SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY CONVOYING VEHICLES
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1. A system for controlling the navigation of a convoy of vehicles comprising:
- a lead autonomous vehicle; and
at least one follower vehicle following the lead vehicle;
wherein one of the at least one follower vehicle is a master vehicle, and the lead vehicle is a slave vehicle; and
wherein the master vehicle sets at least one convoy control parameter.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses providing for navigation of a convoy of autonomous vehicles including a lead vehicle and at least one following vehicle wherein a master which sets the free parameters of a navigation strategy may be any one of the vehicles including the following vehicles. It is possible to control the convoy of the present invention firm any position including the rear position.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for controlling the navigation of a convoy of vehicles comprising:
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a lead autonomous vehicle; and
at least one follower vehicle following the lead vehicle;
wherein one of the at least one follower vehicle is a master vehicle, and the lead vehicle is a slave vehicle; and
wherein the master vehicle sets at least one convoy control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. The system of claim l, wherein in each vehicle comprises:
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a communicator for communicating with other vehicles;
at least one environmental sensor for sensing environmental conditions;
a global position satellite receiver;
an inertial measurement unit; and
a controller.
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11. A method of controlling the navigation of a convoy of vehicles comprising:
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providing an autonomous lead vehicle at the beginning of a convoy of autonomous vehicles;
providing at least one follower vehicle following the lead vehicle;
setting at least one convoy control parameter by a master vehicle that is one of the at least one follower vehicle; and
communicating the convoy control parameters from the master vehicle to the other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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