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US 12,258,056 B2Granted
System and/or method for platooning
AssigneeParallel Systems, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Soule, John Howard, Benjamin Stuart Stabler
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Abstract
In variants, the system can include a set of vehicles, cooperatively capable of forming a platoon. Each vehicle within the platoon can be configured to operate based on feedback from other vehicles within the platoon. In examples, a vehicle can selectively brake based on feedback from other vehicles within the platoon.
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A rail bogie comprising:
- a chassis;
- a powertrain mechanically coupled to the chassis;
- a bumper mechanically coupled to the chassis and configured to contact an adjacent rail vehicle of a rail platoon;
- a sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure contact force at the bumper;
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- a controller onboard the chassis and communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to control the powertrain based on contact force measurements from the sensor and a platoon control target.
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A rail vehicle comprising:
- a brake system;
- a bumper configured to compressively contact an adjacent rail vehicle of a platoon;
- a force sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure a compressive contact force at the bumper;
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- a controller coupled to the force sensor and the brake system, the controller configured to autonomously control the brake system, based on the compressive contact force, to maintain compressive contact at the bumper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.