Vehicle Registration to Enter Automated Control of Vehicular Traffic
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 controlling a vehicle, comprising:
a control server, including a processor and associated with a traffic control system, receiving a registration request sent from a vehicle;
the control server assigning an identifier to the vehicle;
the control server registering the vehicle with the traffic control system; and
the control server providing directions to the vehicle to which to form a route.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier and the directions are sent to the vehicle.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the registration request includes travel information associated with the vehicle.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the travel information includes a present location and a destination.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the identifier is dynamically assigned when the vehicle enters the traffic control system.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the vehicle generates a route based on the directions.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle follows the route automatically without driver input.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the directions include a speed, a lane, and a position within traffic to which the vehicle must adhere.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a queue until the vehicle leaves the traffic control system.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each item in the queue represents a different vehicle in the traffic control system.
11 . A control server comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
a registration module operable to:
receive a registration request sent from a vehicle;
assign an identifier to the vehicle;
register the vehicle with the traffic control system; and
a traffic control module operable to:
provide directions to the vehicle to which to form a route.
12 . The control server of claim 11 , wherein the identifier is dynamically assigned when the vehicle enters the traffic control system, wherein the identifier and the directions are sent to the vehicle, and wherein the directions include a speed, a lane, and a position within traffic to which the vehicle must adhere.
13 . The control server of claim 12 , wherein the registration request includes travel information associated with the vehicle, wherein the travel information includes a present location and a destination.
14 . The control server of claim 13 wherein the vehicle generates a route based on the directions, and wherein the vehicle follows the route automatically without driver input.
15 . The control server of claim 140 , wherein the control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a queue until the vehicle leaves the traffic control system, wherein each item in the queue represents a different vehicle in the traffic control system.
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 receive a registration request sent from a vehicle;
instructions to assign an identifier to the vehicle;
instructions to register the vehicle with the traffic control system; and
instructions to provide directions to the vehicle to which to form a route.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the identifier is dynamically assigned when the vehicle enters the traffic control system, wherein the identifier and the directions are sent to the vehicle, and wherein the directions include a speed, a lane, and a position within traffic to which the vehicle must adhere.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the registration request includes travel information associated with the vehicle, wherein the travel information includes a present location and a destination.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle generates a route based on the directions, and wherein the vehicle follows the route automatically without driver input.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the control server maintains the vehicle as an item in a queue until the vehicle leaves the traffic control system, wherein each item in the queue represents a different vehicle in the traffic control system.