Invention Application
- Patent Title: GAP MEASUREMENT FOR VEHICLE CONVOYING
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Application No.: US16675579Application Date: 2019-11-06
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Publication No.: US20200073400A1Publication Date: 2020-03-05
- Inventor: Austin B. SCHUH , Stephen M. ERLIEN , Stephan PLEINES , John L. JACOBS , Joshua P. SWITKES
- Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Peloton Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Peloton Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G01S13/93 ; G01S19/14 ; H01Q1/32 ; G06K9/00 ; B60W30/00

Abstract:
A variety of methods, controllers and algorithms are described for identifying the back of a particular vehicle (e.g., a platoon partner) in a set of distance measurement scenes and/or for tracking the back of such a vehicle. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of different distance measuring technologies including radar, LIDAR, camera based distance measuring units and others. The described approaches are well suited for use in vehicle platooning and/or vehicle convoying systems including tractor-trailer truck platooning applications. In another aspect, technique are described for fusing sensor data obtained from different vehicles for use in the at least partial automatic control of a particular vehicle. The described techniques are well suited for use in conjunction with a variety of different vehicle control applications including platooning, convoying and other connected driving applications including tractor-trailer truck platooning applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US11360485B2 Gap measurement for vehicle convoying Public/Granted day:2022-06-14
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