Patent ID: 8892347

Claim:
A method for node adaptive filtering and congestion control for automated vehicles in highways, said method comprising: a region boundary module defining a dynamic region of interest for a host vehicle, wherein said dynamic region of interest has a range, wherein said range is a function of absolute or relative position and absolute or relative velocity of said host vehicle and a remote vehicle; a position determination device indicating a latitude coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate for said host vehicle; said position determination device indicating a latitude coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate for said remote vehicle; a processor calculating a delta latitude value based on said range; said processor calculating a delta longitudinal value based on said delta latitude value and said host vehicle's latitude coordinate; said processor calculating a first difference, wherein said first difference is absolute value of difference between said host vehicle's latitude coordinate and said remote vehicle's latitude coordinate; said processor calculating a second difference, wherein said second difference is absolute value of difference between said host vehicle's longitudinal coordinate and said remote vehicle's longitudinal coordinate; a comparison module comparing said first difference with said delta latitude value; and said comparison module comparing said second difference with said delta longitudinal value.