a stoppage in the traffic jam can be detected, wherein due to the receipt of the traffic jam warning or receiving the average speed of the vehicles in the vicinity of the vehicle, a traffic light or crossing situation, which can also generate a standstill in some
• Embodiments is not recognized as a jam.
• the measurement period may have a duration between 60s and 300s.
• the lower threshold can be between 3 and 10 km / h.
• the upper threshold can be between 3 and 10 km / h.
• Threshold can be between 20 and 40 km / h.
• the use of the threshold values may, for example, enable a reproducible, transferable or standardized determination of a congestion.
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface may be further configured for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. This allows the device For example, congestion warnings are received from a traffic infrastructure, or it is possible to pass on congestion information to the traffic infrastructure, for example, for a coordinated determination of an extension of a traffic jam.
• the jam information determination device may be configured to further provide the jam information to a traffic infrastructure via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface. Passing the traffic jam information to the
• transport infrastructure can be used to coordinate the extent of congestion.
• the jam information determination device may be configured to provide the jam information as a Cooperative Awareness Message, CAM, via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface.
• CAM Cooperative Awareness Message
• the provision of the congestion information via CAM can, for example, make use of the existing messages and enable nationwide periodic provision of congestion information with a low latency.
• Traffic jam indicators include a sensor module and / or an input interface.
• the use of a sensor module may, for example, enable detection of vehicles that are not equipped with a vehicle-to-vehicle interface.
• the ingress interface may allow for obtaining congestion indicators from other modules or entities.
• the device for determining the congestion information may comprise a calculation module and / or correspond to a calculation module. For example, the calculation module may compare the traffic jam indicators to thresholds or calculate a likelihood of congestion information.
• Embodiments further provide a method for a vehicle.
• the method includes obtaining congestion indicators.
• the traffic jam indicators include at least one of the group of speed of the vehicle or vehicles in an environment of the vehicle and congestion warning.
• the method further comprises determining
• Traffic jam information based on traffic jam indicators.
• the congestion information indicates whether the vehicle is in a traffic jam.
• the method further comprises providing the
• Embodiments further provide a program having program code for carrying out the method when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a control module or a programmable hardware component.
• Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for a
• FIG. 2 shows an exemplary overview of possible combinations of congestion indicators for determining congestion information
• Fig. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment
• FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment of a device for a vehicle for providing the congestion information.
• Exemplary embodiments show the same reference numerals may designate the same or similar components. Further, summary reference numerals may be used for components and objects that occur multiple times in one embodiment or in a drawing but are described together in terms of one or more features. Components or objects which are described by the same or by the same reference numerals may be the same, but possibly also different, in terms of individual, several or all features, for example their dimensions, unless otherwise explicitly or implicitly stated in the description. Although embodiments may be modified and changed in various ways, exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the figures as examples and will be described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended that
• a local hazard detection can be done, for example, by using a transmitter and
• a transmitter (a preceding vehicle) may be configured to detect if it is in a traffic jam and to communicate that knowledge to a receiver (behind-the-road vehicle) that can process this detection and, for example, display a warning.
• the transmitter may be in the detection, for example, on a highway or highway surrounded by stationary or halting vehicles.
• an ignition of the transmitter vehicle is activated (or clamp 15), and the vehicle could be configured to recognize that it is on a highway, such as via a speed profile, via a digital map, or via a camera).
• the triggering criteria for determining the jam can be periodically or permanently updated or checked.
• the device 10 includes means 12 for obtaining
• the traffic jam indicators comprise at least one element of the group of
• the traffic jam indicators may be used to determine if the vehicle is in a traffic jam.
• the device 12 may for example comprise a sensor module or an interface, for example to a sensor module, which determines, for example, a speed of the vehicle.
• the device 12 may be configured, for example, to obtain the speed of the vehicle 100 via a CAN bus of the vehicle, or a sensor module of the device 12 may be configured to determine the speed of the vehicle 100, for example relative to a traffic infrastructure, or based on a satellite navigation signal.
• the speed of the vehicles in an environment of the vehicle 100 may be the
• Detect device 12 for example, via a sensor module, for example via an optical or acoustic runtime sensor, or via a video sensor.
• the device 12 can access, for example, one or more sensors of the vehicle, for example parking sensors or sensors for at least partially automating the vehicle (eg for adaptive cruise control, adaptive adaptation of the speed).
• the device 12 may be configured, for example, to process raw data from the sensors in order to determine the congestion indicators, for example via an image analysis or a transit time analysis.
• the device 12 may, for example, be designed to maintain the speed of the vehicles in an environment of the vehicle via a vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16.
• the vehicles may be trained in the environment, their speed via periodic status messages to others
• CAM Cooperative awareness messages
• the congestion warning may be given to the device 12, for example, via a vehicle-to-infrastructure communication link, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link, or via a mobile communications system, such as a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Long Term Evolution (LTE). Mobile communication system or a 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system.
• UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
• LTE Long Term Evolution
• 5G 5th generation
• the congestion warning may correspond to a periodic or event-dependent message which the device 12 may receive, for example, from other vehicles, from traffic infrastructure or from a central system, for example a regional or global traffic jam detection system.
