Method and device for controlling traffic in order to reduce air pollution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019206238-A1
Application number	US-201716314790-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 15, 2016
Publication date	Jul 4, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for controlling traffic in order to reduce air pollution includes reading in at least one pollution signal that represents at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle in a predetermined relation to a threshold value and a geographical position of the vehicle; and, based on the pollution signal, outputting a change signal for changing at least one parameter of at least one infrastructure unit in surroundings of the position in order to control the traffic.

First claim

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A method for controlling traffic to reduce air pollution, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one pollution signal that represents at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle in a predetermined relation to a threshold value and a geographical position of the vehicle; and based on the at least one pollution signal, outputting a change signal for changing at least one parameter of at least one infrastructure unit in surroundings of the position to control the traffic.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter includes a representation of a braking movement of the vehicle.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter includes a representation an acceleration or deceleration movement of the vehicle on an uphill grade.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one pollution signals on which the outputting is based includes a plurality of pollution signals that are all associated with, within a tolerance range, the same geographical position.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the infrastructure unit includes a signal system.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the infrastructure unit includes a traffic control system.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising generating, based on the obtained at least one pollution signal, an electronic map including a representation of one or both of (a) the at least one parameter of the movement and (b) the geographical position relative to the map.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the map depicts a territorial unit.

19 . A device for controlling traffic to reduce air pollution, the device comprising:
at least one interface; and a processor; wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain, via the at least one interface, at least one pollution signal that represents at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle in a predetermined relation to a threshold value and a geographical position of the vehicle; and
via the at least one interface and based on the at least one pollution signal, output a change signal for changing at least one parameter of at least one infrastructure unit in surroundings of the position to control the traffic.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which are stored instructions that are executable by a processor and that, when executed in the processor, causes the processor to perform a method for controlling traffic to reduce air pollution, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one pollution signal that represents at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle in a predetermined relation to a threshold value and a geographical position of the vehicle; and based on the at least one pollution signal, outputting a change signal for changing at least one parameter of at least one infrastructure unit in surroundings of the position to control the traffic.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Hofsaess Volker

Classifications

• B60W2555/80

  Country specific, e.g. driver age limits or right hand drive · CPC title

• B60W2554/00

  Input parameters relating to objects · CPC title

• G08G1/0112

  from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD] · CPC title

• B60W2552/15

  Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction · CPC title

• G08G1/08

  according to detected number or speed of vehicles · CPC title