Vehicle diagnostics based on information communicated between vehicles
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1. A convoy of vehicles comprising:
- a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles, the leader vehicle configured to receive a first autonomous follower vehicle data from a first autonomous follower vehicle, the leader vehicle configured to compare the first autonomous follower vehicle data to at least one of a leader vehicle data, a second autonomous follower vehicle data from a second autonomous follower vehicle, and a threshold value;
wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle data, the second autonomous follower vehicle data and the threshold value relate to a vehicle performance characteristic,wherein the leader vehicle is configured to transmit a first command to the first autonomous follower vehicle, wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle is configured to transmit a second command to the second autonomous follower vehicle, and wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle is configured to transmit the first autonomous follower vehicle data to the leader vehicle, andwherein the first autonomous follower vehicle and the second autonomous follower vehicle are configured to receive the first command from the leader vehicle and the second command from the first autonomous follower vehicle, respectively, compare the first command and the second command, respectively, to a predetermined tolerance range, follow the first command and the second command, respectively, if the first command and the second command, respectively, are within the predetermined tolerance range, and disregard the first command and the second command, respectively, if the first command and the second command, respectively, are not within the predetermined tolerance range, the predetermined tolerance range including at least one of a cargo load capacity, a speed, a turning radius, a number of revolutions per minute, a temperature maximum value, and a temperature minimum value.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a convoy of vehicles. The convoy of vehicles including a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles. The leader vehicle is configured to receive a first autonomous follower vehicle data and compare the first autonomous follower vehicle data to at least one of a leader vehicle data, a second autonomous follower vehicle data and/or a threshold value. The first autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle data, the second autonomous follower vehicle data and the threshold value relate to a vehicle performance characteristic.
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1. A convoy of vehicles comprising:
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a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles, the leader vehicle configured to receive a first autonomous follower vehicle data from a first autonomous follower vehicle, the leader vehicle configured to compare the first autonomous follower vehicle data to at least one of a leader vehicle data, a second autonomous follower vehicle data from a second autonomous follower vehicle, and a threshold value; wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle data, the second autonomous follower vehicle data and the threshold value relate to a vehicle performance characteristic, wherein the leader vehicle is configured to transmit a first command to the first autonomous follower vehicle, wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle is configured to transmit a second command to the second autonomous follower vehicle, and wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle is configured to transmit the first autonomous follower vehicle data to the leader vehicle, and wherein the first autonomous follower vehicle and the second autonomous follower vehicle are configured to receive the first command from the leader vehicle and the second command from the first autonomous follower vehicle, respectively, compare the first command and the second command, respectively, to a predetermined tolerance range, follow the first command and the second command, respectively, if the first command and the second command, respectively, are within the predetermined tolerance range, and disregard the first command and the second command, respectively, if the first command and the second command, respectively, are not within the predetermined tolerance range, the predetermined tolerance range including at least one of a cargo load capacity, a speed, a turning radius, a number of revolutions per minute, a temperature maximum value, and a temperature minimum value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A convoy of vehicles comprising:
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a leader vehicle in communication with a plurality of autonomous follower vehicles, the leader vehicle configured to receive autonomous follower vehicle data, the leader vehicle configured to transmit at least one command signal to the plurality of autonomous follower vehicles; wherein the plurality of autonomous follower vehicles are configured to compare a command value associated with the command signal to a predetermined tolerance range, and wherein the plurality of autonomous follower vehicles are configured to implement the at least one command signal when the command value is within the predetermined tolerance range and not implement the at least one command signal when the command value is not within the predetermined tolerance range, wherein the leader vehicle is movable at least one of physically by moving the leader vehicle to another location and electronically by switching a leader vehicle command function from the leader vehicle to at least one of the plurality of autonomous follower vehicles, and wherein the leader vehicle comprises an override mode configured to force the plurality of autonomous follower vehicles to implement the command signal regardless of whether the command value is within the predetermined tolerance range. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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