APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LATERAL CONTROL OF A HOST VEHICLE DURING TRAVEL IN A VEHICLE PLATOON
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1. An apparatus for lateral control of a host vehicle (F) during travel in a vehicle platoon, the apparatus comprising:
- means for acquiring a control signal u and a lateral error ε
relative to a target vehicle (L) of a preceding vehicle (T) travelling in the vehicle platoon;
filter means (F1) for filtering the received lateral error ε
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filter means (F2) for filtering the received control signal u; and
controller means (C) for executing a control algorithm for actuating lateral control of the host vehicle (F).
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for lateral control of a host vehicle (F) during travel in a vehicle platoon. The apparatus and method include acquiring a control signal u and a lateral error ε relative to a target vehicle (L) of a preceding vehicle (T) travelling in the vehicle platoon, filtering the received lateral error ε, filtering the received control signal u, and executing a control algorithm for actuating lateral control of the host vehicle (F).
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for lateral control of a host vehicle (F) during travel in a vehicle platoon, the apparatus comprising:
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means for acquiring a control signal u and a lateral error ε
relative to a target vehicle (L) of a preceding vehicle (T) travelling in the vehicle platoon;filter means (F1) for filtering the received lateral error ε
;filter means (F2) for filtering the received control signal u; and controller means (C) for executing a control algorithm for actuating lateral control of the host vehicle (F). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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6. A method for lateral control of a host vehicle (F) during travel in a vehicle platoon, the method comprising:
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acquiring a control signal u and a lateral error ε
relative to a target vehicle (L) of a preceding vehicle (T) travelling in the vehicle platoon;filtering the received lateral error ε
;filtering the received control signal u; and executing a control algorithm for actuating lateral control of the host vehicle (F).
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11. An apparatus for lateral control of a host vehicle (F) during travel in a vehicle platoon, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for acquiring a control signal u and a lateral error ε
relative to a target vehicle (L) of a preceding vehicle (T) travelling in the vehicle platoon;a filter (F1) for filtering the received lateral error ε
;a filter (F2) for filtering the received control signal u; and a controller (C) for executing a control algorithm for actuating lateral control of the host vehicle (F). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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