Research Article

Aiding Traffic Prediction Servers through Self-Localization to Increase Stability in Complex Vehicular Clustering

Algorithm 1

Self-location calculation process.
(1)GPS coordinates are propagated by CH
(2)Records (CCOm and CCOc) maintained by CM
(3)At time t, CM loss GPS computes ΔSc & ΔSm
(4)IF (ΔSc = ΔSm) AND OR (ΔSc = 0 AND ΔSm = 0)
(5) FIND ΔLi = COci – COmi
(6) FIND CCOm = CCOc + ΔLi
(7)ELSE
(8)IF (ΔSc > ΔSm)
(9)  Calculate CCOm, ΔSc, ΔSm, and CCOc
(10) Calculate CCOm = CCOc – Δli
(11)ELSE Calculate CCOm = CCOc + ΔLi
(12) CM propagates to CH
(13)END