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US 2013/0211624 A1Published application
Control system for travel in a platoon
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsHenrik Lind, Jonas Ekmark
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AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsHenrik Lind, Jonas Ekmark
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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.
A control system for travel in a platoon, said platoon comprising a lead vehicle and one or more following vehicles automatically following the lead vehicle, said lead vehicle controlling the movement of said following vehicles,
A use of a common time base in a platoon comprising a lead vehicle and one or more following vehicles automatically following the lead vehicle, said lead vehicle controlling the movement of said following vehicles,
A method for controlling travelling in a platoon, said platoon comprising a lead vehicle and one or more following vehicles automatically following the lead vehicle, said lead vehicle controlling the movement of said following vehicles,
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