Vehicle-to-vehicle cooperation to marshal traffic
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1. A cooperative vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle-to-vehicle communication module; and
an cooperative adaptive cruise control module to;
determine a location of a traffic cataract;
coordinate with other cooperative vehicles to form a platoon of standard vehicles; and
coordinate with the other cooperative vehicles to move the formed platoon through the traffic cataract at a constant speed.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for vehicle-to-vehicle cooperation to marshal traffic. An example disclosed cooperative vehicle includes an example vehicle-to-vehicle communication module and an example cooperative adaptive cruise control module. The example cooperative adaptive cruise control module determines a location of a traffic cataract. The example cooperative adaptive cruise control module also coordinates with other cooperative vehicles to form a platoon of standard vehicles. Additionally, the example cooperative adaptive cruise control module coordinates with other the cooperative vehicles to move the formed platoon through the traffic cataract at a constant speed.
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1. A cooperative vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle-to-vehicle communication module; and an cooperative adaptive cruise control module to; determine a location of a traffic cataract; coordinate with other cooperative vehicles to form a platoon of standard vehicles; and coordinate with the other cooperative vehicles to move the formed platoon through the traffic cataract at a constant speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20)
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10. A method of controlling a cooperative vehicle comprising:
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determining, with a processor, a location of a traffic cataract; coordinating, with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication module, with other cooperative vehicles to form a platoon of standard vehicles; and coordinating with the other cooperative vehicles to move the formed platoon through the traffic cataract at a constant speed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a cooperative vehicle to:
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determine, via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication module, a location of a traffic cataract based on a message from a second cooperative vehicle proximate to the traffic cataract; coordinate, via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication module, with a plurality of third cooperative vehicles to form a platoon of standard vehicles; and coordinate, via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication module, with the plurality of third cooperative vehicles to move the formed platoon through the traffic cataract at a constant speed, wherein no coordination messages are communicated to the standard vehicles.
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