Preemptive Holistic Collaborative System and Its Application in Road Transportation

TL;DR

This paper introduces the PHCS framework, enabling independent entities to collaboratively anticipate and resolve conflicts proactively, demonstrated in road transportation to significantly improve traffic flow and safety.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel preemptive holistic collaborative framework applied to road transportation, enhancing traffic efficiency and safety through shared intentions and pre-planned trajectories.

Findings

Reduced vehicle delays by 90%

Increased traffic capacity by 300%

Eliminated accidents in simulations

Abstract

Numerous real-world systems, including manufacturing processes, supply chains, and robotic systems, involve multiple independent entities with diverse objectives. The potential for conflicts arises from the inability of these entities to accurately predict and anticipate each other's actions. To address this challenge, we propose the Preemptive Holistic Collaborative System (PHCS) framework. By enabling information sharing and collaborative planning among independent entities, the PHCS facilitates the preemptive resolution of potential conflicts. We apply the PHCS framework to the specific context of road transportation, resulting in the Preemptive Holistic Collaborative Road Transportation System (PHCRTS). This system leverages shared driving intentions and pre-planned trajectories to optimize traffic flow and enhance safety. Simulation experiments in a two-lane merging scenario demonstrate the effectiveness of PHCRTS, reducing vehicle time delays by 90%, increasing traffic capacity by 300%, and eliminating accidents. The PHCS framework offers a promising approach to optimize the performance and safety of complex systems with multiple independent entities.