A traffic flow estimation apparatus includes: a vehicle number detector which detects a number of preceding vehicles in front of the traffic flow estimation apparatus and; a traffic flow estimator which estimates a traffic flow from the number of preceding vehicles, and the traffic flow estimator includes: an acquisition unit which acquires a time series of the number of preceding vehicles in a first predetermined period as a vehicle number time series; an evaluation index calculation unit which calculates an evaluation index of the vehicle number time series in the first predetermined period; a congestion state determination unit which determines the traffic flow of the preceding vehicles on the basis of the evaluation index; and a traffic flow controller which notifies a following vehicle behind the traffic flow estimation apparatus of an indication with respect to travel on the basis of the traffic flow of the preceding vehicles.
TRAFFIC FLOW ESTIMATION APPARATUS, TRAFFIC FLOW ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
2021-03-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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