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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Jacob Fischer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Dale Frampton, Appleton, WI (US);
Gary Schmiedel, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Christopher K. Yakes, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Alberto Broggi, Parma, IT;
Jacob Fischer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Dale Frampton, Appleton, WI (US);
Gary Schmiedel, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Christopher K. Yakes, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Alberto Broggi, Parma, IT;
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a convoy of vehicles. The convoy of vehicles including a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles. The leader vehicle is configured to receive a first autonomous follower vehicle data and compare the first autonomous follower vehicle data to at least one of a leader vehicle data, a second autonomous follower vehicle data and/or a threshold value. The first autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle data, the second autonomous follower vehicle data and the threshold value relate to a vehicle performance characteristic.