Invention Application
US20190049996A1 PELOTON
审中-公开
- Patent Title: PELOTON
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Application No.: US16165848Application Date: 2018-10-19
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Publication No.: US20190049996A1Publication Date: 2019-02-14
- Inventor: Randol W. Aikin , Malcolm J. Northcott
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
A vehicle configured to be autonomously navigated in a peloton along a roadway, wherein the peloton comprises at least the vehicle at least one additional vehicle, is configured to determine a position of the vehicle in the peloton which reduces differences in relative driving ranges among the vehicles included in the peloton. The vehicles can dynamically adjust peloton positions while navigating to reduce driving range differences among the vehicles. The vehicle can include a power management system which enables the vehicle to be electrically coupled to a battery included in another vehicle in the peloton, so that driving range differences between the vehicles can be reduced via load sharing via the electrical connection. The vehicle can include a power connector arm which extends a power connector to couple with an interface of another vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US11016505B2 Power connector assembly Public/Granted day:2021-05-25
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