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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, DE;
Vodafone Gmbh, Dusseldorf, DE;
Norman Franchi, Dresden, DE;
Arturo Antonio Gonzalez Rodriguez, Dresden, DE;
Jurgen Caldenhoven, Dusseldorf, DE;
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN, , DE;
VODAFONE GMBH, , DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a vehicle convoy containing at least two vehicles (), wherein the at least two vehicles () in the vehicle convoy are each formed with a communication system, which is configured to use vehicle-to-vehicle communication to send and/or receive information, and a measuring apparatus, which is configured to capture values for at least one kinematic state parameter. The method involves kinematic state parameters being ascertained and regulated for at least one pair of vehicles () in the vehicle convoy, which pair is formed by a first vehicle () in the vehicle convoy and a second vehicle () in the vehicle convoy arranged directly after the first vehicle () in the vehicle convoy, by means of allocated time and frequency resources.