Patents by Inventor Martin Bunz

Martin Bunz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8698650
    Abstract: A method of optimizing the traffic control at a traffic signal-controlled intersection in a road traffic network. The vehicle traffic in entrances to the intersection are controlled by signal groups of a traffic signal system according to associated signal times. For vehicles approaching the signal group, traffic parameters are determined from traffic data using a traffic model according to the signal times, and in order to determine optimal signal times, the traffic parameters are weighted and added up and the target function formed in such a way is optimized by varying the signal times. By individually determining the traffic parameters for each vehicle and individually weighting the traffic parameters according to the strategic relevance thereof for the implementation of a specified traffic strategy, an improved implementation of the specified traffic strategy is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Bunz, Jürgen Mück, Andreas Poschinger, Reinhold Tannert
  • Publication number: 20110181440
    Abstract: A method of optimizing the traffic control at a traffic signal-controlled intersection in a road traffic network. The vehicle traffic in entrances to the intersection are controlled by signal groups of a traffic signal system according to associated signal times. For vehicles approaching the signal group, traffic parameters are determined from traffic data using a traffic model according to the signal times, and in order to determine optimal signal times, the traffic parameters are weighted and added up and the target function formed in such a way is optimized by varying the signal times. By individually determining the traffic parameters for each vehicle and individually weighting the traffic parameters according to the strategic relevance thereof for the implementation of a specified traffic strategy, an improved implementation of the specified traffic strategy is made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Bunz, Jürgen Mück, Andreas Poschinger, Reinhold Tannert