Method and system for automatically controlling a following vehicle with a scout vehicle

US9874877B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Marc-Michael Meinecke · Hillandale Drive East, DE
• Arne Bartels · Wolfsburg, DE
• Lutz Junge · San Mateo, US
• Michael Darms · Lehre, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 23, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 13, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2756/10
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and system for automatically controlling at least one following vehicle where a scout trajectory is produced for a scout vehicle and the scout vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and scout environmental data is captured by scout sensors. A desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle and following vehicle environmental data are captured by following vehicle sensors. A scout trajectory similarity is determined based on the scout trajectory produced and the captured actual trajectory, reference trajectory data are produced and reference environmental data are produced based on the scout environmental data. The reference trajectory data and the reference environmental data are transmitted to the following vehicle and a trajectory similarity is determined by a trajectory comparison based on the desired trajectory produced and the transmitted reference trajectory data.