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Method for controlling platoon of vehicles

A vehicle and queuing technology, applied in the field of heavy vehicles, can solve problems such as complex physical sequencing and large time-consuming

Pending Publication Date: 2021-06-15
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
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The physical sequencing of vehicles in a queue can be complex and can be time consuming

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[0074] The present invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings below, and an exemplary embodiment of the method is shown. However, the method can be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; but, these embodiments are provided for sufficientness and integrity, and the scope of the invention is fully conveyed. Those skilled in the art will give In the entire specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements.

[0075] figure 1 Truck 1 is disclosed, and figure 2 The queue 10 of truck 1, X is disclosed, which is suitable for controlling the method disclosed herein. The queue 10 includes leading the vehicle 1 and at least one follow-up vehicle X, whereby four followed vehicle X are disclosed in the disclosed queue 10 such that the entire queue 10 includes five vehicles 1, X that travels at average velocity Va. The average speed Va is the average speed...

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The invention relates to a method for controlling a platoon (10) of vehicles (1, X), wherein the platoon (10) comprises a leading vehicle (1) and at least one following vehicle (X) following the leading vehicle (1); the leading and the following vehicles (1, X) at least to a certain extent are commonly controlled by a platoon control system (500) so as to drive at a common speed; the method comprises the steps of transmitting the data (200) from each vehicle (1, X) to the control system (500), wherein the data comprises the information on a current maximum engine torque output and a potential maximum torque output of respective vehicle (1, X); identifying (300) the leading and the at least one following vehicle (1, X) that limits an average speed (Va) of the platoon (10); and increasing (400) the setting of the maximum engine torque output for the vehicle (1, X) identified to limit the average speed (Va) of the platoon (10).

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a queue of a vehicle. [0002] The present invention can be applied to heavy vehicles (eg, trucks and bus). Although the present invention will be described for the truck, the present invention is not limited to such a particular vehicle, but can also be used in other vehicles (e.g., bus, cars, and other road vehicles). Background technique [0003] In recent years, significant progress has been made in the field of autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous vehicles. One of the vehicle automation involves a vehicle escort system that allows the vehicle to closely follow together in a safe, effective and convenient manner. Keeping a significant fuel saving advantage behind another vehicle, but is usually unsafe when the driver is manually performed. One type of vehicle escort system is sometimes referred to as a vehicle queue system or queue, which includes one or more followers that lead the vehicle an...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05D1/02
CPCG05D1/0293G08G1/22B60W2556/65B60W2552/15B60W30/146B60W30/165B60W40/076B60W2300/125B60W2510/0657
Inventor 安德斯·埃里克松
Owner VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB