TWI677859B - Traffic control system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A traffic control system and method thereof. A vehicle device provides vehicle location information, verification information, and driving route information to a traffic control server. When the verification information passes the verification, the traffic control server queries each traffic along the route information. Signal information, select a preset number of queryed traffic signal information in front of the vehicle's location information path, and generate corresponding traffic control instructions, and then send the traffic control instructions to the corresponding traffic signal for traffic signal The light signal control can achieve the technical effect of intelligent traffic control.

Description

Traffic control system and method

The invention relates to a traffic control system and a method thereof, in particular to a system and a method for a traffic control server to query and generate a traffic control instruction corresponding to a traffic sign in accordance with vehicle position information and driving route information to perform traffic sign light control.

For some emergency assistance (for example: medical assistance, disaster assistance ...) and national security considerations (for example: presidential security, envoy security ... etc.), traffic control is necessary. The existing traffic control methods require a lot of traffic. Control personnel go to each traffic sign for traffic control.

However, in addition to the current mode of traffic control, in addition to using a lot of manpower, the use of manpower for traffic control can easily result in too short a control time and cause traffic control to fail, and it may also cause too much trouble for passers-by.

To sum up, it can be known that in the prior art, there has been a problem that the existing traffic control time is inconvenient and consumes manpower of traffic control personnel. Therefore, it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the problems of the inconvenience of the existing traffic control time control and the manpower of traffic control personnel, the present invention discloses a traffic control system and method thereof, wherein:

The traffic control system disclosed in the present invention includes: a vehicle device, a traffic control server, and a traffic signal. The vehicle device further includes a receiving module, a positioning module, and a transmitting module. The traffic control server further includes: The server receiving module, the verification module, the query module, the command generating module, and the server transmitting module.

The vehicle device is installed in the vehicle. The receiving module of the vehicle device is used to receive the verification information and the driving path information; the positioning module of the vehicle device is used to obtain the vehicle position information of the vehicle; the transmission module of the vehicle device It is used to send verification information, driving route information, and vehicle location information.

The server receiving module of the traffic control server is used to receive authentication information and driving path information from the transmission module, and to receive vehicle location information; the authentication module of the traffic control server is used to verify the authentication information; traffic control The query module of the server is used to query each traffic sign along the route information when the verification information is verified by the verification module; the command generation module of the traffic control server selects the vehicle location information in front of the route and A preset number of queryed traffic sign information is generated and corresponding traffic control instructions are generated; the server transmission module of the traffic control server is used to transmit the traffic control instructions.

The traffic control method disclosed in the present invention includes the following steps:

First, a vehicle device provided with a device in a vehicle is provided; then, the vehicle device receives authentication information and driving route information; then, the vehicle device obtains vehicle position information of the vehicle; then, the vehicle device transmits authentication information and driving route information To a traffic control server; then, a vehicle device Send vehicle location information to the traffic control server; then, the traffic control server validates the verification information; then, when the verification information passes the traffic control server's verification, the traffic control server queries each traffic along the route information Signal information; then, the traffic control server selects a preset number of queryed traffic signal information in front of the vehicle's location information path and generates corresponding traffic control instructions; then, the traffic control server transmits the traffic control instructions To the corresponding traffic sign; finally, the traffic sign performs the traffic signal control according to the traffic control instructions.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as described above. The difference from the prior art is that the vehicle device provides vehicle location information, verification information, and driving route information to the traffic control server. When the traffic control server passes the verification, Query each traffic sign information along the travel route information, select the vehicle location information, a preset number of queryed traffic sign information in front of the drive path, and generate corresponding traffic control instructions, and then send the traffic control instructions to The corresponding traffic signal is used to control the traffic signal.

Through the above technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of intelligently performing traffic control.

