Patent · US Active

Applications for using mass estimations for vehicles

US10152064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Peloton Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joshua P. Switkes · Menlo Park, US
Stephen M. Erlien · Mountain View, US
Austin B. Schuh · Los Altos, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/005
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various applications for use of mass estimations of a vehicle, including to control operation of the vehicle, sharing the mass estimation with other vehicles and/or a Network Operations Center (NOC), organizing vehicles operating in a platoon and/or partially controlling the operation of one or more vehicles operating in a platoon based on the relative mass estimations between the platooning vehicles. When vehicles are operating in a platoon, the relative mass between a lead and a following vehicle may be used to scale torque and/or brake commands generated by the lead vehicle and sent to the following vehicle.

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