Control system for travel in a platoon
US9423794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9325
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a control system for travel in a platoon (1), the platoon comprising a lead vehicle (L) and one or more following vehicles (F1, F2, . . . , Fi-1, Fi, . . . , Fn) automatically following the lead vehicle, the lead vehicle controlling the movement of the following vehicles, each of the following vehicles and the lead vehicle comprising communication means (10, 12), wherein the control system comprises a common time base, which allows a control command proposing an action to be communicated from the lead vehicle (L) to at least one of the following vehicles (F1, F2, . . . , Fi-1, Fi, . . . , Fn) in advance of a control point (tc). The invention further relates to the use of a common time base in a platoon and to a method to control travelling in a platoon.
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