The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Mohammad Manjurul Islam, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonas Hellgren, Gothenburg, SE;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for controlling a plurality of vehicles which are repeating a cycle of driving along a route, which has at least one single vehicle area (SLTA, . . . , SLTAm, SP, TP), characterized by—determining speed profiles for the vehicles,—creating a set of different activation times (t, t, tr, tr) for the vehicles, from an activation position (SP, TP) of the cycle,—simulating vehicle movements through the cycle, with the speed profiles, and the created set of activation times (t, t, tr, tr),—repeating, a plurality of times, the steps of creating a set of activation times, and simulating vehicle movements, wherein the created set of activation times are different from one repetition to another,—selecting, for controlling the vehicles, from the sets of activation times created by the repetition of the step of creating a set of activation times, a set of activation times (t, t, tr, tr) for which the simulation shows that there is a minimum time overlap (to) of vehicles at any of the at least one single vehicle area, and—controlling the vehicles according to the speed profiles and the selected set of activation times.