• the device 12 may be configured to receive the congestion warning via a so-called Decentralized Environmental Notification Message via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16, such as from another vehicle or from a traffic infrastructure, such as one Traffic jam station of a motorway.
• the congestion warning may correspond to congestion information of another vehicle.
• the device 10 further comprises means 14 for determining congestion information based on congestion indicators, the congestion information indicating whether the vehicle 100 is in a congestion.
• the congestion information may correspond, for example, to a data packet or a data signal.
• the data packet or the data signal may comprise the congestion information, for example the congestion information may be part of the data packet.
• the congestion information may be information of a series of status information of the vehicle 100 in a status message, for example, one or more bits in a bit vector, with a 0 in the bit vector
• the data packet or the status information may include, for example, information about a confidence interval for the congestion information, for example to indicate how implied the device 14 is Congestion information rated.
• the device 14 may, for example, comprise a calculation module or correspond to a calculation module that calculates and codes the congestion information from the congestion indicators, and / or calculates, for example, a probability that the determined congestion information is true.
• Stowage indicators received by the device 14 via the device 12 and the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may, for example, check the device for its relevance to the vehicle 100.
• the device 14 may check whether the direction of travel of another vehicle to which the indicator relates coincides with the direction of travel of the vehicle 100 as to whether a position of the further vehicle is relevant (for example, on a digital map it is possible to track whether the further vehicle is on a turning lane is located), or whether a distance of the other vehicle is too large.
• FIG. 2 shows an exemplary overview of possible combinations of congestion indicators for the determination of congestion information.
• FIG. 2 shows, by way of example, the indicators Stocker Verledge 2002, Stangender Verlid 2004, a congestion event 2006 (eg congestion warning) and number of other vehicles at a defined speed 2008.
• the congestion indicator stagnant traffic 2002 can be calculated, for example, via the speed of the vehicle 100.
• the device 14 may be configured to determine that the vehicle 100 is in traffic 2202 if an average speed of the vehicle 100 is above a lower threshold during a measurement period and is below an upper threshold.
• the measurement period may be between 60s and 300s
• the lower threshold may be between 3 and 10 km / h
• / or the upper threshold may be between 20 and 40 km / h.
• the measurement period may be between 60s and 300s
• the lower threshold may be between 3 and 10 km / h
• the upper threshold may be between 20 and 40 km / h.
• the device 14 may detect about a jam, if the
• the device 14 may be configured to jam the vehicle 100 2204 if the vehicle 100 is stationary during a measurement period and another jam indicator indicates a jam.
• the traffic jam event in 2006 and the number of vehicles outside the defined speed of 2008 are examples of the further traffic jam indicator.
• the device 16 may be configured, for example, to detect a traffic jam if the vehicle is stationary and 2102 the vehicle 100 has received a congestion event from another vehicle a congestion event, such as a congestion warning about the device 12, or an average speed of vehicles in an environment of the vehicle 100 is below an upper threshold in 2008.
• the environment of the vehicle may be, for example, 100 m
• the device 14 may be designed to take into account only vehicles that are traveling in the same direction
• the device 14 may be configured to obtain the average speed of the vehicles in the environment via a sensor module of the device 12, for example via a runtime sensor, or the device 14 may obtain the average speed via, for example, CAMs via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 ,
• the device 14 may alternatively or additionally be configured to receive the congestion warning via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16, for example via a DENM of another vehicle or a traffic infrastructure, such as one
• the measurement period for the congestion indicator Stockender Verledge 2002 and Stehender Verledge 2004 may be different.
• the measurement period for the average speed of the vehicle 100 for the stalled traffic indicator 2002 may be 120s
• the measurement period for the stopped traffic indicator (the vehicle 100 is standing) may be 30s.
• the apparatus 10 further includes the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 configured to provide the traffic jam information to one or more other vehicles 200 via a vehicle
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication link may, for example, take place over a shared communication channel (also known as shared channel, broadcast channel), and the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may be configured to send the traffic jam information to the further vehicles 200 as a message to a plurality of vehicles To provide a receiver (also English broadcast) via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication link.
• a shared communication channel also known as shared channel, broadcast channel
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may be configured to send the traffic jam information to the further vehicles 200 as a message to a plurality of vehicles To provide a receiver (also English broadcast) via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication link.
• the vehicle-to-vehicle communication link may, for example, take place over a shared communication channel (also known as shared channel, broadcast channel), and the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may be configured to send the traffic jam information to the further vehicles 200 as a message to a plurality of vehicles To provide a receiver (also English broadcast) via the
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication connection of a direct communication link between two vehicles for example, without the use of a base station to comply, such as in accordance with IEEE 802.1 1 p (a standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may be further configured for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.
• the device 14 can
• a periodic status message such as a CAM
• an event-based message such as a DENM.
• the device 14 is configured in some embodiments to transmit the congestion information multiple times, for example, based on a (possibly standardized) repetition interval and based on a repetition period. It can
• a time blocker can be set in order not to flood the radio channel.
• the periodic status message may include a bit vector representing a state of the vehicle, and the congestion information may be included in one or more bits of the bit vector, for example.