10‧‧‧vehicle device

11‧‧‧Receiving Module

12‧‧‧ Positioning Module

13‧‧‧Transfer Module

20‧‧‧Traffic Control Server

21‧‧‧Server receiving module

22‧‧‧Verification Module

23‧‧‧Query Module

24‧‧‧Command generation module

25‧‧‧Server Delivery Module

30‧‧‧Traffic Signal

31‧‧‧The first traffic sign

32‧‧‧ Second Traffic Sign

33‧‧‧ Third Traffic Sign

34‧‧‧Fourth traffic sign

35‧‧‧Fifth traffic sign

41‧‧‧First Section

42‧‧‧Second Section

43‧‧‧third section

Step 101‧‧‧ provides a vehicle device provided in a vehicle

Step 102‧‧‧The vehicle device receives authentication information and driving route information

Step 103‧‧‧ Vehicle device obtains vehicle position information of the vehicle

Step 104‧‧‧ The vehicle device sends verification information and driving route information to the traffic control server

Step 105‧‧‧ The vehicle device transmits the vehicle position information to the traffic control server

Step 106‧‧‧The traffic control server verifies the verification information

Step 107‧‧‧When the verification information is verified by the traffic control server, the traffic control server queries each traffic sign information along the travel route information

Step 108‧‧‧The traffic control server selects a preset number of queryed traffic signal information in front of the vehicle location information path and generates a corresponding traffic control instruction.

Step 109‧‧‧The traffic control server sends a traffic control instruction to the corresponding traffic sign

Step 110‧‧‧Traffic signals are controlled according to the traffic control instructions

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the traffic control system of the present invention.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B show a method flowchart of the traffic control method of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of a road network for traffic control according to the present invention.

In the following, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and examples, so as to fully understand and implement the implementation process of how the present invention applies technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects.

In the following, an embodiment will be used to explain the operation system and method of the present invention. Please refer to "Figure 1", "Figure 2A", "Figure 2B", "Figure 3A", and "Figure 3B" at the same time. "Figure 1" shows the system block diagram of the traffic control system of the present invention; "Figure 2A" and "Figure 2B" show the method flowchart of the traffic control method of the present invention; "Figure 3A Figures "and" Figure 3B "are schematic diagrams of the road network for traffic control according to the present invention.

The traffic control system disclosed in the present invention includes: a vehicle device 10, a traffic control server 20, and a traffic signal 30. The vehicle device 10 further includes: a receiving module 11, a positioning module 12, and a transmitting module 13. The traffic control server 20 further includes a server receiving module 21, a verification module 22, a query module 23, an instruction generating module 24, and a server transmitting module 25.

The vehicle device 10 is installed in a vehicle. The vehicle device 10 is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a computer for a vehicle, etc., and it is merely an example here, which does not limit the application scope of the present invention. The vehicle device 10 10 is to establish a connection with the traffic control server 20 through a wireless transmission method. The foregoing wireless transmission methods are, for example, Wi-Fi, a mobile communication network (for example, 3G, 4G, etc.), etc., which are described here by way of example only. This does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

The receiving module 11 of the vehicle device 10 receives authentication information and driving route information through an input interface or an external connection interface provided by the vehicle device 10. The aforementioned input interface is, for example, a touch interface, a voice interface, etc. This is only an example, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention. The aforementioned authentication information is, for example, a combination of an account number and a password, authentication data encrypted by a public key, etc., and is merely an example here. This does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

The positioning module 12 of the vehicle device 10 is used to obtain the vehicle position information of the vehicle. The vehicle position information is, for example, global positioning coordinates, etc., which is merely an example here, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention. The positioning module 12 of the device 10 is used to retrieve vehicle position information at every predetermined time. Specifically, the positioning module 12 of the vehicle device 10 may be used to retrieve vehicle position information every 10 seconds, or The positioning module 12 of the vehicle device 10 can retrieve vehicle position information every 5 seconds. This is for illustration only, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

The transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10 establishes a connection with the traffic control server 20 through a wireless transmission method. The above-mentioned wireless transmission methods are, for example, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, etc., which are merely examples here, and Without limiting the application scope of the present invention, the transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10 is that after the receiving module 11 of the vehicle device 10 receives the authentication information and the driving route information, the transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10 will The authentication information and the driving route information are transmitted to the traffic control server 20.

The transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10 also transmits the vehicle position information to the traffic control server 20 after the positioning module 12 of the vehicle device 10 receives the vehicle position information.

The server receiving module 21 of the traffic control server 20 can receive the verification information and the driving route information from the transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10, and then verify the verification information through the verification module 22 of the traffic control server 20. .

In the embodiment, assuming that the authentication information is a combination of an account number and a password, the authentication module 22 of the traffic control server 20 first determines whether the account number is stored in the traffic control server 20 in advance. If the account number is not stored in the traffic control server in advance, When it is in the device 20, the authentication information cannot be verified by the authentication module 22 of the traffic control server 20. If the account is stored in the traffic control server 20 in advance, but the password and the account do not correspond to each other, the authentication information cannot pass the traffic control Verification module 22 verification of server 20 Certificate, if the account number is stored in the traffic control server 20 in advance, and the password and account number correspond to each other, the verification information is verified by the verification module 22 of the traffic control server 20, which is only an example here, and not based on This limits the scope of application of the invention.

Specifically, assuming that the authentication information is authentication data encrypted by the public key, the authentication module 22 of the traffic control server 20 will decrypt the encrypted authentication data by using the private key. If the private key cannot encrypt the encrypted data, If the authentication data is decrypted, the authentication information cannot be verified by the authentication module 22 of the traffic control server 20. If the private key can decrypt the encrypted authentication data, the authentication information passes the authentication mode of the traffic control server 20. The verification of the group 22 is for illustration purposes only, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

After the verification information is verified by the verification module 22 of the traffic control server 20, the query module 23 of the traffic control server 20 can query each traffic sign information along the driving route information. The traffic sign information is, for example, traffic The serial number of the sign, the code of the traffic sign, etc. are for illustration purposes only, and do not limit the application scope of the present invention. The query module 23 of the traffic control server 20 first analyzes the travel route information. Pass the road section, and then query the traffic sign information corresponding to the road section according to the analyzed road section.

For example, the driving route information will pass through the first section 41 of the first road, the second section 42 and the third section 43 passing the second road, and the fourth section 44 passing the third road. The first section contains the first traffic sign 31 and the second traffic sign 32. The second section 42 and the third road 43 of the second road contain the second traffic sign 32, the third traffic sign 33, and the first section. The fourth traffic sign 34, the fourth section 44 of the third road includes the fourth traffic sign 34 and the fifth traffic sign 35.

The query module 23 of the traffic control server 20 analyzes the road section through which the driving route information passes according to the driving route information, that is, the section 41 passing through the first road and the section passing through the second road. The second road section 42 and the third road section 43 and the fourth road section 44 passing the third road, the query module 23 of the traffic control server 20 can query the travel route information. Each traffic sign information along the line is the first traffic respectively. The code for No. 31 is "A0001", the code for No. 2 traffic sign 32 is "A0002", the code for No. 3 traffic sign 33 is "A0003", the code for No. 4 traffic sign 34 is "A0004", and The code of the No. 5 traffic sign 35 is "A0005", which is only for illustration here, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

After the query module 23 of the traffic control server 20 queries each traffic sign information along the travel path information, the command generation module 24 of the traffic control server 20 will select the vehicle position information in front of the path and a preset number Multiple query traffic information and generate corresponding traffic control instructions.

