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公开(公告)号:US20160054735A1
公开(公告)日:2016-02-25
申请号:US14855044
申请日:2014-03-17
Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Joshua P. SWITKES , Joseph Christian GERDES , David Frederick LYONS , Stephen Norris BOYD , Eugene BERDICHEVSKY
CPC classification number: G05D1/0293 , B60W10/04 , B60W10/20 , B60W30/165 , B60W2550/308 , B60W2710/18 , B60W2710/20 , B60W2720/10 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0217 , G05D1/0295 , G05D2201/0213 , G08G1/22 , H04L67/12 , H04W4/44 , H04W84/005
Abstract: Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking, in a convenient, safe manner and thus to save significant amounts of fuel while increasing safety. In an embodiment, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicular sensors to monitor and control, for example, relative distance, relative acceleration/deceleration, and speed. Additional safety features in at least some embodiments include providing each driver with one or more visual displays of forward and rearward looking cameras. Long-range communications are provided for coordinating vehicles for linking, and for communicating analytics to fleet managers or others.
Abstract translation: 用于协调和控制车辆(例如重型卡车)的系统和方法,以方便,安全的方式紧密相连或连接,从而在增加安全性的同时节省大量燃料。 在一个实施例中,每个车辆中的车载控制器与车辆传感器相互作用以监视和控制例如相对距离,相对加速/减速和速度。 至少一些实施例中的额外的安全特征包括向每个驾驶员提供一个或多个前后视觉相机的一个或多个视觉显示器。 提供远程通信用于协调车辆链接,以及用于将分析传达给车队经理或其他人员。