System for the cooperative driving of two or more vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for the cooperative driving of two vehicles, a leading vehicle and a trailing vehicle, said trailing vehicle behind said leading vehicle but not physically connected thereto, comprisingdata acquisition means, in said trailing vehicle, for acquiring performance capabilities from said leading vehicle, andcooperative driving means, in said trailing vehicle, for driving said trailing vehicle in response to said acquired performance capabilities.
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Abstract
The present invention teaches a system of cooperative driving for use in traffic mitigation or towing, in which two or more non-mechanically connected vehicles are identically equipped with automatic driving controls, which cooperate with sensors and communication devices so that the vehicles are effectively driven by the driver in the leading vehicle.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for the cooperative driving of two vehicles, a leading vehicle and a trailing vehicle, said trailing vehicle behind said leading vehicle but not physically connected thereto, comprising
data acquisition means, in said trailing vehicle, for acquiring performance capabilities from said leading vehicle, and cooperative driving means, in said trailing vehicle, for driving said trailing vehicle in response to said acquired performance capabilities.
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4. In a cooperative driving system in which at least one trailing car is driven cooperatively by a transmitted signal from a leading car, including:
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means in said leading car for sensing driver action therein, and means in said leading car for adjusting the performance response of said leading car to said driver action in accordance with the performance capabilities the trailing car, so that the performance of said leading car is modified so as to not to exceed the performance of said trailing car.
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5. In a cooperative driving system in which at least one trailing car is driven cooperatively by a transmitted signal from a leading car, including:
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means in said trailing car for sensing driver action of said leading car and means in said trailing car for adjusting the performance response of said trailing car to said driver action in, accordance with the performance capabilities of the leading car, so that the performance of said trailing car is modified so as not to exceed the performance of said leading car.
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6. A method for the cooperative driving of two vehicles, a leading vehicle and a trailing vehicle, said trailing vehicle being behind said leading vehicle but not physically connected thereto, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring performance capabilities from said leading vehicle, and cooperatively driving said trailing vehicle in response to said acquired performance capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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