Highway Merge Assistant and Control
First Claim
1. A vehicle merge control system comprising:
- a host communication system in a host vehicle for exchanging vehicle position and kinematics data with a remote communication system in at least one remote vehicle; and
a vehicle host processor for determining respective positions and paths of travel of the at least one remote vehicle and the host vehicle, the host processor determining a time to intersect based on the positions and predicted paths of travel between the host vehicle and remote vehicle during a merging maneuver;
wherein a host vehicle is configured to transmit a host vehicle intention message from the host communication system to the remote communication system for negotiating a merging position between the host vehicle and the at least one remote vehicle, and wherein the host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position.
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Abstract
A vehicle merge control system includes a host communication system in a host vehicle for exchanging vehicle position and kinematics data with a remote communication system in at least one remote vehicle. A vehicle host processor determines respective positions and paths of travel of the at least one remote vehicle and the host vehicle. The host processor determines a time to intersect based on the positions and predicted paths of travel between the host vehicle and remote vehicle during a merging maneuver. A host vehicle is configured to transmit a host vehicle intention message from the host communication system to the remote communication system for negotiating a merging position between the host vehicle and the at least one remote vehicle. The host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle merge control system comprising:
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a host communication system in a host vehicle for exchanging vehicle position and kinematics data with a remote communication system in at least one remote vehicle; and a vehicle host processor for determining respective positions and paths of travel of the at least one remote vehicle and the host vehicle, the host processor determining a time to intersect based on the positions and predicted paths of travel between the host vehicle and remote vehicle during a merging maneuver; wherein a host vehicle is configured to transmit a host vehicle intention message from the host communication system to the remote communication system for negotiating a merging position between the host vehicle and the at least one remote vehicle, and wherein the host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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