- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for grouping vehicles for cooperative driving
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Application No.: US15397223Application Date: 2017-01-03
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Publication No.: US09851722B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Steven J. Kolhouse , Carlos A. Lana , Vivek A. Sujan , Phani Vajapeyazula , J. Stephen Wills , Thomas M. Yonushonis
- Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B60W30/00 ; B60W30/165 ; G08G1/00

Abstract:
An apparatus includes an initial planning module, a tandem implementation module, and a scheduler module. The initial planning module is structured to interpret one or more fleet delivery requirements, assets, drivers, and vehicle descriptions. The tandem implementation module is structured to determine a travel schedule with respect to a first vehicle and a second vehicle that enables the first vehicle and the second vehicle to travel in tandem for a least a portion of a route in response to input from the initial planning module. The scheduler module is structured to provide a fleet delivery schedule to the first vehicle and the second vehicle in response to the determination of the tandem implementation module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170115666A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING VEHICLES FOR COOPERATIVE DRIVING Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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