Demo: A Recommendation Based Driver Assistance System to Mitigate Vehicular Traffic Shock Waves

in 2014 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) (2014, December)

An Event-Driven Inter-Vehicle Communication Protocol to Attenuate Vehicular Shock Waves

in International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (2014, November)

In this paper we investigate an event-driven Inter-Vehicle Communication protocol to mitigate shock waves in dense traffic situation. From previous work we know that flooding or frequent beaconing require ... [more ▼]

In this paper we investigate an event-driven Inter-Vehicle Communication protocol to mitigate shock waves in dense traffic situation. From previous work we know that flooding or frequent beaconing require excessive network resources. To overcome this limitation we focus on an efficient message exchange mechanism requiring as few network resources as possible, while still providing timely and accurate traffic information. We designed Density Redistribution through Intelligent Velocity Estimation (DRIVE), an event-driven Inter-Vehicle Communication protocol that learns about traffic conditions ahead and recommends optimal velocities in order to prevent the formation of vehicular shock waves. We demonstrate that our approach of reacting in case of traffic fluctuations leads to significant improvements in overall traffic flow. Furthermore we show that even a low number of equipped vehicles is sufficient to achieve this target. [less ▲]

Bluetooth Low Energy: An Alternative Technology for VANET Applications

in Proceedings of the 11th IEEE/IFIP Annual Conference on Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (2014, April)

Proceedings of the 2nd GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Inter-Vehicle Communication (FG-IVC 2014)

Report (2014)

A Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance System to Mitigate Vehicular Traffic Shock Waves

in IEEE INFOCOM 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (2014)

We address the problem of shock wave formation in uncoordinated highway traffic. First, we identify the combination of heavy traffic and small traffic perturbations or unexpected driver actions as the ... [more ▼]

We address the problem of shock wave formation in uncoordinated highway traffic. First, we identify the combination of heavy traffic and small traffic perturbations or unexpected driver actions as the main causes of highway traffic jams. Then we introduce a novel distributed communication protocol that enables us to eliminate upstream shock wave formation even with low system penetration rates. Based on traffic information ahead, we propose a Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance System (CADAS) that recommends non-intuitive velocity reductions in order to redistribute traffic more uniformly thereby eliminating traffic peaks. Simulation results show that CADAS significantly increases the average velocity and therewith reduces the overall travel time and avoids unnecessary slowdowns. [less ▲]

A Study of Urban IEEE 802.11 Hotspot Networks: Towards a Community Access Network

in A Study of Urban IEEE 802.11 Hotspot Networks: Towards a Community Access Network (2013, November 13)

With the increasing demand for faster data connectivity, different wireless technologies have been deployed in the last decade, creating a heterogeneous wireless environment. Such wireless diversity is ... [more ▼]

With the increasing demand for faster data connectivity, different wireless technologies have been deployed in the last decade, creating a heterogeneous wireless environment. Such wireless diversity is mainly composed of 2G/3G/4G cellular base stations, IEEE 802.11 hotspots and Community Networks. Previous work suggests that the increasing popularity of IEEE 802.11 networks would mitigate the overloading of current operator-based cellular deployments. However, the unpredictable characteristics of IEEE 802.11 deployments and its loose coupling to cellular architectures limit its user performance in terms of throughput and mobility capacity. In this paper, we describe an evaluation study of a commercial-grade hotspot network in the city of Luxembourg, namely HOTCITY. Through a set of experiments, we provide a characterization of the hotspot network and give a set of performance indicators. Finally, we evaluate hotspot networks' potential to support cellular offloading through the integration of outdoor hotspots and private access points deployed indoors in a single Community Network. [less ▲]

Improving Traffic in Urban Environments applying the Wardrop Equilibrium

in Improving Traffic in Urban Environments applying the Wardrop Equilibrium (2013, October 07)

Over the last few years vehicular traffic density has continuously increased and it is likely that the traffic demand will further increase in the future. In many metropolitan areas the road ... [more ▼]

Over the last few years vehicular traffic density has continuously increased and it is likely that the traffic demand will further increase in the future. In many metropolitan areas the road infrastructure is no longer able to handle the peak traffic demand and the existing road network cannot be easily extended. The best way to improve the traffic situation is to optimise the resources available in the transportation network and to coordinate the traffic demand. The approach that we propose in this paper makes use of a collaborative traffic coordination protocol which collects real-time Floating Car Data (FCD) directly from participating vehicles and suggests dynamic routes in order to minimize travel delay. Information such as speed, position and direction is sent to one or more Traffic Coordination Points (TCPs) where it is aggregated to obtain a global picture of the traffic conditions in real-time. Based on this data, we continuously compute the route that minimizes the travel time to a given destination by applying Wardrop’s first principle of equilibrium. Our results show that, by coordinating the vehicles, we are able to better distribute the overall traffic demand throughout the transportation network, reducing the average travel times and accommodating more vehicles. [less ▲]

An Evaluation Study of Driver Profiling Fuzzy Algorithms using Smartphones

in An Evaluation Study of Driver Profiling Fuzzy Algorithms using Smartphones (2013, October)

Profiling driving behavior has become a relevant aspect in fleet management, automotive insurance and eco-driving. Detecting inefficient or aggressive drivers can help reducing fleet degradation ... [more ▼]

Profiling driving behavior has become a relevant aspect in fleet management, automotive insurance and eco-driving. Detecting inefficient or aggressive drivers can help reducing fleet degradation, insurance policy cost and fuel consumption. In this paper, we present a Fuzzy-Logic based driver scoring mechanism that uses smartphone sensing data, including accelerometers and GPS. In order to evaluate the proposed mechanism, we have collected traces from a testbed consisting in 20 vehicles equipped with an Android sensing application we have developed to this end. The results show that the proposed sensing variables using smartphones can be merged to provide each driver with a single score. [less ▲]

Energy-Efficient Rate-Adaptive Passive Traffic Sensing using Smartphones

in Proceedings of the 12th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (MedHocNet 2013) (2013)

A Study on Highway Traffic Flow Optimization using Partial Velocity Synchronization

in Proceedings of the 1st GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Inter-Vehicle Communication (FG-IVC 2013) Technical Report CCS-2013-01 (2013)

In this paper we present a study of highway traffic flow optimization using Partial Velocity Synchronization (PVS). PVS is a Cellular Automaton (CA) model that is extended by a communication layer ... [more ▼]

In this paper we present a study of highway traffic flow optimization using Partial Velocity Synchronization (PVS). PVS is a Cellular Automaton (CA) model that is extended by a communication layer providing the ability to exchange relevant information between vehicles. We show that it is possible to enhance traffic flow on highways significantly with a small number of velocity recommendations computed from the traffic conditions ahead. Furthermore we show that only a limited number of hops in an information chain is necessary to reschedule the vehicles on a given highway segment to avoid the formation of shockwaves. Our results show that traffic flow will be increased while travel time and emissions will be reduced dramatically. [less ▲]