US 11,669,108 B2
Control of automated following in vehicle convoys
Shad Laws, Palo Alto, CA (US); Joshua Switkes, Mountain View, CA (US); Art Gavrysh, Mountain View, CA (US); Marc Tange, Mountain View, CA (US); Mark Herbert, Mountain View, CA (US); Colleen Twitty, Mountain View, CA (US); Dean Hogle, Mountain View, CA (US); Andrew Tamoney, Mountain View, CA (US); Eric Monsler, Mountain View, CA (US); Carlos Rosario, Mountain View, CA (US); Oliver Bayley, Mountain View, CA (US); Richard Pallo, Mountain View, CA (US); Louis Donayre, Mountain View, CA (US); Laurenz Laubinger, Mountain View, CA (US); Brian Smartt, Mountain View, CA (US); Joyce Tam, Mountain View, CA (US); Brian Silverman, Mountain View, CA (US); Tabitha Jarvis, Mountain View, CA (US); Murad Bharwani, Mountain View, CA (US); Steven Erlein, Mountain View, CA (US); Austin Schuh, Mountain View, CA (US); and Mark Luckevich, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Peloton Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Peloton Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/504,230.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/695,014, filed on Jul. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0057453 A1, Feb. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0293 (2013.01) [B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2556/60 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); B60W 2756/10 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for causing a rear vehicle to follow a front vehicle, comprising:
in response to a driver of the front vehicle activating an FTL (Follow-the-Leader) session;
establishing a wireless communication link between a front vehicle and a rear vehicle, wherein the wireless communication link transmits front vehicle information including information about its steering angle, engine torque, and braking system; and
beginning the FTL session, wherein the FTL session comprises:
transmitting, from the first vehicle to the rear vehicle, the information about the front vehicle's steering angle, engine torque, and braking system; and
commanding engine torque, a braking system, and steering at the rear vehicle without input from a driver, wherein the commanding of the engine torque, the braking system, and the steering is based on the information about the front vehicle's steering angle, engine torque, and braking system, and wherein the commanding of the engine torque, the braking system, and the steering eliminates the need for driver input.