Vehicle as a traffic management coordinator
A vehicle including a transceiver, a vehicle component and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may receive an input associated with traffic management at a geographical area. The vehicle component may output a visual signal. The visual signal may facilitate in the traffic management at the geographical area. The processor may obtain the input from the transceiver, and determine a type of the visual signal to output based on the input. The processor may generate a command signal for the vehicle component based on the type, and actuate the vehicle component based on the command signal.
1 . A vehicle comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive an input associated with traffic management at a geographical area;
one or more vehicle components configured to output a visual signal, wherein the visual signal facilitates in the traffic management at the geographical area, and wherein the one or more vehicle components comprises a vehicle display unit located at an exterior portion of the vehicle and configured to display a plurality of textual messages; and
a processor configured to:
obtain the input from the transceiver;
determine a type of the visual signal to output based on the input;
generate a command signal for the one or more vehicle components based on the type of the visual signal; and
actuate the one or more vehicle components based on the command signal such that the vehicle display unit displays one or more of the plurality of textual messages.
2 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the visual signal is indicative of a STOP signal or a GO signal for traffic management.
3 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicle components further comprises a vehicle light unit comprising Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) light emitting diodes (LEDs).
4 . The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the vehicle light unit comprises at least one of: a front facing light, a rear facing light, headlights, or side vehicle lights.
5 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textual messages comprises a “GO” message, a “STOP” message, and a “SLOW DOWN” message.
6 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to obtain a trigger signal to activate a traffic management mode of the vehicle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the trigger signal from the transceiver;
activate the traffic management mode responsive to obtaining the trigger signal; and
obtain the input from the transceiver responsive to activating the traffic management mode.
7 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive the input from an operator device, and wherein the input comprises manual commands to operate the one or more vehicle components.
8 . The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor unit that comprises at least one of: a vehicle camera, a Radio Detection and Ranging (radar) sensor, or a Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) sensor.
9 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the sensor unit is configured to monitor operator gestures of an operator located in proximity to the vehicle, wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the input from the sensor unit via the transceiver, wherein the input comprises information associated with the operator gestures; and
determine the type of the visual signal based on the information associated with the operator gestures.
10 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the sensor unit is further configured to dynamically monitor traffic in proximity to the vehicle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the input from the sensor unit via the transceiver, wherein the input is associated with the dynamic monitoring of the traffic; and
determine the type of the visual signal based on the dynamic monitoring.
11 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine an optimal vehicle orientation in the geographical area to manage traffic, based on the input obtained from the sensor unit;
automatically position the vehicle in the optimal vehicle orientation; and
actuate the one or more vehicle components when the vehicle is in the optimal vehicle orientation.
12 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine an operator orientation based on the input obtained from the sensor unit; and
determine the optimal vehicle orientation based on the operator orientation.
13 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine an entry point and an exit point associated with the geographical area;
determine one or more expected routes of one or more second vehicles in the geographical area based on the determination of the entry point and the exit point;
determine an optimal vehicle position in the geographical area to manage traffic based on the determination of the one or more expected routes;
cause the vehicle to move to the optimal vehicle position; and
actuate the one or more vehicle components when the vehicle is in the optimal vehicle position.
14 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the entry point and the exit point based on a pre-stored map of the geographical area or operator inputs obtained from an operator.
15 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to output a first notification to at least one of: one or more second vehicles located in the geographical area via vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication or to infrastructure via vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, and wherein the first notification comprises command signals associated with vehicle movement of the one or more second vehicles.
16 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain a predefined speed limit associated with the geographical area; and
output a second notification that indicates the predefined speed limit.
17 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a priority information associated with one or more second vehicles located at the geographical area; and
determine the type of the visual signal based on the priority information.
18 . The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the priority information from a fleet manager via the transceiver.
19 . A method comprising:
obtaining, by a processor, an input associated with traffic management at a geographical area;
determining, by the processor, a type of a visual signal to output based on the input, wherein the visual signal facilitates in the traffic management at the geographical area;
generating, by the processor, a command signal for one or more vehicle components based on the type of the visual signal, wherein the one or more vehicle components comprises a vehicle display unit located at an exterior portion of the vehicle and configured to display a plurality of textual messages; and
actuating, by the processor, the one or more vehicle components based on the command signal such that the vehicle display unit displays one or more of the plurality of textual messages.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
obtain an input associated with traffic management at a geographical area;
determine a type of a visual signal to output based on the input, wherein the visual signal facilitates in the traffic management at the geographical area;
generate a command signal for one or more vehicle components based on the type of the visual signal, wherein the one or more vehicle components comprises a vehicle display unit located at an exterior portion of the vehicle and configured to display a plurality of textual messages; and
actuate the one or more vehicle components based on the command signal such that the vehicle display unit displays one or more of the plurality of textual messages.