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US 10,254,764 B2Granted
Platoon controller state machine
AssigneePeloton Technology, Inc.
InventorsLorenz Laubinger, Stephen M. Erlien, Joshua P. Switkes
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AssigneePeloton Technology, Inc.
InventorsLorenz Laubinger, Stephen M. Erlien, Joshua P. Switkes
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Systems, methods, controllers and algorithms for controlling a vehicle to closely follow another vehicle safely using automatic or partially automatic control are described. The described control schemes are well suited for use in vehicle platooning and/or vehicle convoying applications, including truck platooning and convoying controllers. In one aspect, methods of initiating a platoon between a host vehicle and a platoon partner are described. In another aspect, a number of specific checks are described for determining whether a platoon controller is ready to initiate platoon control of the host vehicle. In another aspect, a platoon controller that includes a state machine that determines the state of the platoon controller is described. In another aspect, methods for generating braking alerts to a driver of a vehicle while the vehicle is being at least semi-automatically controlled by a platoon controller are described.
A method of initiating a platoon between a host vehicle and a platoon partner, the method comprising:
A method of initiating a platoon between a host vehicle and a platoon partner, the method comprising:
A method of initiating a platoon between a host vehicle and a platoon partner, the method comprising:
A method of initiating a platoon between a host vehicle and a platoon partner, the method comprising:
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