SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE OCCURRENCE OF PLATOON
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1. A computerized method to determine that a platoon of vehicles has occurred, the method comprising:
- providing a number of sets of vehicle data in relation to a number of vehicles;
comparing said sets of vehicle data for said number of vehicles with at least one limit value for said sets of vehicle data;
determining that a platoon of vehicles has occurred by determining at least a selection of vehicles from said number of vehicles depending on the result of said comparison;
calculating the distances between the vehicles in said selection of vehicles; and
determining the relative positions for the vehicles in said selection of vehicles based at least on said calculated distances.
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Disclosed is a method for determining the occurrence of platoons, comprising: providing several sets of vehicle data in relation to a number of vehicles; comparing the sets of vehicle data for the group of vehicles with at least one limit value for the sets of vehicle data; identifying at least a selection of vehicles from the group of vehicles depending on the result of the comparison; calculating the distances between the vehicles in the selection of vehicles, and determining the relative positions for the vehicles in the selection of vehicles based on at least said calculated distances.
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1. A computerized method to determine that a platoon of vehicles has occurred, the method comprising:
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providing a number of sets of vehicle data in relation to a number of vehicles; comparing said sets of vehicle data for said number of vehicles with at least one limit value for said sets of vehicle data; determining that a platoon of vehicles has occurred by determining at least a selection of vehicles from said number of vehicles depending on the result of said comparison; calculating the distances between the vehicles in said selection of vehicles; and determining the relative positions for the vehicles in said selection of vehicles based at least on said calculated distances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 18)
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8. A computer system configured to determine the occurrence of a platoon of vehicles, the system comprising a memory device and a processor device which is configured to communicate with the memory device, wherein the processor device is configured to:
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provide a number of sets of vehicle data in relation to a number of vehicles; compare the said sets of vehicle data for said number of vehicles with at least one limit value for the vehicle data; determine that a platoon of vehicles has occurred by determining at least a selection of vehicles from the number of vehicles depending on the result of said comparison; calculate the distances between the vehicles in said selection of vehicles; and determine the relative positions for the vehicles in said selection of vehicles based at least on said calculated distances. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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