Platoon controller state machine

L Laubinger, SM Erlien, JP Switkes - US Patent 10,254,764, 2019 - Google Patents
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“V” shaped and wide platoon formations

MD Cremona, TJ Hayes, PJ Kasper - US Patent 10,372,123, 2019 - Google Patents
Platoon management control systems and methods rearrange three of more vehicles
cooperatively travelling seriatim as a platoon along an associated roadway into a platoon …

Sensor fusion for autonomous or partially autonomous vehicle control

AB Schuh, SM Erlien, JP Switkes - US Patent 10,520,581, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A variety of methods, controllers and algorithms are described for fusing
sensor data obtained from different vehicles for use in the at least partial automatic control of …

Fleet of autonomous vehicles with lane positioning and platooning behaviors

D Ferguson, J Zhu, R Smith - US Patent 11,009,868, 2021 - Google Patents
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Distributed safety monitors for automated vehicles

TC Klaus, CK Twitty, SM Erlien, JC Kegelman… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host
vehicle's participation in a platoon. In some embodiments, a vehicle control system includes …

Applications for using mass estimations for vehicles

JP Switkes, SM Erlien, AB Schuh - US Patent 10,216,195, 2019 - Google Patents
Various applications for use of mass estimations of a vehicle, including to control operation
of the vehicle, sharing the mass estimation with other vehicles and/or a Network Operations …

System and method for implementing pre-cognition braking and/or avoiding or mitigation risks among platooning vehicles

JP Switkes, SM Erlien, L Laubinger - US Patent 10,474,166, 2019 - Google Patents
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 …

Optimization of mission efficiency through platoon opportunity assessment

VA Sujan, TJ Proctor - US Patent 10,788,845, 2020 - Google Patents
A method, an optimization controller, and combustion engine are disclosed. The method
includes determining, by an optimization controller, values of a performance parameter of a …

Dynamic gap control for automated driving

JB Kuszmaul, AB Schuh, SM Erlien… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A variety of methods, controllers and algorithms are described for controlling a vehicle to
closely follow one another safely using automatic or partially automatic control. The …

Intelligent traffic management for vehicle platoons

JF Leon, O Florez, DG Aguirre… - US Patent 11,113,960, 2021 - Google Patents
Various systems and methods for implementing intelligent traffic management for vehicle
platoons are described herein. A road controller system includes A road controller system …