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METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTER-VEHICLE GAP(S) IN A PLATOON

  • US 20180137763A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2015
  • Published: 05/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling inter-vehicle gap(s) in a platoon comprising a lead vehicle and one or more following vehicles, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

  • obtaining an indicator of a potential collision threat identified by an autonomous emergency braking system of the lead vehicle, wherein the autonomous emergency braking system of the lead vehicle comprises pre-defined control phases, and wherein the indicator at least partly determines a current control phase of the autonomous emergency braking system; and

    sending the obtained indicator to the one or more following vehicles wherein the indicator is time to collision.

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