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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Mark Lalon Farwell, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chad Martin Seldomridge, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert Eric Larson, Monument, CO (US);
Mark Lalon Farwell, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chad Martin Seldomridge, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert Eric Larson, Monument, CO (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for automatically controlling a first vehicle (follower vehicle) that is to follow a second vehicle (leader vehicle) in a desired manner with respect to movement of the second vehicle. In the follower vehicle, bearing and acceleration control inputs are generated based on data representing bearing and acceleration control inputs made at the leader vehicle and a position of the follower vehicle relative to the leader vehicle so as to mimic in the follower vehicle the bearing and acceleration control inputs made in the leader vehicle. Adjustments may be made to the control inputs applied in the follower vehicle based on deviation between the velocity of the follower vehicle and velocity of the leader velocity, and on deviation between estimated (actual) follow distance and lateral offset and target follow distance and lateral offset between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle.
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