Smart device

A smart vehicle flock navigation system, comprising:

• a plurality of smart vehicles configured to follow a leader smart vehicle, wherein the leader smart vehicle is configured to follow a target vehicle or a target driving plan;
• each smart vehicle being equipped with:
• obstacle detection and avoidance capabilities;
• vehicle-to-vehicle communication means for transmitting information about obstacles and evasive actions to following smart vehicles;
• a flock control module for adjusting the driving path of the smart vehicle flock based on transmitted obstacle information;
• a flocking behavior algorithm based on three independent rules:
• Separation, Alignment, and Cohesion, controlling the motion of each smart vehicle within the flock;
• a distributed flocking operation mechanism utilizing wireless network communication for coordinating the behavior of the smart vehicle flock;
• and
• a position and velocity update process for calculating new positions and velocities for each smart vehicle based on the three rules.