AUTOMATIC SEQUENCING BASED ON WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY
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1. A method of determining sequence order in a vehicle convoy, the method comprising:
- forming a communication network with the vehicles in the convoy;
determining a local sequence of communicatively linked neighbor vehicles associated with each vehicle, wherein the local sequence is based in part on past history and received messages from neighbor vehicles in the convoy; and
changing the local sequence based in part on a change in the received messages.
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Abstract
A method of determining the sequence of traversing nodes in a communication network is provided. The method comprises with each node, determining other nodes in the network it can reach in a single hop. Creating a local sequence connection order based on the determined other nodes the node can reach in a single communication hop. Storing historical data of local sequence connection order information and determining a new local sequence connection order based in part on the historical data and communication information.
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1. A method of determining sequence order in a vehicle convoy, the method comprising:
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forming a communication network with the vehicles in the convoy; determining a local sequence of communicatively linked neighbor vehicles associated with each vehicle, wherein the local sequence is based in part on past history and received messages from neighbor vehicles in the convoy; and changing the local sequence based in part on a change in the received messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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