Apparatus and method for controlling platooning of vehicles
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1. An apparatus configured for controlling platooning between a leading vehicle and a plurality of following vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
- a manipulation portion configured to receive an operation command corresponding to a lane change input by a driver during the platooning, wherein the operation command include a first direction command and a second direction command;
a detector portion configured to recognize Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) information regarding a vehicle; and
a controller configured to automatically perform the lane change based on the BCW information when the operation command is received by the manipulation portion and the vehicle is the leading vehicle,wherein, when the vehicle is one of the plurality of following vehicles, the controller identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the leading vehicle, identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the manipulation portion, when the two identified direction commands are the same, automatically perform the lane change based on the BCW information, and when the two identified direction commands are the different, manually perform the lane change based on steering information input by the driver.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling platooning of vehicles includes: a manipulation portion configured to input an operation command when a lane change is needed during the platooning; a detector portion configured to recognize Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) information regarding the plurality of vehicles; and a controller configured to perform the lane change using the BCW information according to the operation command.
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1. An apparatus configured for controlling platooning between a leading vehicle and a plurality of following vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
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a manipulation portion configured to receive an operation command corresponding to a lane change input by a driver during the platooning, wherein the operation command include a first direction command and a second direction command; a detector portion configured to recognize Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) information regarding a vehicle; and a controller configured to automatically perform the lane change based on the BCW information when the operation command is received by the manipulation portion and the vehicle is the leading vehicle, wherein, when the vehicle is one of the plurality of following vehicles, the controller identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the leading vehicle, identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the manipulation portion, when the two identified direction commands are the same, automatically perform the lane change based on the BCW information, and when the two identified direction commands are the different, manually perform the lane change based on steering information input by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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11. An apparatus configured for controlling platooning between a leading vehicle and a plurality of following vehicles the apparatus comprising:
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a manipulation portion configured to receive an operation command corresponding to a lane change input by a driver during the platooning, wherein the operation command include a first direction command and a second direction command; a detector portion configured to detect an obstacle in front, rear and side of a vehicle; and a controller configured to, when the vehicle is the leading vehicle, identify a distance to the obstacle detected by the detector portion, determine when control for deceleration or braking is needed, when control for deceleration or braking is not needed, perform a lane change based on information of the obstacle detected by the detector portion, increase a constant distance gap (CDG) with other vehicles and transmit the operation command to the plurality of following vehicles, wherein, when the vehicle is one of the plurality of following vehicles and the operation command is received by the leading vehicle, the controller identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the leading vehicle, identifies a direction command of the operation command that is received by the manipulation portion, when the two identified direction commands are the same, automatically perform the lane change based on the BCW information, and when the two identified direction commands are the different, manually perform the lane change based on steering information input by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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15. A method for controlling platooning between a leading vehicle and a plurality of following vehicles, the method comprising:
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determining, by a controller, whether an operation command is received by a manipulation portion; increasing, by the controller, a constant distance gap (CDG) between other vehicles performing the platooning when it is determined that the operation command is received; recognizing, by the controller, Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) information regarding each of the plurality of following vehicles and the leading vehicle, when it is determined that the operation command is received; and performing, by the controller, a lane change based on the BCW information, wherein, when the vehicle is one of the plurality of following vehicles, the performing the lane change includes; identifying a direction command of the operation command that is received by the leading vehicle, identifying a direction command of the operation command that is received by the manipulation portion, automatically performing the lane change based on the BCW information, when the two identified direction commands are the same, and manually performing the lane change based on steering information input by the driver, when the two identified direction commands are the different. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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