Granted Patent B2

US 12,562,054 · App. 18/665,098 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: Bin Ran (Fitchburg, WI); Can Wang (Fitchburg, WI); Qiao Yang (Fitchburg, WI); Yuan Zheng (Fitchburg, WI); Yang Cheng (Middleton, WI); Tianyi Chen (Fitchburg, WI); Shen Li (Madison, WI); Jing Jin (Basking Ridge, NJ); Xiaoxuan Chen (Madison, WI); Fan Ding (Madison, WI); Zhen Zhang (Madison, WI)

Assignee: CAVH LLC

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Abstract

Claims (36)

1 . An autonomous vehicle and center control system (AVCCS) comprising:

a) a traffic control center/traffic control unit (TCC/TCU), said TCC/TCU comprising automatic or semi-automated computational modules that collect data, process information, and provide vehicle-specific control instructions; and

b) a TCC/TCU communication module, said communication module communicating with an onboard unit (OBU) of a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) and providing said vehicle-specific control instructions to said OBU for controlling said CAV,

wherein said vehicle-specific control instructions comprise instructions for vehicle longitudinal and lateral position; speed; and steering and control; and

wherein said TCC/TCU comprises a calculation server and a data warehouse to archive historical data, process information, and optimize driving strategy for full vehicle operations and control for the CAV.

2 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU communication module receives data from said OBU, said data comprising vehicle static information and/or vehicle dynamic information, wherein:

a) said vehicle static information comprises vehicle identifier information, vehicle size information, vehicle type information, vehicle software information, and/or vehicle hardware information; and

b) said vehicle dynamic information comprises a timestamp, GPS coordinates, vehicle longitudinal and lateral position, vehicle speed, steering, and/or vehicle origin/destination information.

3 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said calculation server is configured to process information and provide control targets; and said data warehouse is configured as a database to backup TCC/TCU data.

4 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to archive historical data, to support information processing, and to optimize a driving strategy.

5 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to provide image computing ability for calculating the data collected from road controllers.

6 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to make a draft decision, simulate the draft decision, and optimize the draft decision.

7 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU processes vehicle static information and/or vehicle dynamic information to provide time-sensitive and vehicle-specific control instructions.

8 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein a hierarchy of TCCs/TCUs comprises said TCC/TCU.

9 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to fulfill vehicle maneuvering tasks, monitor safety maintenance tasks, and take over if the AVCCS fails.

10 . The AVCCS of claim 1 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to control vehicle driving when a vehicle enters the fully-controlled system and the control instructions provided from the TCC/TCU are confirmed.

11 . An autonomous vehicle and center control system (AVCCS) comprising:

a) a traffic control center/traffic control unit (TCC/TCU), said TCC/TCU comprising automatic or semi-automated computational modules that collect data, process information, and provide vehicle-specific control instructions;

b) a TCC/TCU communication module, said communication module communicating with an onboard unit (OBU) of a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) and providing said vehicle-specific control instructions to said CAV,

wherein the OBU comprises:

1) a vehicle control module controlling said CAV according to said vehicle-specific control instructions; and

2) an OBU communication module communicating with a TCC/TCU; receiving vehicle-specific information from a TCC/TCU; and sending vehicle-specific information to a TCC/TCU;

wherein said vehicle-specific control instructions comprise instructions for vehicle longitudinal and lateral position; speed; and steering and control;

wherein said TCC/TCU comprises a calculation server and a data warehouse to archive historical data, process information, and optimize driving strategy for full vehicle operations and control of the CAV; and

wherein the vehicle control module is used to execute the vehicle-specific control instructions and information provided by the TCC/TCU.

12 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU communication module receives data from the OBU, said data comprising vehicle static information and/or vehicle dynamic information, wherein:

a) said vehicle static information comprises vehicle identifier information, vehicle size information, vehicle type information, vehicle software information, and/or vehicle hardware information; and

b) said vehicle dynamic information comprises a timestamp, GPS coordinates, vehicle longitudinal and lateral position, vehicle speed, steering, and/or vehicle origin/destination information.

13 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said calculation server is configured to process information and provide control targets; and said data warehouse is configured as a database to provide a backup of the TCC/TCU.

14 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to archive historical data, to support information processing, and to optimize a driving strategy.

15 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to provide image computing ability for calculating the data collected from road controllers.

16 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to make a draft decision, simulates the draft decision, and optimize the draft decision.

17 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU processes vehicle static information and/or vehicle dynamic information to provide time-sensitive and vehicle-specific control instructions.

18 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein a hierarchy of TCCs/TCUs comprises said TCC/TCU.

19 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to fulfill vehicle maneuvering tasks, monitor safety maintenance tasks, and take over if the AVCCS fails.

20 . The AVCCS of claim 11 , wherein said TCC/TCU is configured to control vehicle driving when a vehicle enters the fully-controlled system and the control instructions provided from the TCC/TCU are confirmed.

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