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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Nxp B.v.;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0295 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a vehicle travelling in a platoon. A first set of information is received at a first vehicle in a platoon, the first set of information relating to at least one other vehicle in the platoon. One of a plurality of control algorithms is selected in dependence on the first set of information, wherein each of the plurality of control algorithms correspond to a respective platoon communication topology. The first vehicle is controlled in response to the first set of information and the selected one of the control algorithms.