In the embodiment, it is assumed that the preset number is “4”, the vehicle position information provided by the vehicle device 10 is located on the first road 41 and does not exceed the first traffic sign 31, and the command generation module 24 of the traffic control server 20 That is to say, the traffic number information in front of the vehicle's location information and the path with a preset number of "4" is "the code of the first traffic number 31", "the code of the second traffic number 32", and "the third traffic number." Code of No. 33 "and" Code of No. 4 Traffic No. 34 ", and respectively generate the first traffic control instruction corresponding to the first traffic No. 31 as" perform traffic control "and corresponding to the second traffic No. 32 Of the second traffic control instruction is "performing traffic control", the third traffic control instruction corresponding to the third traffic sign 33 is "performing traffic control" and the fourth traffic control instruction corresponding to the fourth traffic sign 34 is " Traffic control. "

The server transmission module 25 of the traffic control server 20 can transmit the corresponding traffic control instructions to the corresponding first traffic signal 31, second traffic signal 32, third traffic signal 33, and fourth traffic signal, respectively. 34, first traffic sign 31, second traffic sign 32, third traffic sign 33, and No.4 traffic sign 34 can perform traffic control after receiving the corresponding first, second, third, and fourth traffic control instructions. In the “Figure 3A”, it is in the form of an outlet. As the traffic sign of the first traffic sign 31, the second traffic sign 32, the third traffic sign 33, and the fourth traffic sign 34, the fifth traffic sign 35 is not in the form of an outlet or traffic control. The schematic diagrams are for illustration only, and do not limit the application scope of the present invention.

In the embodiment, it is assumed that the preset number is “4”, and the vehicle position information provided by the vehicle device 10 is located on the first road 41 and between the first traffic sign 31 and the second traffic sign 32. The command generation module 24 of the server 20 will select the traffic signal information in front of the vehicle location information path and the preset number is "4", respectively, "the code of the second traffic signal 32" and "the third traffic signal." 33 "," Fourth Traffic Sign 34 ", and" Fifth Traffic Sign 35 ", and then generate the second traffic control instruction corresponding to the second traffic sign 32 as" Traffic Control " The third traffic control instruction corresponding to the third traffic sign 33 is "performing traffic control", the fourth traffic control instruction corresponding to the fourth traffic sign 34 is "performing traffic control" and the fifth traffic sign 35 The corresponding fifth traffic control instruction is "perform traffic control", and since the vehicle location information has exceeded the first traffic sign 31, the instruction generation module 24 of the traffic control server 20 will generate the corresponding traffic sign 31 the first Pass control instructions to "relieve traffic control."

The server transmission module 25 of the traffic control server 20 can respectively transmit the corresponding traffic control instructions to the corresponding first traffic number 31, second traffic number 32, third traffic number 33, and fourth traffic number 34 and the fifth traffic sign 35, the second traffic sign 32, the third traffic sign 33, the fourth traffic sign 34 and the fifth traffic sign 35 are receiving the corresponding second traffic control instruction, third traffic The traffic control can be carried out by the control instruction, the fourth traffic control instruction, and the fifth traffic control instruction. The first traffic sign 31 can release the traffic control after receiving the corresponding first traffic control instruction. In the figure, traffic control is shown in the form of outlets as the second traffic sign 32, the third traffic sign 33, the fourth traffic sign 34, and the fifth traffic sign 35. The first traffic sign 31 does not use the outlets. The form is an indication that no traffic control is performed, and it is only an example here, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

The verification information received by the receiving module 11 of the vehicle device 10 may further include priority information, such as first priority, second priority, third priority, etc., and the first priority may correspond to Ambulance vehicles, fire fighting vehicles, police vehicles, etc., the second priority can correspond to important official vehicles, envoy vehicles, etc., and the third priority can correspond to special professional vehicles, such as entertainers, doctors, and outstanding personnel in various fields. ... Etc., are merely examples here, and do not limit the application scope of the present invention.

The receiving module 11 of the vehicle device 10 can also receive the vehicle speed. The transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10 also transmits the vehicle speed to the traffic control server 20, and the server receiving module 21 of the traffic control server 20 is The vehicle speed can be received from the transmission module 13 of the vehicle device 10.

The traffic control server 20 further includes a path analysis module 26 and a distance calculation module 27. The path analysis module 26 of the traffic control server 20 receives the verification information when it is verified by the verification module 22 of the traffic control server 20. An analysis is made on whether the route information to and the existing route information have intersecting traffic sign information.

