Method and system for controlling a plurality of vehicles as a group unit
US6167331A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096791
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a group of vehicles running on a road under vehicle-to-vehicle control where a joining group of vehicles (10) approaching from a branch road (7) is controlled by a system employing a moving target control method applied to only the head vehicle (1) in the joining group (10). Vehicle joining is achieved when a head moving target (21) in a continuous null (not-allocated) group (40) of moving targets on the main road that has an overall length larger than that of the joining vehicle group approaching from the branch road (7) and the head moving target of the null group (40) is synchronized with the head vehicle of the joining group (10).
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.