APPLICATIONS FOR USING MASS ESTIMATIONS FOR VEHICLES
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving at a data processing center sensor data from a first vehicle and a second vehicle;
performing, at the data processing center, a mass estimation for the first vehicle and the second vehicle using the sensor data received from the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively;
coordinating a platoon between the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and
determining which of the first vehicle and the second vehicle should assume a lead position and a following position in the platoon based on the mass estimation of the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively.
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Abstract
Various applications for use of mass estimations of a vehicle, including to control operation of the vehicle, sharing the mass estimation with other vehicles and/or a Network Operations Center (NOC), organizing vehicles operating in a platoon and/or partially controlling the operation of one or more vehicles operating in a platoon based on the relative mass estimations between the platooning vehicles. When vehicles are operating in a platoon, the relative mass between a lead and a following vehicle may be used to scale torque and/or brake commands generated by the lead vehicle and sent to the following vehicle.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a data processing center sensor data from a first vehicle and a second vehicle; performing, at the data processing center, a mass estimation for the first vehicle and the second vehicle using the sensor data received from the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively; coordinating a platoon between the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and determining which of the first vehicle and the second vehicle should assume a lead position and a following position in the platoon based on the mass estimation of the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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generating sensor data for a first vehicle; calculating a mass estimation for the first vehicle based on the generated sensor data; and sharing the calculated mass estimation for the first vehicle with one or more additional vehicle(s). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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generating sensor data for a vehicle; calculating a mass estimation for the vehicle based on the generated sensor data; and sharing the calculated mass estimation for the vehicle with one or more control systems on the vehicle selected from the group including; a fuel injection system; a knock control system; a suspension control system; an engine controller system; a steering control system; an engine acceleration control system; an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving control system; a cruise control system; and
/oran automatic transmission control system.
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