When the path analysis module 26 of the traffic control server 20 analyzes that the received driving path information and the existing driving path information have intersecting traffic sign information, the distance calculation module 27 of the traffic control server 20 will have The travel distance between the vehicle location information corresponding to the driving route information of the intersecting traffic signal information and the intersecting traffic signal information is calculated.

The command generation module 24 of the traffic control server 20 will generate the intersecting traffic numbers according to the priority information, the corresponding vehicle speed, and the corresponding driving distance in the verification information corresponding to the driving route information with the intersecting traffic signal information. Traffic information instructions.

Specifically, it is assumed that the first driving route information and the second driving route information intersect in the first traffic sign, and the priority information in the first verification information corresponding to the first driving route information is "first priority" , The distance from the vehicle location information corresponding to the first driving route information to the intersecting first traffic sign is "1 km", and the vehicle speed corresponding to the first driving route information is "50 km / h"; and The priority information in the second verification information corresponding to the second driving route information is “second priority”, and the distance from the vehicle location information corresponding to the second driving route information to the intersecting first traffic sign is “1 km”. The vehicle speed corresponding to the second driving route information is "50 km / h".

Because the distance between the vehicle location information and the intersecting first traffic sign is the same, and the vehicle speed is also the same, the priority information in the first verification information is "first priority" is higher than the priority information in the second verification information For the “second priority”, the instruction generating module 24 of the traffic control server 20 will generate a corresponding traffic control instruction based on the first traffic signal information as “the first traffic route information has priority traffic”.

Assume that the first driving route information and the second driving route information intersect in the first traffic sign. The priority information in the first verification information corresponding to the first driving route information is "second priority", and The distance between the vehicle location information corresponding to the driving route information and the intersecting first traffic sign is "2 km", and the vehicle speed corresponding to the first driving route information is "40 km / hour"; and the second driving route information The priority information in the corresponding second verification information is "second priority", and the distance between the vehicle position information corresponding to the second driving route information and the intersecting first traffic sign is "1 kilometer" "", The speed of the vehicle corresponding to the second driving route information is "50 km / h", which is for illustration purposes only, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention.

Because the distance between the vehicle location information and the intersecting first traffic sign is the same, and the vehicle speed is also the same, the priority information in the first verification information is "second priority" and the priority information in the second verification information is The "second priority" is the same, and the distance from the vehicle location information corresponding to the second driving route information to the intersecting first traffic sign is "1 km" smaller than the vehicle location information corresponding to the first driving route information to the intersection The distance of the first traffic sign is "2 kilometers", and the vehicle speed corresponding to the second driving route information is "50 km / h" is greater than the vehicle speed corresponding to the first driving route information is "40 km / hour" ", The command generation module 24 of the traffic control server 20 will generate a corresponding traffic control instruction based on the first traffic sign information as" the second traffic route information is preferentially passed ", which is only an example here, and not based on This limits the scope of application of the invention.

The traffic control server 20 further includes an information generating module 28 for generating traffic control information corresponding to the queried traffic sign information. The traffic control information is, for example, "forward traffic control", "traffic control in progress", etc., in This is just an example, and does not limit the application scope of the present invention. The server transmission module 25 of the traffic control server 20 can transmit the traffic control information to the corresponding traffic signal 30, and the traffic signal 30 is receiving. When the traffic control information is reached, the traffic control information can be displayed to remind the passers-by that traffic control is in progress.

It is worth noting that the traffic control information generated by the information generation module 28 of the traffic control server 20 further includes the control time. The control time is calculated based on the vehicle speed and the driving distance. The traffic signal 30 receives the traffic control information. In addition to displaying traffic control information, the countdown display of the control time will be further displayed according to the control time, so as to remind the passerby that the traffic control is in progress and let the passerby know the time of the traffic control through the countdown of the time.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the vehicle device provides vehicle location information, verification information, and driving path information to the traffic control server. When the verification information passes the verification, the traffic control server queries the travel For each traffic sign information along the vehicle route information, select a preset number of traffic query information in front of the vehicle's route path and generate a corresponding traffic control instruction, and then send the traffic control instruction to the corresponding The traffic signal is used to control the traffic signal.

