Global Patent Index - EP 3353615 A4

EP 3353615 A4 20190410 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION USING SENOR FUSION AND INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION

Title (en)

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION USING SENOR FUSION AND INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION

Title (de)

FAHRZEUGIDENTIFIKATION- UND -LOKALISIERUNG MITTELS SENSORFUSION UND KOMMUNIKATION ZWISCHEN FAHRZEUGEN

Title (fr)

IDENTIFICATION ET LOCALISATION DE VÉHICULES PAR FUSION DE CAPTEURS ET COMMUNICATION ENTRE VÉHICULES

Publication

EP 3353615 A4 20190410 (EN)

Application

EP 16858471 A 20161102

Priority

  • US 201514855044 A 20150915
  • US 201562249898 P 20151102
  • US 2016049143 W 20160826
  • US 2016060167 W 20161102

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017070714A1] 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 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. Various data is supplied by the vehicle's onboard systems to a Network Operations Center. The data generated locally from the vehicle's onboard sensors is combined in some embodiments to provide multiple modalities for identifying partner vehicles as well as managing operation of vehicles in close proximity to one another. Various techniques for improving relative position data are also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G01S 19/28 (2010.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01S 19/28 (2013.01); G01S 19/51 (2013.01); G05D 1/0293 (2024.01); G08G 1/163 (2013.01); G08G 1/164 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017070714 A1 20170427; WO 2017070714 A9 20170629; CA 3004051 A1 20170427; EP 3353615 A1 20180801; EP 3353615 A4 20190410

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016060167 W 20161102; CA 3004051 A 20161102; EP 16858471 A 20161102