• the periodic status messages can be
• the event-based message (such as DENM) may also be repeated, and may include the congestion information, and further include, for example, a cause (such as the indicator) of congestion information and a position of the vehicle or congestion.
• the congestion information may be represented using a scale, such as no congestion over stagnant traffic to standing.
• the device 14 detects a traffic jam in that the vehicle 30s is stationary (traffic 2004) and several vehicles in an environment of the vehicle 100 at a defined speed go (indicator 2008).
• the device 14 is configured by way of example to detect the average speed of the vehicles in the environment via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 (vehicles 3002, recognizable by the radio signals shown schematically) or via a sensor module (vehicles without vehicle-to-vehicle interface). Interface 3004).
• the device 12 and / or device 14 may correspond to any controller or processor or programmable hardware component.
• the device 12 and / or the device 14 may also be realized as software which is programmed for a corresponding hardware component.
• the device 12 and / or the device 14 can be implemented as programmable hardware with correspondingly adapted software. Any can
• DSPs digital signal processors
• Embodiments are not limited to a particular type of processor. They can be any processors or even multiple processors for implementation the device 12 and / or the device 14.
• the device 14 is coupled to the device 12 and the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16.
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 corresponds to a direct vehicle-to-vehicle radio interface.
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may, for example, be designed for direct data communication with the one or more other vehicles, for example according to IEEE 802.1 1 p.
• the device 10 may, for example, via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16
• the data messages may be periodically transmitted, i. with a defined
• Repeat frequency is transmitted data, such as data about a status of the vehicle, such as its speed, position, etc.
• the data messages can be transmitted event-based, i. based on an event such as the detection of a jam end or a detection of a smooth road.
• Event-based data messages can also be repeated, for example with a defined repetition period and repetition frequency, for example to reach more receivers or to increase a probability of receiving the data messages.
• Cooperative awareness messages, periodic data messages that a vehicle sends out to indicate its presence to other vehicles, are an example of periodic data messages, decentralized
• Environmental Notification Message is an example of event-based data messages. These data messages may, for example, receive up-to-date information about the vehicle 100, for example the position and the motion vector, but also, for example, sensor data such as an acceleration,
• the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may facilitate transmitting data messages over a shared channel, and / or the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 may facilitate transmitting data messages without multiple-sided call setup, and / or the vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16.
• to-vehicle interface 16 may correspond to a broadcast radio interface for distributing data messages to a plurality of receivers. In some embodiments may
• Vehicle-to-vehicle interface 16 over frequencies in a 5.9 GHz frequency range (e.g., between 5.85 GHz and 5.925 GHz).
• a vehicle such as the vehicle 100 or the one or more other vehicles 200, such as a land vehicle, a Road vehicle, a car, an off-road vehicle, a motor vehicle, or a truck correspond.
• the method includes obtaining 22 congestion indicators.
• the congestion indicators include at least one of the group of vehicle speed 100 or vehicles in an environment of the vehicle 100 and congestion warning.
• the method further comprises determining 24 of
• Traffic jam information based on traffic jam indicators.
• the congestion information indicates whether the vehicle 100 is in a traffic jam.
• the method further comprises providing 26 the congestion information to one or more other vehicles 200 via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link.
• Embodiments further provide a vehicle (100) comprising the device (10).
• Another embodiment is a computer program for performing the method, when the computer program on a computer, a processor or a
• Another embodiment is also a digital storage medium that is machine or computer readable and that has electronically readable control signals that can cooperate with a programmable hardware component to perform one of the methods described above.
• embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware or in software.
• the implementation may be performed using a digital storage medium, such as a floppy disk, a DVD, a Blu-Ray Disc, a CD, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM or FLASH memory, a hard disk, or other magnetic disk or optical memory are stored on the electronically readable control signals, which can cooperate with a programmable hardware component or cooperate such that the respective method is performed.
• CPU central processing unit
• GPU graphics processing unit
• ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
• IC Integrated Circuit
• SOC system on chip
• FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
• the digital storage medium may therefore be machine or computer readable.
• some embodiments include a data carrier having electronically readable control signals capable of interacting with a programmable computer system or programmable hardware component such that one of the methods described herein is performed.
• An embodiment is thus a data carrier (or a digital storage medium or a computer-readable medium) on which the
• embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as a program, firmware, computer program, or computer program product having program code or data, the program code or data operative to perform one of the methods when the program resides on a processor or a computer programmable hardware component expires.
• the program code or the data can or can for example also on a machine-readable carrier or data carrier
• the program code or the data may be present, inter alia, as source code, machine code or bytecode as well as other intermediate code.
• a program may implement one of the methods during its execution by, for example, reading or writing one or more data into memory locations, optionally switching operations or other operations in transistor structures, amplifier structures, or other electrical, optical, magnetic or caused by another operating principle working components. Accordingly, by reading a memory location, data, values, sensor values or other information can be detected, determined or measured by a program.
• a program can therefore acquire, determine or measure quantities, values, measured variables and other information by reading from one or more storage locations, as well as by writing to one or more storage locations Cause, cause or effect action as well as other equipment, machinery and

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