This technical means can solve the problems of inconvenient time control of the existing traffic control and the manpower of traffic control personnel in the prior art, and then achieve the technical effect of intelligent traffic control.

Although the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are as described above, the content is not intended to directly limit the patent protection scope of the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains may make some changes in the form and details of implementation without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed by the present invention. The scope of patent protection of the present invention must still be defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (6)

A traffic control system includes: a vehicle device, the vehicle device is disposed in a vehicle, and the vehicle device further includes: a receiving module for receiving a verification information, a vehicle route information and a Vehicle speed, wherein the verification information further includes a priority information; a positioning module for obtaining a vehicle position information of the vehicle; and a transmission module for transmitting the verification information and the traffic Path information, transmitting the vehicle location information, and transmitting the vehicle speed; a traffic control server, the traffic control server further includes: a server receiving module for receiving the transmission module from the transmitting module Verification information and the driving route information, and receiving the vehicle location information; a verification module for verifying the verification information; and a query module when the verification information passes the verification of the verification module Time, query each traffic sign information along the driving path information; an instruction generating module, select the vehicle position information in front of the driving path and Set a plurality of queryed traffic sign information and generate corresponding traffic control instructions; a path analysis module is configured to, when the verification information passes the verification of the verification module, according to the driving route information Analyze whether there is intersecting traffic signal information; a distance calculation module is used to calculate the vehicle location information to the intersecting traffic signal information when the driving path information is analyzed to have intersecting traffic signal information A driving distance between the two, the instruction generating module generates traffic control instructions of intersecting traffic sign information according to the priority information, the vehicle speed, and the driving distance in the verification information; and A server transmission module for transmitting traffic control instructions; and a traffic signal, said traffic signal receiving said traffic control instruction from said server transmission module, said traffic signal according to said traffic control Instruction to control the traffic signal. The traffic control system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the traffic control server further includes an information generating module to generate a traffic control information corresponding to the queried traffic sign information, and the server The transmitter transmitting module transmits the traffic control information to the corresponding traffic sign, and the traffic sign displays the traffic control information. The traffic control system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the traffic control information further includes a control time, and the traffic signal displays a countdown display of the control time according to the control time. A traffic control method includes the following steps: providing a vehicle device in which a device is arranged; the vehicle device receives a verification information, a trip route information, and a vehicle speed, wherein the verification information includes a Priority information; the vehicle device obtains a vehicle location information of the vehicle; the vehicle device transmits the verification information, the driving route information, and the vehicle speed to a traffic control server; the vehicle Transmitting the vehicle location information to the traffic control server by a device; the traffic control server verifies the verification information; when the verification information passes the verification of the traffic control server, the traffic control The server queries each traffic sign information along the driving route information; the traffic control server selects and presets a plurality of the searched traffic sign information in front of the vehicle position information driving route and generates Corresponding traffic control instructions; when the verification information passes the verification of the verification module, according to the driving route It analyzes whether there is intersecting traffic signal information; when the driving route information analyzes that there is intersecting traffic signal information, the traffic control server calculates the location information of the vehicle to the intersecting traffic signal information. A driving distance between the two; the traffic control server generates a traffic control instruction of the intersecting traffic sign information according to the priority information, the vehicle speed, and the driving distance in the verification information; the The traffic control server transmits the traffic control instruction to the corresponding traffic signal; and the traffic signal performs light signal control of the traffic signal according to the traffic control instruction. The traffic control method according to item 4 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the traffic control method further includes the following steps: the traffic control server generates a traffic control information corresponding to the queried traffic sign information; the traffic The control server sends the traffic control information to the corresponding traffic sign; the traffic sign displays the traffic control information. The method of traffic control according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the method of traffic control further comprises the step of displaying a countdown of the control time by the traffic signal based on a control time, wherein the traffic control information is further updated. Contains the regulatory time.