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Patent No.:

US 9111443 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2011

Heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization

Applicants:

Timothy M. Lynar, Carlton Vic, AU;

Kent C. Steer, Carlton Vic, AU;

Inventors:

Timothy M. Lynar, Carlton Vic, AU;

Kent C. Steer, Carlton Vic, AU;

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

Vazken Alexanian

Primary Examiner:

Behrang Badii

Assistant Examiner:

Daniel L Greene

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 1/042 (2006.01); G08G 1/07 (2006.01); G08G 1/081 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0133 (2013.01); G08G 1/0145 (2013.01); G08G 1/04 (2013.01); G08G 1/042 (2013.01); G08G 1/07 (2013.01); G08G 1/081 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization. The method includes determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles. The method further includes modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information. Each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lynar, Timothy. (2015). Heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization (U.S. Patent No. 9111443). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9111443

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