Relay and Exchange Protocol in an Automated Zone-Based Vehicular Traffic Control Environment
Methods and systems for a traffic control system provide arrangements and processes for managing automated vehicles. The traffic control system can register vehicles and then control the operation of the vehicles through a section of roadway. The automated control includes the communication of directions and other messages that ensure the proper function of the vehicle while under the guidance of the traffic control system
1 . A method for providing navigation information for a control server, comprising:
a first control server, including a processor, determining that a vehicle in a traffic control system is leaving a first zone;
the first control server determining a second zone to which a vehicle is entering; and
the first control server passing the vehicle to the second zone.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a second control server receives the vehicle into the second zone.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a first.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein, when the first control server passes the vehicle to the second zone, the second control server accepts the vehicle as an item in a second queue administered by the second control server.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
the second control server establishing communication with the vehicle; and
the second control determining if the vehicle has confirmed that communication has been established.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising, if the vehicle has not confirmed that communication has been established, the second control server re-establishing communication with the vehicle.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein each zone is defined by an extents.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the extents are associated with a range of an antennae associated with the zone and in communication with the vehicle.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the extents are defined by two or more physical locations along a roadway.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first control server passes the vehicle to the second zone when a boundary condition is met that defines when to pass control of the vehicle.
11 . A control server comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
a traffic control module operable to determine that a vehicle in a traffic control system is leaving a first zone;
a zonal communication module operable to:
determine a second zone to which a vehicle is entering; and
pass the vehicle to the second zone.
12 . The control server of claim 11 , wherein the first control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a first, and wherein, when the first control server passes the vehicle to the second zone, the second control server accepts the vehicle as an item in a second queue administered by the second control server.
13 . The control server of claim 12 , wherein a second traffic control module, associated with the second control server, is further operable to:
establish communication with the vehicle; and
determine if the vehicle has confirmed that communication has been established.
14 . The control server of claim 13 , wherein the second traffic control module is further operable to, if the vehicle has not confirmed that communication has been established, re-establish communication with the vehicle.
15 . The control server of claim 14 , wherein each zone is defined by an extents, wherein the extents are defined by one of a range of an antennae associated with the zone and in communication with the vehicle or by two or more physical locations along a roadway.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to determine that a vehicle in a traffic control system is leaving a first zone;
instructions to determine a second zone to which a vehicle is entering; and
instructions to pass the vehicle to the second zone.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a first, and wherein, when the first control server passes the vehicle to the second zone, the second control server accepts the vehicle as an item in a second queue administered by the second control server.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
instructions to establish communication with the vehicle; and
instructions to determine if the vehicle has confirmed that communication has been established.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising, if the vehicle has not confirmed that communication has been established, instructions to re-establish communication with the vehicle.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein each zone is defined by an extents, wherein the extents are defined by one of a range of an antennae associated with the zone and in communication with the vehicle or by two or more physical locations along a roadway.