Automated global planner for cybernetic transportation systems

Nowadays, the development of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is increasing due to its versatility, adaptability and use of clean energy. There are a number of pass and on-going projects worldwide dealing with the different challenges and approaches to solve road transport-related issues. Some of them are dealing with the Cybernetic Transportation Systems (CTS), which is an urban mobility concept based on the automation of door-to-door transport systems i.e. the Cybercars as a two-passenger CTS. This paper presents the functional architecture of the CTSs and the development of an automated global planner. Specifically, a new approach that considers the automatization of the global planner stage, which allows path calculations and modifications in real time, considering on-demand stopping points. The experimental tests show a proper behaviour in our facilities at INRIA-Rocquencourt (France).

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