Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a local platooning controller and a global platooning controller, and a platooning system

US10839696B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Guillaume Jornod · Berlin, DE
• Thorsten HEHN · Wolfsburg, DE
• Daniel Reimann · Braunschweig, DE
• Roman ALIEIEV · Stendal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/44
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a local platooning controller and a global platooning controller and a platooning system. The apparatus for a local platooning controller of a transportation vehicle includes a transceiver module which receives information related to a control command from a global platooning controller and transmits feedback information to the global platooning controller. The apparatus includes a control module which controls the transceiver module. The control module determines information related to a deviation between control information received with information related to the control command from the global platooning controller and an actual state of the transportation vehicle, and effects transmission of feedback information based on the information related to the deviation.