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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2011
Henrik Lind, Torslanda, SE;
Jonas Ekmark, Olofstorp, SE;
Henrik Lind, Torslanda, SE;
Jonas Ekmark, Olofstorp, SE;
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a control system for travel in a platoon (), the platoon comprising a lead vehicle (L) and one or more following vehicles (F, F, . . . , F, F, . . . , F) automatically following the lead vehicle, the lead vehicle controlling the movement of the following vehicles, each of the following vehicles and the lead vehicle comprising communication means (), wherein the control system comprises a common time base, which allows a control command proposing an action to be communicated from the lead vehicle (L) to at least one of the following vehicles (F, F, . . . , F, F, . . . , F) in advance of a control point (t). The invention further relates to the use of a common time base in a platoon and to a method to control travelling in a platoon.