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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Hauke Wendt, Ditzingen, DE;
Sergey Chirkov, Kornwestheim, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming and coordinating a group of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles includes a potential platoon vehicle transmitting a coupling inquiry for coupling to a vehicle present in its surroundings to form or modify a vehicle group, establishing or ascertaining a platoon coordination vehicle, which checks whether a conflict exists, and, after the conflict has been resolved or in the absence of the conflict, forming or modifying the group of vehicles.