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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
Carroll C. Kellum, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Max H. Chiz, Shaw, MS (US);
Hariharan Krishnan, Troy, MI (US);
Jayendra S. Parikh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Vikas Kukshya, Oak Park, CA (US);
Carroll C. Kellum, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Max H. Chiz, Shaw, MS (US);
Hariharan Krishnan, Troy, MI (US);
Jayendra S. Parikh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Vikas Kukshya, Oak Park, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining relative spatial information between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the method including monitoring a communication channel at the first vehicle and receiving a current communication signal sent by the second vehicle on the communication channel. The current communication signal is received at a received power level. A relative position between the first vehicle and the second vehicle is calculated. Input to the calculating includes an actual or estimated transmitted power level, and the received power level.