Platoon controller state machine

L Laubinger, SM Erlien, JP Switkes - US Patent 10,254,764, 2019 - 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 …

Applications for using mass estimations for vehicles

JP Switkes, SM Erlien, AB Schuh - US Patent 10,152,064, 2018 - 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …