公开(公告)号：US10514706B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15936271

申请日：2018-03-26

Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Austin B. Schuh ,  Stephen M. Erlien ,  Stephan Pleines ,  John L. Jacobs ,  Joshua P. Switkes

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S19/14 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B60W30/00 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G08G1/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US10474166B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15926813

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua P. Switkes ,  Stephen M. Erlien ,  Lorenz Laubinger

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W84/00

Abstract: A system and method for mitigating or avoiding risks due to hazards encountered by platooning vehicles. The system and method involve interrogating, with one or more sensors, a space radially extending from a lead vehicle as the lead vehicle travels over the road surface, perceiving the environment within the space, ascertaining a hazard caused by an object in the space, and causing a following vehicle, operating in a platoon with the lead vehicle, to take a preemptive braking action to avoid or mitigate risks resulting from the hazard caused by the object in the space.