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 the host vehicle transmits 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, wherein negotiating the merging position includes communicating to the host vehicle at least one of an acceptance and non-acceptance of the merging position by the remote communication system in response to the host vehicle intention message, and wherein the host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position 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 the host vehicle transmits 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, wherein negotiating the merging position includes communicating to the host vehicle at least one of an acceptance and non-acceptance of the merging position by the remote communication system in response to the host vehicle intention message, and wherein the host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position 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)
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17. 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, the host communication system exchanging path history and projected travel path data with the remote communication system, wherein the path history and projected travel path data is utilized by the host processor for determining a time to intersect during the 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 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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