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Method and management unit pertaining to vehicle trains

A management unit and vehicle technology, applied in the field of vehicle queues and management units, to achieve the effects of reducing exhaust emissions, reducing fuel consumption, and improving transportation efficiency

Active Publication Date: 2013-11-20
SCANIA CV AB
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[0018] The above explanation of the prior art shows that a considerable amount of work is involved with platooning of vehicles and technical solutions for creating optimally controlled platooning of vehicles, but it is possible to produce platoons of various types by employing available technology and a certain amount of manual driving

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[0032] The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] We'll start with a general overview of how vehicle platoons operate, in particular how communication occurs between vehicles within a platoon, and within superordinate structures.

[0034] In order for the platoon to travel safely and efficiently, each truck must adjust its position with reference to the conditions of the other adjacent vehicles in the platoon. There are three illustrative system architectures of increasing complexity: in the first architecture, trucks receive information about other vehicles only from their own sensors (radar, laser, etc.); in the second architecture, trucks also communicate with each other ( Vehicle-to-vehicle communication, V2V); in a third framework, the truck also receives information due to its ability to communicate with a fixed infrastructure (vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, V2I).

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The invention relates to a method for organising and managing a vehicle train by using a management unit, comprising: A) the management unit receiving vehicle train information which relates to at least two vehicles and comprises, for each of them, starting and destination points for a journey, times for the journey, e.g. departure time and / or arrival time, vehicle-specific information, e.g. engine power, vehicle weight, frontal cross-sectional area, fuel consumption; B) matching the times of the vehicles with one another and determining on the basis thereof a time for the vehicle train; C) matching starting and destination points of the vehicles with one another and determining on the basis thereof an itinerary for the vehicle train. D) calculating for each vehicle an individual value parameter which represents the consequences of taking part in the vehicle train, based on at least the vehicle-specific information and the specified itinerary, which value parameter represents one or more from among fuel saving, time gain or time loss.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method and a management unit according to the preambles of the independent claims, in particular to initiating and creating vehicle platoons. Background technique [0002] The already high traffic volumes on Europe's main roads are expected to grow further. The energy required to carry goods on these roads is also enormous and still growing. A way that might help to solve these problems is to drive the trucks closer together in what is known as a platoon (platoon). Traveling closely in platoons of vehicles greatly reduces the air resistance of trucks, lowers their energy requirements and makes more efficient use of the transportation system. Advances in sensor, computer, and communication technologies have made it possible to design trucks and infrastructure to support the use of vehicle platoons. [0003] Demand for energy-efficient transport comes from both government and the transport industry, based on: [0004] · In ...

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IPC IPC(8): G05D1/02B60W30/00G06Q10/06G08G1/16G06Q10/083
CPCG08G1/22G06Q50/30B60W2550/408G05D1/0293B60W2550/404G01S2013/9325B60W2556/55B60W2556/65G06Q50/40B60W30/00G06Q10/06G08G1/164G05D1/695
Inventor A·阿尔阿拉姆H·彼得松T·桑德伯格J·德尔鲁德
Owner SCANIA CV AB
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