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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Vivek Anand Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Kiran Vajapeyazula, Columbus, IN (US);
Govindarajan Kothandaraman, Columbus, IN (US);
Jingxuan Liu, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses include one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: determine at least one reason for a deserter to exit a first platoon; determine a deserter position within the first platoon; communicate the deserter exit to the first platoon after determination of the at least one reason for the deserter to exit the first platoon based at least in part on the deserter position; adapt a behavior of the first platoon to allow the deserter to exit the first platoon; and reconfigure the remaining vehicles from the first platoon into a second platoon.