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 …

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 …

Devices, systems, and methods for transmitting vehicle data

MS Luckevich, SM Laws, JP Switkes, TW Laing… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy
trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking to form a platoon. In one aspect, on …

Vehicular mitigation system based on wireless vehicle data

S Avedisov, G Bansal - US Patent 10,252,717, 2019 - Google Patents
The disclosure includes embodiments for modifying the acceleration of an ego vehicle
based on wireless vehicle data included in a wireless message. A method includes …

Gap measurement for vehicle convoying

AB Schuh, SM Erlien, S Pleines, JL Jacobs… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A variety of methods, controllers and algorithms are described for
identifying the back of a particular vehicle (eg, a platoon partner) in a set of distance …

Lane level traffic information and navigation

J Fowe, B Bernhardt, F Pellolio - US Patent 10,417,906, 2019 - Google Patents
A plurality of instances of probe data are received. Each instance is matched to a link of a
digital map. A distance parameter for each instance is determined based on the link. Based …

Devices, systems, and methods for transmitting vehicle data

MS Luckevich, SM Laws, JP Switkes - US Patent 10,520,952, 2019 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to
follow closely behind each other, or linking to form a platoon. In one aspect, on-board …

Electronic device for transmitting relay message to external vehicle and method thereof

S Lee, JH Lee, KH Cho, CHO Hyoung-Tak… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include at least one sensor, at
least one communication circuit, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one …

Systems and methods for managing tractor-trailers

JP Switkes, SM Laws, L Laubinger - US Patent 11,427,196, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for causing a vehicle to avoid an adverse action are
described. In one aspect, a sensor on first vehicle may determine the existence and location …

Vehicle communication system for cloud-hosting sensor-data

JL Wieskamp, U Pitambare - US Patent 10,235,875, 2019 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION While the examples presented may be characterized as
being generally directed to instances when the vehicles 12 are It is known that automated …