Method and system for autonomous tracking of a following vehicle in the lane of a leading vehicle

US9189961B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

• Wilfried Mehr · Gettorf, DE
• Ulrich Stählin · Eschborn, DE
• Stefan Lüke · Langelsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2015
• Expiry date: May 6, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/65
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and system for autonomous tracking of a following vehicle on the track of a leading vehicle. A lead message is received by the following vehicle and rejected by the following vehicle or confirmed with a follow message. After receipt of the follow message, a first element of coordination information for coordination of the autonomous tracking is sent to the following vehicle by the leading vehicle. A second element of coordination information is detected for coordination of the autonomous tracking by environment sensors of the following vehicle on the basis of movements of the leading vehicle. The first and second elements of coordination information are compared by the following vehicle. In the case of a matching comparison result, the autonomous tracking is performed corresponding to the first and second elements of coordination information and, in the case of a deviating comparison result, the autonomous tracking is ended.