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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Hans Deragården, Kullavik, SE;
Lennart Cider, Mölndal, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01); B60W 30/165 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/22 (2013.01); B60R 16/0233 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/162 (2013.01); B60W 30/165 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); G05D 1/0295 (2013.01); G08G 1/161 (2013.01); B60W 2300/10 (2013.01); B60W 2300/125 (2013.01); B60W 2550/10 (2013.01); B60W 2550/408 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling inter-vehicle gap(s) in a platoon that includes a lead vehicle and one or more following vehicles includes the steps of: obtaining an indicator of a potential collision threat identified by an autonomous emergency braking system of the lead vehicle, wherein the autonomous emergency braking system of the lead vehicle includes pre-defined control phases, and wherein the indicator at least partly determines a current control phase of the autonomous emergency braking system; and sending the obtained indicator to the one or more following vehicles.