Vehicle diagnostics based on information communicated between vehicles
US8947531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a convoy of vehicles. The convoy of vehicles including a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles. The leader vehicle is configured to receive a first autonomous follower vehicle data and compare the first autonomous follower vehicle data to at least one of a leader vehicle data, a second autonomous follower vehicle data and/or a threshold value. The first autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle data, the second autonomous follower vehicle data and the threshold value relate to a vehicle performance characteristic.
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