Platooning vehicle matching device
JP7775784B2Active Publication Date: 2025-11-26TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2022091045
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-06-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-06-03
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Vehicles wishing to travel in a convoy often fail to meet each other due to being located far apart, hindering effective platooning that reduces air resistance and energy consumption.
Method used
A matching device that utilizes location information and planned driving routes to match vehicles for platooning, adjusting speeds and positions to enable them to travel together, facilitated by a server and vehicle communication systems.
Benefits of technology
Enables vehicles to reliably form platoons, reducing energy consumption and emissions while providing incentives and aerodynamic benefits, and preventing congestion and accidents.
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Abstract
To provide a matching device of rank traveling vehicles which can match vehicles which desire or allow travel by forming a rank with other vehicles to meet one another.SOLUTION: A processor 162 of an ECU 160 comprises: a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of a plurality of vehicles which desire or allow travel by forming a rank with other vehicles, respectively; and a matching unit which matches the vehicles which travel by forming a rank among the plurality of vehicles on the basis of the position information of the plurality of vehicles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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